TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1529, 23 December 1886, Page 2

TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

j’P * • • f' t'' .*j ?' 5* i The monthly of the Timara Harbor Board was held yesterday. Present-rMessw J. H. Sufcter(Chairman) E. Acton,W. Moody, K.’ F. Gray, J; Kelland, A. Hayes, J. Wilson, J. Talbot, and Mj Jonas; ;; '.hi The minutes of the previous meeting Cofrespond'etiee. was read :—- t , I From Mr 0. W. Turner asking the Board to give bin* information, as to the time, Ac., of the shipment of the new,crane, as he would have a ship leaving Home shortly.—lnformation, supplied. ? ; 'From the Marine Department in regard to' the' diaobarge of-ballast', slating 1 that they did not see their way clear to reduce the charge fori , unloading ballast.— The Chairman said that the tetter of the Board bad been misunderstood and the Department would be communicated with again. From Mr R. A. Spalding in answer to letter from the Board, disclaiming responsibility for the statement in the “ Shipping Gazette ” as to the safety of ,the port of Timaru, —.Matter, to stand over. . - . f V The Chairman said ; the.wharfage re* ceiptsior the month were £453 ,148 3d, and the harbor dues £199. ? I. Mr Gray moved, Mr. Kellani! seconded, and'it was carried—“ That/it ia desirable that, this Bbftfd"take into con* sideration soon ' some means' of reducing the range Inside”tbe harbor ; that the engineer be instructed,to report fully on the subject to the Committee and to present reports at an early meeting of the'Board.” •:-Ti.-; i )V\ Resolved—‘f That the Finance Committee be to pass and pay accounts for December; daring;the first week in -January, to enable the Secretary to close the harbor accounts for the annual balance and audit;’! and “That the Secretary be instructed to. transfer any balances to credit of the. landing service .account on 31st December to the Harbor Fund, a separate banking acconot being no longer peceabary.” • Mr ’ Acton moved, and Mr Wilson seconded—“ That the Engineer be instructed to prepare plans, for the farther extension of the Moody w|itrf; , || 300 ft.” —After consideration in Committee the motion was carried. The Harbor Master’s report was read as follows, and adopted :—“t hive the honor to report the arrival of 25 vessels, of the eggrsgata register tonnage of 7163 tons, and the departure of 27 vessels of the aggregate register tonnage of 7500 tons, during the month of November, 1886.—0 n December 7th. the Moody wharf was worked for the first time by; two small vessels. TLe survey of the bottom alongside will be completed when the Priestman crane is available.—Since last report I have used ,a„compressed spiraP spring attachment in the place of a

coirhawser,and fophd It -, to work 'Very well.—Mr J. Walden,' for the last .Boyeo.jeirs .jnate.of the p.s. Titan,, has sncewiirully paßaiJdao examination for a Board bt Traditi tnaateiV certificatp. I , Jbotsfore,., bog to request be should be appointed Master of the p.s. Titan.—As rsqocstedbytbe Board atlast meeting, 1 beg to state the usual precautions have been taken with regard to the remains of the wreck of the ship Lyttelton, the reiriJdfW) ofirwhich iwould be desirable. Soundings have been taken during the niobtb;- with jenuU as F per bonk. The Friestman crane will be required to dredge a little near'th«’T; wharf,” i' ’ Ur J. Waldon was appointed Master of tbs Titan on the Tntion of Mr Talbot, seconded by Mf-Wilson. ! i : • : The: Engineer's report was read as follows ‘—“ Break water Contract No. 6 s'®ib i l»CcdtlP'uliitiop of the storm debris hai been dredged from the end; of the breaks and ; the work of laying the fdotf* 1 datum blocks hits in consequence pro„(Seeded.,rapidly and satisfactorily. To , date thert .are 1150 ft of completed work,' . and 67 lineal feet of foundation blocks laid in advsne »f, .that, i— Moody Wharf— AII work* iif > nt.nection with the construction and Workingof this wharf are riow completed; As isoon as the Priestm-n dredge can be spared- from the main wharf it, is intended to . use it in clearing and-levelling the shipping berths alongside'tbb Mbody Wharf.—lt has been decided : to take the boiler that w now • ready for the new dredger, and Messrs Friestman have been instructed to that' -■’efiect, 1 ! , Accounts amounting to £2047 19* 3d 1 were passed • for payment, and the meet* log tarminatad,- v>v ' '