CONTROL OF GEAR ISLAND.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1091, 1 April 1911, Page 3

CONTROL OF GEAR ISLAND.

REQUEST BY I'ETONE COUNCIL. The Mayor of Petone, Mr. J. W M'Ewan, with the borough solicitor, Mr R. C. Kirk, and Councillors &mthgatc and Short, waited upon tho Hon. D Buddo, Minister for Interna Aftaiis .yesterday morning, a" d asked that tin recommendation of Commissioner fehor 1 regarding the control of Gear Island b( now given, effect. . Tho Commission reported m October 1909, to tho/effect that-as tho claims o the boroughs of Tctone and Lowe: Hutt were so nearly equal, liothms should be done to give effect to I ctonej petition for the inclusioni of_ the islam for twelve months, and that, if at tin cxpirv of that time, tho boroughs hue not agreed to amalgamate (which he ic carded as tho most satisfactory solu tion) the island be then divided between %Ve period has now expired, and anial carnation is still considered some dis tanco off, and the Pctano Connci Tins that tho island be divided mac cordanco with the hue laid down b. ho Commissioner m his re^.Tha borough has contributed £'000. out o a total of £13,000 for the erection of bridge across the river.(tho Hutt 80 , o „«h's contribution being £100 , an the Petone Council is committed to , laws expenditure for maintenance on ai inTa over which it has no control. The Minister promised careful consid oration of the representations of the dc pntation, together with certain obuic tions that had been receded.