TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1841, 17 January 1889, Page 3

TIMARU HARBOR BOARD.

Xhe monthly meeting of the Timniu Harbor Board was hold yesterday. Present Messrs E. Aoton (ohaiiman), _ Talbot, Gray, Flatman, Tesohomaker, Mbrria, Ross, LaOren, and Manchester. The quarterly return showed the imports and exports as 20,616 tons; corresponding auarter 1887,14,972 tons. The yearly total Sports and exports for 1888 was 74,517 ton*, and for 1887 68,852 tone. The Treasury wrote asking to be supplied with the names of persons in the colony and out of the colony who hold debent area.-The chairman said a reply had been sent to the effect that the interest was paid in London, *nd the board did not know who held the debenture*. ■ , Letters received in re the Shaw Sanll case were dealt with. The standing committee s report was reaa. lb .stated that they had recomm/mded His Excellency the Governor to defin/j a pilotage district for the port, and recommended the board to appoint examiner* for the purpose of issuing pilots licenses. The committee were negotiating for the sale of one or more of the surf boats, and had passed for payment accounts amounting to £342 7a 3d.—Messrs B Woolloomba and J. H, butter were apnointed examiners. JBe the ssls of the iurf boat* the chairman said the boats cost £450 .rwh and the committee were offered £SO. f Thev wanted £IOO. Mr LeOren depiecated parting with any of the boat*. The secretary explained that all coal and .'•oods arriving at the port consigned to Go-vPf-nment were admitted free of charge.— Mam bars thought as this was the case, ropes ofc>er requisites -required by the board ahould olt’o be admitted by the Government Thl eSer reported that the main wharf repairs wire proceeding slowly, it being tidal wo P rk and but one carpenter being employed. A new road had been opened on to the beach iS, blookyard. The north mole conSt w«. big ..tried .n ™* *“«*"& .Lawriwdied to . dißtmM <* H oh"™ f rom the starting point, and about one fourth of the total quantity of stone required had bean delivered. The amount of »poil dredged and*discharged was 1680 tons for the month. The chairman read a clause icpm the Grey, mouth Harbor report refernng to ho ravages of the swwrtwm upon birch piles during the last three months.—The engineer stated^that the woodwork being rO P I “J a< J Jjf the Timaru breakwater waS being, charred and tawed. In addition to this saipbur was also being mixed with the tar .-The secretary stated that Mr H. M. Smith had. torngW with him two piles from Hobart which had ibeen in the water for 20 years. Bo.h these uiles had been charred, and, although the iea-worm existed there, no damage had been d °Tho chairman said the Titan had been taken up ond scraped end tarred. She would ie overhauled whoa trade was slack. The harbor master reported the arrival of 20 steamers and 3 sailing vetoelc. of en , aggregate registered tonnage of 9500 tons, Land the departure of 20 steamers and 4 sailing vessels, of a total tonusge of 11.040, for the month ending Slab December, .888. He suggested that as soon os potsibm after the 'departure of the English vessels now in port 4he balance of the Mrcw moorings ahppd ,pe

put down. He complained of the number of obildren playing on the wharf, and stated that soundings had been taken daring the month, with tho result ai per book.—lo was decided to d*fer the matter of fixing tho moorings, and that tho harbor master warn the children playing oa the wharf of their danger. Aooounts were passed for payment, including £lOlB to the contractors for the north wall. The Board then adjourned till the 6th Februaiy.