TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1557, 16 September 1886, Page 3

TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

The monthly meeting of. the Harbor Board was held yesterday morning. Present—Messrs J. H. Sutter (Chairman), Win. Sim ß , E. Acton, J. Talbot, J. KMinnd, J. Wilson, T. Tesohemaker, W. Moody, and M. Jonas. The minutes of the last meeting were rend and confirmed. The Marine Depar'ment wrote drawing attention to the Harbors Act Amendment Act 1886, which would come into force on the Ist prox. Special attention was drawn to sections 8 to 11, which provided for the manner of keeping the accounts, and also 12, which dealt with the illegal borrowing and expenditure, The German Csnsul in Dunedin, Mr Morrifjson, wrote asking the Board to send details as to harbor charges, etc., for the Port of Tfnjaru, for the purpose of forwardmg the information to Hamburg. —The Secretary said he had forwarded the information.

A letter was read from the Manager of tho Bank of N.Z. re fixed deposits, and stating that, as ipstructed, he had forwarded Home, per the San Francisco mail, a draft for £SOO.

A letter was read from Messrs Jas. McEwan and Co., Londjn, r$ plant, suggesting an increase of £SQO on the amount placed to their credit by the Board, and stating that they did not think the plant would be ready to send by the McLeod, unless tha! vessel was detained.

A letter was read from the Oamaru Harbor Board stating that they intended to adopt the suggestions of the Timaru Board re steel fittings for the dredge Progress, nnd asking for the loan of 100 disks of cement. —The Chairman explained th(.t the Standing-Committee had refused the request for cement.--Messrs Jona* and Acton expressed regret that the had been refused. A letter whs read from Mr J.it. McDonald, of Waihola, Obgo, staling that lip was manufacturing cement, an'-! soliciting the Board's support. TU> members having expressed themselves in favor of \h» article should it be found equal to impoitei, it was left to the I engineer io arrange with Air McDonald to make tome experimental blocks,

The agent of tl>o ship Dragon wrote stntino thnt the v» 8 «el hnd benn iniyed when at Tmaru. —The Secretary read correspon i. nee- on the wibject which went to disprove the agent's assertion. Mr Sullivan, the contractor for the removal of the Board's offices, wrote Rating that he had lost £9 by th<- job owing to circumstance*, mid requesting the Board's favorab'e considention.— flie Board decided to allow hi-n £4IC-. It was decided to remit the extra charged levied on goods lmded by surf boats from steamers during the recent bid weather.

The Standing Commit ten reported the acceptance of the tender of Delaney Bros, for the decking of Moody wharf. They submitted a scale of charges to be charged by the proposed wh« r f porter, and aug"('.Hted that the Board subsidise the fees vith a grant of £lO. They asked for further time to consider the advisability jf iclievintj the Harbor Master of his HiticH ns Master of the tug Titan. They had instructed the Engineer to examine the south side of the breakwater as soon as possible and report as to the state of the random block*, etc. They had been unable to arrange for the withdrawals of the Board's fixed deposits and their replacement at a higher rate of interest on terms advantageous to the Board.—The Board decided to advertise for applications for the position of wharf porter. The H irbor Master reported the arrival of 29 vessels during Augmit and the •■'■eparlure of 30, tlie aggregate tonnage of the latter being 7650. Tlie rough weather li'id somewhat inteifVrcd with the work, and last.week, to avoid detentio , the steamers, had been worked with the surf boats, their agents to pay w»gK« incurred in working them. Since tin' last >n Oipta«n Storm, the. pilot, hail resi^ued.