"OUT SHE GOES."

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 229, 27 September 1928, Page 13

"OUT SHE GOES."

MOUNT HOBSON PROPOSAL.

SUDDEN DEATH PREDICTED.

A.A.A. IDEA NOT FAVOURED,

(By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.)

WELLINGTON, Wednesday,

Keenly on the alert for any legislation by the Auckland City Council to band over part of Mount Hobson Domain to thp Automobile Association for use as a motor camping ground, Mr. Lee (Auckland East), when the Local Bodies Legislation Bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to-night, piit a question to the Prime Minister to see if the expected clause was included in the large mass of legislation. He explained to the House that in Auckland district there was a large number of extinct volcanoes. He,expected that after the next election thefe would be a large number of extinct political ones also; but there was a feeling in Auckland that these places should not be permitted to go out of public hands and be disfigured. If the Automobile Association wanted to establish a motor camp it had sufficient influence to do the job without disfiguring Mount Hobson.

The Prime Minister replied that ne had been informed there was a clause in the bill which contemplated something of the kind mentioned.

Mr. Lee: Tt will be opposed,

Mr. Coates: The lion, gentleman knows that in regard to the Washing Up Bill if there is any considerable amount of opposition to a clause

Mr. Howard (Christchurch South) Out she goes.

The Prime Minister (continuing): The matter is .very carefully considered. (Laughter.)

At a later stage on the introduction of the bill Mr. Lee returned to the attack. He wished to assure the Prime Minister in regard to this pernicious clause, which would disfigure a national asset, that there would be considerable opposition. He was pleased to see that the Prime Minister realised the impossibility of hanging on to a clause of this nature if there was local opposition, and, as the Member for Hutt had just reminded him, he intended to apply some reducing treatment to the portliness of the bill. He (Mr. Lee) also expected that the member for Parnell would raise his voice in opposition at the right time.

Mr. ,T. S. Dickson (Parnell) said he had received a number of letters concerning this matter, and there was certainly a jjood denl of objection to what was proposed.' Hp had qo'doubt that all Auckland members would join in the protest.