GREATER CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17107, 31 March 1921, Page 6

GREATER CHRISTCHURCH.

SPREYDON'S AMALGAMATION.

As a borough, Spreydon ceaeea taS 1 exist to-day, and to-morrow it will come part of Greater Christchurch, Tq.l mark the passing of the borough*, a f social was held last night in a marquee erected in the grounds of the BorougK., Council Chambers. Tho Mayor <tfii Spreydon, Mr A. Mauhiro, presided otetji n largo attendance, which included, the y Mayor of Christchurch (Dr. Thacker), »' sewral members of the City Council, , members of the Spreydon Borough > Council, the Drainage Hoard, the ilifti i pital Board, the Tramway Board, aud i' various other 'local bodies. A very pleasant evening ensued, and although there were 110 musical items, the vori-f ous speeches, any dryness in which was 1 ! amply relieved by the refreshment pro-.i vided, were all of an interesting nature® Tlu> Mayor of Christchurch proposed £ the toast of tho "Spreydon Council.'' ® That Council, said Dr. Thacker, which.'* was about to "pass west," had dimo{| much good. He-hoped that tho anial-.* gamation of the borough with tlio City>j| would mark an era of prosperity. From | the point of view of the welfare of the,!' community the joining up of tlio utility;?? and services of tho borougjis with those-5 of the City was a good thing. Spreydon / was a lino borough, and one the pro's- 5 pcrity of which had ifo eud in sight. 1 Tho amalgamation would undoubtedly be of mutual benefit to Spreydon and tho City. 111 conclusfon, Dr. Thacker congratulatxM.l Mr Manhire on the success of his borough, ;uul espressod tho hope that Mr Mauhiro would soon bo a 4 prominent'figure in City politics. . In responding to tho toast, Mr Mail- i| hire expressed tho opinion that Sprejrdon, during its cai\er as a borough, had done well, and it was certainly 1 joining up with probably the finest city ?|| in tho Dominion. Spreydon tequired 1 varidus benefits, and no doubt it would J receive a very fair deal from the City 1 Council. Ono thing that was desired. J was that the Spreydon Council Chart* : | hers should be left to tho .district aa-m a reading-room, and another thing was'J that the thirteen acres adjoining tho I Council should bo secured as a reciva- § tion ground for the district. | Mr, Manhire then proposed the toast. % of the "Christchurch City Council," to I which Dr. Thacker replied, and in doing ? so he said that ho saw 110 reason why | tho library hnd the park should not ln> f secured for Spreydon, with a tram i shelter near them when the tramway | was extended to tho district. Dr. ; Thacker also expressed tho wish that® Spreydon would soon have a good water® supply. In welcoming Spreydon toM the City, the Mayor suggested thatiS Spreydon should now go "across thcis| road" and get Ricoarton into tho CityiM O. J. W. Beanland, also responding'to the toast, said that, in his tho joining up of Spreydon with, th&?| City was ono of the finest things thai|| had ever happened, for both Spreydoh?| and tho City. In taking over, tho City, of course, becamo re-f£j sponsible for the upkeep of the trict, but as far as roads, for instance, I wero concerned, there was little but up-1 keep to face. Tho roads in Spreydon | were splendidly formed, and in splcn-'j-did condition. Ho was certain that >g nothittg but good Would result from, tlio "js Amalgamation. The borough wnaijjS handing valuable assets to the City, and ,Js was going to receive benefits in return, Rpreydott would always be assured of a .(j "square deal" from the City, and both 1 * the borough and the City would reap a good Ijarvestirdifi the joining up. ' V Clt. It. A. Fiesher also responded to.rJi tho toftst, arid, in the course of hisrt- \ marks, said tnf|t thd health of Sprey- , dnti should bo guarded by the amalga- j 'HfA'CiSn; in tbrtt the district would now j bo dssufed of ft good sanitation system- , z Spfej'don (vas sure of a fair deal at ■',§ the hands of the City Council. • & Crs. A. Williams, F. Bvtrgoyfte, B.fl. Andrews, H. T. Armstrong, E. E. Lang- J ley, and O. P. Agar als6 replied to the y t6ast. M Cr. H. Worrall, of the Spreydon Bpr-® ough Council, proposed tho toast, of|| "Tho Parliament of New Zealand." In j| Coupling the to;ist with the name of Mr:j| K. J. Howard, Mr Worrall said that J in Mr Howard Spreydori had. a very # live, able, and courteous member. j Mr E. J. Hfiward, M.P., irt Mspond-1 ittg td tho toast, said that his idea of#! being a member of Parliament that, while he wfts undoubtedly ft partjrs| man, when it came to a question affect- a ing thfe district which hd J hfe would place tho district before party. J every time. Personally, his experience « in local bodies had been almost happy -fgj one, and though he was not going to do -M a candidate for the City Council, he :jl would rather bo a member of that body mi than of the General Parliament of New ® Zealand. . ' „Jl

Mf Mafthire proposed, the tpaSt of i "Tile Permanent Stair 6r the Spfeydon ' Council," which ivflft feraonded to by 1 the town clerk, Mr M. W. Woodfield. ; Mr Man lure upoke in the highest ; terms of tho work dotid by Mf Wood- ? Held for the borough, With Which lie had been cbrirtefetbd fot' sio> bfj&Oro, ; and, on behalf of tho Council ftfid *?6ri- t ous friends, ho handed to Mr Wrtodfield a sroltj watch and chrffn. suitably ini : | scribed. ' The toast of "The Permanent Staff j of the Christchurth City Otilineil'' was 1 proposed, by an ex-Muyor of Splreydon, , t Mr W. H. AVmßor; aha resptotlfed to by I the Chfietehurch towli elerk, town clerk, and the city surveyor, Messrs H. R. Smith, J. S. Neyille, and' A. Dudley Dobsoii, reflectively. ']i On Ci Anderson proposed- the. toast; of "Hie Borough Solicitor, Mr George:; Harper," who was liot present to re-j nnimd, and other toasts honoured weroj* "The North Canterbury Hospital Vi Board>" proposed by Cr. l'\ Lawß, and 11 responded to by MessrS H. J. Otley, i H. l'nteffibD) and \W S. Wharton;.! "The ChViStchurth Drainage Board,"3 proposed by Cl\ 15. O'ttbumt, frftd re- i sponded to by Messlrp Hi J. Otley andf •P. Burgbyne; "The TrAirfiWnjf Board,' ; :1 proposed by Or. A. Diack, and respond :M ed tb In* Mf I>. Bykes j "The Domains f Board, proposed by Cr. W, Witte. and! replied to by Mf W. H. Wiftsot') "The a SolwYfl Plantation Bgafd,". pfoposed Wl| Or. ft. Itobinsnn, and replied to by Mr| ft. Kriirft- ' "The ChHeHiurch Pire| Board,'' proposed by Cr. M. O'Connor, | ttnd responded to by Mr H. r. Hopkins,« chairman of tho Poard ; "Snreydon Ex» | Mayors," prooosed by Cr. C. P. Agar, and resnonded to by Mr W. H. WinsofJ "Tho tindios of Sprcydort,'' proposed;',] by Mr P. Freeman, rtfld rpfrtoided to < b'v MesSfs It Nairn W, C." Wedder-1] anion, and M. It. Smith; and the i "I'tes'S." %