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Report—continued. Part 14—-continued. page (14) Loans and Contingent Liabilities... .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 (15) Essential Works in Progress or contemplated .. .. .. .. .. 38 (16) Inner Harbour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 (17) Outer Harbour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 (18) Works in Progress .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 (19) Works contemplated .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 (20) Glasgow Wharf .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 (21) Revenue and Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 (22) Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 (23) Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 (24), (2>), (26) Comments on Revenue and Expenditure .. .. .. .. 39 (27) Sources of Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 (28), (29), (30) Wharfage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 (31) Charges and Dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 (32) Rentals from Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 (33) Rates .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 (34) Harbour Improvement Rate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 (35), (36) Roadstead Cargo and Lighterage .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 (36a) Annual Revenue Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 (37) Capital Cost of Harbour-works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 (38) Schedule of Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 (39) Valuation of Harbours .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 (40), (41) Inner Harbour Loan Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 (42) Outer Harbour Loan Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 (43) Financial Conclusion . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 (44)-(47) Summary of Commercial and Economic Report .. .. .. .. 43 Part 15—Should Legislation be revoked ? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Part 16—Is it advisable ? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Part 17 —Is there any other Scheme which you can recommend in Preference to those mentioned in No. 11 above, as providing said District with the Accommodation and Facilities required ? 45 Part 18—Are Port Dues, Berthage Dues, Wharfage Dues, Charges for Labour, and Other Charges at the Present Time and according to Harbour Act and By-laws imposed in an Equitable Manner between Different Parts of Harbour, Different Classes of Ships, and Different Classes of Persons '! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Part 19 —Reclamation Problem .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 General Description of Areas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Method of Reclamation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4g Conflicting Interests .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 48 Effect on Housing Conditions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Napier's Requirements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 The Hawke's Bay Rivers Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Reclamation as Propaganda .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 j Costs of Reclamation .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 52 Methods of Reclamation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Dewatering Method .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , . 53 Raising Land by Deposit of Spoil .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Treatment of Salt Lands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Conclusions .. .. .. ' .. * *.. .. .. .. .. 54 Order in which Blocks should be reclaimed .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Potential Values of Reclaimed Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 Expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. . , 56 Recommendation .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 56 Aggregate Cost of Reclamation .. .. .. .. . .. _ gg Aggregate Rentals from Reclaimed Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 5§ Part 20 —Alleged Non-submission of Plans of Proposed Work: Has the Harbours Act, 1923, Sections 168171, been complied with?.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 Part 21—Proposed Refund by State to Harbour Board of Part Cost of Railway and Road Embankment 61 Part 22—Constitution of Harbour Board and Representation thereon .. .. . . .. 62 Contract Prices and Day Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 62 Part 23 —Cost of Inquiry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (53 Part 24 —Harbour Board Officials and Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 03 Appendix to Repokt : — table List of Newspapers in which Notice of Sittings was advertised .. .. .. . . .. A Days on which Sittings were held .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. B Witnesses who appeared before Commission .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. C' List of Exhibits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D List of Printed Reports studied by the Commission and now comprised in Commission's Exhibit No. 1 E Mr. A. C. Mackenzie's Report on Dredging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. F Mr. A. C. Mackenzie's Estimated Cost to Complete Inner Harbour.. .. .. .. .. G Mr. A. C. Mackenzie's Estimated Cost to Complete Breakwater Harbour .. .. .. .. H Short Summary of Navigation Expert's Evidence.. .. .. .. .. ... ..J Plans and Maps comprised in Commission's Exhibit No. 3 .. .. .. .. .. K

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