The Harbour Board yesterday discussed acommunicafcionfromfcheNew Zealand Land Mortgage and Agency Company liquidators of the Auckland Tramway and Suburban Land Company, in which that Company re pudiated all claim to the ownership or control of the St. Helier's Bay Wharf, and declined to recognise the request of the Board to put the jetty in a state of repair. Mr M. Niccol (Chairman) stated that the wharf was originally constructed by the Tramway Company, who had obtained per mission from the Board to erect it for the purpose of communicating with their own property at Sb. Helier's. Now, however, that the liquidators of the Company did not acknowledge their ownership of the wharf, and as it was clear that at some time or other the Board would become re sponsible for its repair and preservation, it was desirable that they should obtain a legal title to it from the Company, and thus make it tbeir own property. Then they would be able to make a charge for its use, either by levying dues on steamers calling there or by a toll on passengers passing up or down the wharf, and by this means obtain funds to enable it to be main tained in a state of proper repair. The matter was referred to the Finance and Legal Committee for consideration.
