TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 901, 7 January 1882, Page 2

TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

At the meeting of the above Board, held last. Thursday, a letter was received from. the contractors for the Breakwate. A long discussion, in the\ course of which the Mayor eaid th/>' engineer was not telling the truth, as( to what took place respecting some money which the Board kept back from the con-' tractors od account of their work not having been done within contracjfe£"tini£. Their excuse for the delay -was that they ran short of cement and~w?.re prevented^

by bad weather: The amount in dispute being £l6O a resolution detaining that sum from the contractors was carried. A letter from the Governim-nt havm.se been read with regard to the foreshore, Messrs .Sutter, Moody, Turnbull, and Evans were a committee to consider the • matter letter was read from Mr T. A. slenzies, agent for a London., firm of financial agents, stating he would underY take to procure any sum from £60,000 C upwards, which the Board might require "upon usual Harbor Board seourity. A complaint having been made by the N.M. and A. Co, it was resolved— *' That the manager of the service be instructed that it is the desire of this Bpard thut steamers coming to this pprt be tendered up to 9 o'clock p. in. on working, days when shippers require work to be done, they paying Is 6d per hoiu: per man for overtime, from 6 to 9; o'clock, on the clear Understanding' that all goods shipped after dark be, entirely at the risk of shippers." The Board's solicitor." wrote' stating they had accepted service of a writ issued by Mr John Anderson, contractor fpr building the crane, and had; retained the. services of Mr Robert Stout. , The Chairman brought under the notice, of the Board the fact of the ship City-of Cashmere, now loading for Home, not having been brought alongside the wharf. In reply to a. questicc, the Engineer said he had sounded along the wharf and there was fully 18 feet at the outer end at dead low water spring tides. The Harbor Master had told him he was not bo much frightened at the depth of water as of the fact of there being a considerable range in southerly weather. The Secretary to the Board stated the Harbor Master had told him he was not frightened of the range but of insufficient water. He (the Secretary) understood there was plenty of water, It was here decided that the Harbor Master should be sent for. On his arrival he said it would have been too great a r,isk to do so. There was 18 feet of water at the outer end of the wharf,but not that amount, where the vessel's stern would be. She was drawing more than 12 feet, as stated. If the Board would give him written instructions to bring vessels of her size in, and also give a guarantee against any damage they might sustain, he would berth them at the wharf. Several members of the Board objected to any guarantee of the kind being given. After some further discussion, Captain Mills was thanked-for his attendance and withdrew, his explanation being considered satisfactory: