TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1005, 16 September 1882, Page 1

TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

At the meeting, .held list Thursday, of the above Board the proposed .loan was discussed, and arrangements made with * regard to holding meetings throughout the districts. . Ad! the members must resign under the tie v Pill iu ,b uhiamry, ,so ; as, to elect new members. . pr, o,i)i a letter read from Air Balfour it appeared that the SL.at Brosorv'iig Company were being charged.Gd per ion more than grain, and it was resolved to reduce the rate. Sir Gray argued that the. company should receive a rebuts for past shipment. ‘ ... A letter complaining of ti e pPc.e where Meilsou and an unknown man was buried having been read. Sir Evans said that all win Iperished in the shipwreck 1 ought to bo buried together if a monument were to bo erected over them.

Mr Sutter said the members in Wellington objected to subscribe when they heard a monument was to be raised, ami £lo9 was thus Inst. He, however, said the Cemetery Committee would see to the matter and no action was taken.

Tim report of the Harbor Master on t'.ic tug Titan was.to the effect that o wing to the Marine Department having insisted on unnecessary things being done to her, the cost of repairing was greater than anticipated. Still she was in firstclass order, and a cheaper or better lug could •‘not have been obtained. So good a boat could ret have been obtained from Home for twice the money.; There were several other l things of iio general importance mentioned, and the report was

adopted. ‘ . !;: 0 : It was decided to hand all the expenses incurred in connection with the Titan to

the Press at next meeting. Mr Teschemaker ..suggested to make it know’ll at-Lloyd's-and elsewhere that they had altered the circumstances of the Harbor, and that it was uow : perfectly safe owing to having a tug.

Mr Evans complained that the credit of tiie port had been been greatly damaged bytlieTiinani Herald making too much of the shipwrecks.

Mr Sutter said that the Herald had done so for political icasons. It was decided that the Secretary should draw up a circular and submit it to the next meeting. It was reported that the gross earnings for the nionth were £BO2 13s JLOd. The Engineer imported that 75 feet had been added- to the breakwater. He also submitted plans for a jetty which, owing to the absence of Mr Moody, were not considered. The Board then adjourned.