TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1160, 13 October 1883, Page 3

TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the Timaru Harbor Board was held last Thursday. Present—Mr W. Moody (Chairman), Messrs E. El worthy, J. Talbot, J. Wilson, J. H. Sutter, E. Acton, J. S. Gibson and Gray. There were only two tenders for the next section of the Breakwater, viz., Allan and Stumbles, L 24,623 2s ; Jones and Peters, L 22,581 19s lOd. The tender of Messrs Jones and Peters was accepted. The Engineer’s estimate was L 23,041 8s 4d. Mr O. W. Turner, Christchurch, wrote, re his cement contracts. Mr Turner added:—*.l am much obliged for your attention to the barque Lurline, The dispatch given at Timaru to the Lurline is very creditable to your port, and could hardly be equally at any other Australasian port that ! know of.’ A letter was read from Mr M. Kennedy, of Greymouth, offering to hire the tug Titan for a certain time, placing at the Board’s disposal in her place a good tug, such ,as the Koputa or Plucky; or, having heard that the Board contemplated the purchase of a new tug, he would be prepared to buy the Titan, and take delivery on the arrival of the new boat. On the motion of Mr Gibson, it was resolved —‘ That the letter of Mr Kennedy be referred to the Standing Committee, with power to act, the Committee to obtain all the information possible as to cost, etc., of a new tug.’ The manager of the Lanling Service reported that during the month he had landed and shipped a total of 4311 tons, the gross earnings for which had been L7os,and the net L 294. The Engineer reported that during the month repairs had been made to the Breakwater. He asked for instructions to procure 50 tons steel rails, and stated that the wharf contract, No 7, was making fair progress. The contractor for the cement had completed his contract. The. Harbor Master reported that during the month 21 vessels had arrived and 20 sailed. The only vessel worked at the outer anchorage was the barque Lurline, He appended a list of soundings. Referring to the table of soundings at the wharf, Mr Acton said the soundings appeared to be getting worse from month to month in spite of the dredge. It was replied that the dredge had been laid up some time tor repairs, and when she had a good stretch of work at it she would make an appreciable improvement, The sounding where vessels lay at moor ings hid not altered an inch. The Chairman was authorised to write to Mitchell's Maritime Register in reierence to a paiagrnph which had recently appeared in that publication vilifying the Port of Timaru.