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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

The Bluff Harbour Board

The Bluff Harbour Board has, in addition to the harbour, the control of about 8,500 acres of foreshore, and of 33,000 acres of endowment in the Taringatura district. This land is leased in small grazing runs, and brings in a yearly revenue of £500, which the Board pays into its sinking fund. The revenue of the Board for the year ending 31st December, 1903, amounted to £18,112, and the expenditure for the same year, including interest on loans and works (£8,571) was £19,057. The assets of the Board amount to £114,696, and its liabilities to £50,111. The accumulated sinking fund in the hands, of the Public Trustee is £24,246. The Harbour Board owns a fine reservoir, which is built on the hill, and from this the shipping is supplied with water, and, also, by arrangement with the Campbelltown Borough Council, residents at the Bluff. There is a complete pilot service, and the Harbour Board owns a tug steamer, which makes periodical trips to Stewart Island. The Board was constituted in 1877, and the amount of shipping has greatly increased in recent years. Members for 1904: Messrs A. Bain (chairman), J. E. Watson. R. Dunlop, G. R. Waddel. L. W. Raymond, T. Gilroy, R. A. Anderson, H. Hirst, T. Green, J. W. Mitchell, and Sir Joseph Ward. Officers: Mr W. Sharp, C.E. (engineer), Mr G. R. George (secretary and treasurer); Captain N. McDonald (harbour master and chief pilot); and Captain C. H. Lovett (second pilot). The Board's offices are centrally situated in Gore Street, and consist of a handsome brick building of two stories. Meetings are held on the last Friday of the month.