The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-02 00:00:00

MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD.

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Yesterday the usual weekly meeting of this boardwas
held at the Dock Offices, Chas. Turner, , presiding.
The other gentlemen present Were Messrs. Farnworth,
Forwood, Rankin, Segal', Arnold, Hubback, Boult,
Tobin; Littledale, Monde!, Evans, Smith, J. Hohne,
'Langton, Darbyshire, and Lockett.
Having' read the proceedings of the donitnittee of
Works, which recommended the acceptance of tenders
for pig iron for general purposess rttilOiay chairs .and
pins for Birkenhead, works at the copper-ore yard Mirth
side of the Great Float, and likewise the slating of the
warehouses at Birkenhead, the Chairman • also read a
report, Which had been moved for by Mr. Laird, for a
return of the expenses that had been' incurred by this
hoard from the 31st of October, 1858, to the Ist of
November, of the present year. In reading that report
it appeared that the whole expenditure on the legal ex-
penses was £103,001 ; that the Great Float had cost
Z 256,719:, in repairing the walls of the Great Float,
.160,729 ; 'the Morpeth Dock, £14,695 ; internal arrange-
merit, £45,876; other dock arrangements, £14,217;
the river walls,. £46,724 ; Wallasey enclosure, £23,751 ;
Seacomhe sewer and other articles, £36,345; repairs
of the old'walls, £10,844 ; improvement of the new line
185,808 y total expenditure, £709,093 ; the general
stock in hand was about £40,000—therefore the total
expenditure had been 1749;093.
Mr. LITTLEDALE requested to know what had been
expended in Birkenhead from the Ist of 'January to the
Ist of October, 1860 ?
The CAAIRMAN replied it was £275,759.
• Mr. LITTLEDALE—Did that include the expenses on
this side of the water?
The CHAIRMAN—No, certainly not, but I can't give
the details of them without consulting our secretary ;
but I may say that the expenditure on the other side of
the water has been £28,779, and out of that for the
past year has been deducted £19,312. I may also say
that while we expended £59,976 for the Canada Basin,
£47,964 has been employed since the Ist of January last;
then with regard to the £27,905 for the Birkenhead
Side. £22,504 has been expended since Satniary 1, 1860.
Mr. BOULT wished to know whether the tender for
pi.!, iron had been accepted, in dee-ordatioe- with the
advertisement requesting the tender to be sent in,
because - he had understood that a certain article had
been advertised for, but that the committee had recom-
mended a tender for, an inferior article. He (Mr. B.)
would like to know whether such was the case or not.
The CHAIRMAN Was of opinion that such a subject
should,be decided in. the Finance Committee and not at
that board.
After a long discussion it was decided that the matter
should stand over,' and be referred for the consideration
of the Finance Committee.
Various communications were received, and they were
all referred 'to the committees for consideration and
to report on; but some important notices were given
by Mr. Arnold and Mr. Hubback, as to the propositions
they were about to move •on the Bth instant, as to
instructions that were to be given to the secretary for
making applications to Parliament for further bills for
the better arrangement of the dock trust..
After that the business was only formal.

THE WORKHOUSE COMICTTEE.—The ordinary weekly
meeting of this body was held yesterday, in the board-
room of the workhouse. Present : Mr. Cropper (in the
chair) ; Messrs. Owen, Turner, Williams, Whitty, and
Critchley. From the report of the governor it appeared
that the number of inmates at present in the workhouse
is 2,169, being an increase of 94 over the previous week,
and 207 over the corresponding week of last year; the
number of sick cases under medical treatment was 627,
which comprises 30 fever, and 49 itch cases ; 14 deaths
occurred during the week; 150 persons were cured, and
discharged ; 197 new cases. There was ho business of
any interest or importance before the board.
LIST OF CABIN PASSENGERS PER S.S NORTH BRITON.
—Messrs. William Dinning, H. Harbeck and lady,
James Gibb, Mrs. Wilford, Mr. 0. Warrack, wife and
child, Dr. L. G., Sirvard, Miss B. Read, Col. Colin
Campbell, Messrs: J. Ward and lady, -r Ogilvy, F.
Walker, J. Carson, Col. Broadley, Messrs. Charles
Read, --- Thomas, Rev. Mr. Lawler, Mr. R. Reynolds,
Mrs. Henderson, 76 steerage passengers, and three
distressed seamen.
An addition of 480 of the Irish brigade arrived in
Paris on .Tuesday night, . from
immediately by rail fo;
Marseilles, and left