CO129-608-7 Future policy- Report on Port Administration by Sir David Owen 24-2-1941 - 24-2-1941 — Page 49

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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.