CITY COUNCIL

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 125, 29 May 1942, Page 3

CITY COUNCIL

LAST NIGHT'S DECISIONS The Disabled Servicemen's Civil Re-<?stablishment League applied to last night's meeting of the Auckland Citv Council for the use of the old Parnell School site for a y° r catlo "ai training centre. A lease of oO yeais was suggested. If this were granted the league was prepared to purchase the freehold of adjoining l anc >> remove buildings from it and preserve it as an open space ornamentally laid out. It was further proposed that the property, which is at the junction of Parnell Road, Gittos Street, and Augustus Terrace, should he exempted from rates, as the object of its use was educational. Ine request was referred to the parKs committee for report. Proposals were again before the council for the erection of a moving picture projection box ]P " 1S Ma jest; \s Theatre. J. C. Williamson, Ltd., wrote stating that it was not intended to use the gallery seats an ar." time when films were being shown. The city engineer reported that the conditions of the a PP'' ca ~ tion were more favourable than former y, and he recommended it be; granted under certain conditions ot lire proofing. The question was i referred to the works committee lor decision. . ~ . The waterworks engineer, Mr. A. P. Mead, in his annual report, for the year ended March 31, said the total quantity of water supplied by his department amounted to 4,tot> million gallons, compared with 411/ million gallons for the previous year, the increase being 239 million gallons. The average daily consumption for the year was 11,934000 gallons with a maximum of Ib,9UJ,000, and a minimum 7,869,000 gallons. The storage in the dams when full was 15fi9 million gallons. It was estimated that a population of 162, JOU wa.-, supplied. The daily consumption X'er capita was 73.67 gallons.