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(f) That the Port Committee, through its Chairman and/or the
Harbour Master as the Executive Officer in matters
of Port control, should have direct access to
Government for the purpose of making representations.
(g) That the Port Committee should be given an assurance that
its recommendations will receive the serious
consideration of Government at the highest level and
that, if approved, it will be the concern of Government
to ensure that such recommendations are carried out with
the assistance of such Government or Municipal services
as may be available.
(h) That the terms of reference of the Port Committee should be to
consider and to advise Government upon all matters relating
to the welfare, control, administration and development of
the Port, including reclamations; its directive being to
see that adequate and proper facilities are available in
the Port for ships and their cargoes and to make and submit
to Government all necessary plans in that behalf, but to
allow approved private enterprise to provide these
facilities as far as possible, and also to let private
enterprise do its own operating.
It should be the express duty of the Port Committee
to keep under review the execution of all approved port
works and for this purpose it should be empowered to call
for progress reports.
(i) That the Harbour Master should be relieved of his duties as
Marine Magistrate in order that he may concentrate on
Port affairs.
(j) That no other scheme or method of control or operation of the
Port commends itself to the Committee.
(k) That the Port Committee envisaged in these recommendations
should be constituted at the earliest possible date.