Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-15 00:00:00

houses, the committee -thought It
and recommended the course -which was

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hant)orti roaster might illow

'vessel to depart, and :he thought the contingency suggestet
by Mr. Bold, of all the other docks being full, and only on(
of the warehouse docks having any s'pate left, an extremely
improbable one (Hear, hea
Mr. Arnold 84
would meet .the
the vessels in the &lel

)rted.the,re:solution, but did not thini
uiless by a better superin
Mr. 4lubback had not mentionec

.tendence of

the numb
constantly

ser of empty ships which were lying in the docks
y. The number of vessels light and lying up were
as two to one compared with the ships discharging in the
Stanley Docks for the nine months, from December, 1857,
to August, 1858. Instead of vessels requiring to
discharge being encouraged to enter the warehouse
docks, they met with positive diecoura&eraent. The incon-
veniences complained of could not 'be removed by any
resolution of the board, unless by better personal superin-
tendence.
Mr. Langton did not feel very sanguine as to the results,
but he thought they were bound to do everything in their
power to remedy the inconveniences, and to render the
warehouses, which had been built at so enormous a cost, as
profitable as possible. lie thought the great deficiency in
the warehouse returns arose from the expense of discharg-
ing and warehousing there, and that if the board reduced
the charges mote in proportion to those attending the dis-
charge of a vessel in the open quays, they would find that
the merchants would be only too happy to avail themselves

of such advantages.
Mr. Bushell was very glad that Mr. Arnold was Ei member
of the committee appoiatal to consider the possiblity of
introducing a better working of the docks and qaays. fie
presumed that committee would meet some time.
Afr. Evans said, there were constant errors arising as to
the cook warehouses not paying. They were paying more
than the interest of tke money they post, and they facilitated
the buiine•§l 9f the port 111 a fourfold degree, Se denied

that the charges were higher than those of other ware-
housea, when they considered the greater despatch, the fire
insurance, and The security against pilfering. As to the
present resolution, he thought if the board had power to
carry it into effect, they were boned to do so. The objections
urged by Mr. Bold, and the contingency he had suggested,
he (Mr. Evans) looked upon as utterly chimerical.
The Chairman remarked, that it was because the public
did appreciate the advantages of the warehouses, and did
wish to use them, that the facilities sought by the present
resolution were required. The harbour-master complained
that the docks were lumbered up with ships which did not
go there for warehousing purposes. If the board lowered
the charges, they would make the public, of course, more
desirous to use the warehouses, and thus render it still more
necessary that such •ft rule as that proposed by the resolu-
- zshould be adopted. At present, he stated that the
houses were nearly always full.
_s. Rankin feared the rule would be found entirely too
stiingent to be useful. He would suggest that the resolu-
tion shonld be as follows :—" That, in pursuance of the joint
recommendation of the committee for the management of
•kbcks and quays, and the committee for the management of
Ate warehouses of the Board, :it is resolved that, from and
after the 21st instant, the portions of the docks specified
shall be, as far as practicable, appropriated to the use of
such vessels as shall enter the sante docks for the purpose of
discharging cargoes into, or shipping the-same from, the
warehouses of the docks, or across the ques of such ware-
houses" --and that it stop there.
Mr. Haubback said that was -

things,

:xactly the present state

Mi. Evans did not see how they could possibly define the
scope the words "as far as }practicable: "

Filly the board divided upon Mr. Bold's amendment,
to refer back the resolution, when there appeared,
For : Messrs. Bold, Forwood, Inman, M'lver, Rankin-5.
Against : Messrs. Anderson, Arn&l, Boult, Bushell,
Erase, Farnworth, Hubbank, Hutchison, Langton, Lockett,
Mandell, Moss, Segar, Smith, and-the Chairman—lb.
The amendment was therefore lost.

Hr. Bold hoped that the instructions given to the harbour-
master, as to dealing with exceptional cases, would be sub-
mitted to the board. He should 'like to know what would

be exct

The Chairman said, it would be (Fite impossible to define.
Mr. Bold moved that the instructions be submitted to the
toard.
The Chairman said that was a distinct motion, not affect-
r.ng the carrying of the resolution, and must therefore be
brought forward separately, andiupon notice.
The motion was therefore withdrawn, and the proceed-
ings of the committee, including the debated resolution,
confirmed.

A letter from Mr. Williams, calling attention to the
necessity of the board co-operating with the council to
obtain improved approaches to the landing-stage, was
received, but no action appeared to be taken upon it.
A letter was read from Mr. Court, the secretary of the
Underwriter's Association, drawing the attention of the
dock board to the benefit wriich would be derived from
having stevedores licensed, after undergoing an ex-
amination.

Mr. Hubback thought the subject very important, and
that it was most desirable the suggestion should be adopted.
(Hear, hear.)
The letter was referred to the master porters' committee.
This concluded the general business.