Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-08 00:00:00

the board

Mr. Anderson said that any person, seeing the facilities
the American steam-boats gave to traffic, must hail this

tate the traffic across the river, and he thought it was only
just to the people on the other side, that such a thing
aip.they :would be wanting in their dnty if
they no ~c.lo
The Cl.

irman said, in point of form, the matter should

portant question, but it was also a mixed quesaon. It
affected the corporation as guardians of the town, and they,
the dock trust, had a great interest in facilitating everything
connected with the docks ; and it was also a question for
the Birkenhead Commissioners and would'havo to be con-
sidered in all its bearings. They were willing to meet the
proposal in a fair spirit, and he hoped the others would do
the same.

Mr. Tobin said, he was very glad Mr. Busnu.—
—wig to some remarks o ..i.e cow, sake up L,
his resolution in the form he had, as it was very desirable
matter, but he would pass it over. He would content him-
that the opinion of the board should be known, and that
they had a desire that every facility should be given self by saying that the allusion made to the magistrates,
and their conduct, had been such as to justify him in what
for the transit of goods to and from the other
he had said about them.

His own opinion was
_ that they could never obtain a large
revenue from the Birkenhead estate unless they had increased
facilities in the transit of goods. Their present landing-
stage would not accommodate the who-le of the traffic.

very stratify,

Dr. Parr said, his remarks did not apply to himself or the
magistrates ; but if he would say that the report that ap-
peared in the newspapers was not correct, he was perfectly

Accommodation should be had more in the middle of the
town. To his mind it is clear that other bodies should
bear a portion of the expense, and he had always said, that
the dancling-stage, which was at the expense of this trust,
ought, in part to have been borne by others. They received
no toll for it whatever

Dr. Parr regretted that they had not some one else than
Mr. Pooley as chairman ; but if he said the report was
incorrect, he bad nothing more to say.

The proceedings of the committee were read and
confirmed.

Mr. Boult said, it struck him that the interest
of that trust would be very remote, if the landing stage on
the other side would remain where it is at present.

The proceedings of the finance committee were read and

confirmed

The Chairman said, before reading the auditor's report,
it might be necessary to say, by way of explanation, that
the general district rate would be ls. 3d. in the pound, and
sixpence in the pound for Seacombe district rate, and for
New Brighton 41d. in the gound, so that it might be said
they had done a great deal of work at a very reasonable
expense.

tankin said, when he was in America, two years
as reatly struck with the facilities they enjoyed
therein their traffic by steam-boats. He intimated his in-
tention of supporting the scheme, and said it would be a
great benefit to the port.
_ _

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Mr. M'lver said there was still a much better mode to
be adopted than had been suggested, as, for instance, they
might have such a central position as George's dock or
basin, where goods could be brought alongside of the vessel.
Mr. Laird said that Mr. Tobin had brought forward the
subject at the meeting of the works committee, and he (Mr.
Laird) would say that it was now in the power of a trust
to obtain such central accommodation as alluded to. With

THE ANNUAL AUDIT.
Mr. Flassall, the law-clerk, read the following report of
the district auditor :

" TO THE LOCAL BOARD FOR THE DISTRICT OF WALLASEY

"April_7th, 1859

"-Gentlemcn,---I have this day completed the audit and
the examination of the several accounts of your board for

regara to.tne resolution -which Mr. Bushell had moved, he
quite agreed with it. The expense ought not to fall on the
trust alone. It would be a very great advantage to the
trade on each side of the water.

repOrt to you thereon; and as the summary of such accounts,
which I append hereto, presents such pleasing results as
compared with the former annual statements, I must beg to
congratulate the board upon its successful efforts in closing
the rates. This being now effected, precision in accounting
for rates collected will be secured, with the great material
advantage of equalising the burden of such rates by distri-
buting the same upon all the ratepayers alike, and an
immediate benefit will be derived in the reduction of at
least 50 per cent, in the amount of the rates required for
the current year, notwithstanding the increased estimates of

Several r

übers took objection to the wording of the
resolution, as they considered that it would be binding them
r scheme. At the suggestion of the chairman,
lade to the resolution, to the effect that

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