Thames Harbor Board.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3327, 21 August 1879, Page 2

Thames Harbor Board.

The fortnightly meeting of the Board was -held last evening. Present—The Chairman. Messrs "BagMU«*<M«£tawan, Wilson, Brown, and, f Osj)Q|ne. WEIGHBBIDGH.. A letter was read from the representative of an American 'company ,3 offering to sell the Boad an improved 8 ton* veifih.bridge for £65 to be delivered at Thames in six months. Consideration d«serred. whabf dues.

A letter was read from the Heerctary to the Auckland Harbor Board acknowled*ing'the receipt of a-reßolufioflifto^ted by the Thames Buard on the Bth inst., ia reference to the exemption 1 frertt whttfage fees of all goods' manufactured from articles which hare previously paid wharfage," and in reply ftaSnjr/that the resolution had been submitted to a meeting of the Auckland Board, and referred to the , Works* and Enda^mentfh? Com. mittce to report tipon.-^fie, |e(ti«rNttl received.

„, gbahamstow.it, wharf. . j A committee was ippbratW-tb^wport on thti necessity of several repairs to the Albert street wharf reported ok to the Board by the Harbour Master.

With reference to thef appointment of an examiner of candidates for masters' certificates for river «teanprfcri)le?ffecre< tary said tbe Premier :had written to Mr Spencer promising- 4hat - CapttinJ <33est wouti'be appointed. <■ «« llie sum of £59 11s 8d had f^een collected r laßt knontb as wWa¥f&ge."" f.!"; Mr' Brown .stated' Wai 'ttie r oyi|[«^r of the ]3ahk of New Zealand to allow, the overdraft, for.'wpic^f the members of the Board, peisonally. liable,-,to ( be;,tranßferre(i to the general account.—

Mr Brown gave notice tfiat he woald move at next * meetina ,th&r,{j»Uaying . motion :—" That applications T>ecalled from persons deijott^fejhpWf|^{ office of barbour-master T aud .pilp,t ; ,for tneTOft of Thames, the duties 6f; isucm offic*if to include tUo. collection of,.charges for wharfage and Hh'ipping'du«B,"thß ezamina> tion of applicants for exemption certificates, the lighting? and qxtfingniriiing of all lamps on the Goods WharS, Ifld the care and supervision of all buoys and beacons. Salary ndjt to, exceed £150 per . annum." '"' * **

This concluded the business.,--^