TOWN-PLANNING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1463, 11 June 1912, Page 6

TOWN-PLANNING.

A BILL TO BE INTRODUCED. (Br ToleeraDh—Fre«s. Asjpelatlon.V Auckland, June 10. ■ From Tcraarks passed by flio Hon. A. JT. Mvers, t.o a Jfaiiu.rewa town-planning de•piifatioii this morning, it is evident that the Govirnme.iit. proposes! to introduce a, ■ . .TbwnrPlahhi.'ng' Bill in the comiiig -.sessiori; Tlisi! deput,a!ti!ciit w-fiited pii '.the; -.JliitT -..isfer tci ask for Government assistance in getting &' 'opera.- ! tion for -tlie Manufewa disirict, so that ' in future it might becomo tlio niodcl suburb of Auckland. Mr. .Myers declared that it was the inientioa'oi the Governnient fo introduce -! ia Town Planning. Bill, and submit it.;.to lV.liauient in tlie l " coining si.ssiou. .' The • provision-, in that -Bill, ho said, would b'sj such as would allow for the' -del.ega.tipii'. £p : iocal- aiithprit'-ife -.of' 'certain, powers :,j n ;i: cnnncciion witlrtlie carrying out of town- '■ ■ plaiiniiig 'adeals,. 11l a wt.rd. it wt.uld ; lie necessary tor the local.authority 'hi!v , ' ing jurisdiction ovpr ii. 'district, to evolve some scheme within the powers that would . lii. obtained under the new .Bill. " Speak .' irtg is one who had taken a good deaf of;!; interest in local politics, ho would suc- ' ges.t that 'tjis .'i.iiio was "jipSV-fby ::leadi' to be given in the nucsti'on of town- : piaiining by the formation : bf a- gcrdett ■ : city and towiuplanniiig association.;. '"•[ believe," lie said, "that, such a tnovo- ■ ineii't would acireve a- s,uccess : similar i; 6 ; ■wbift lias''been; obtained in the Old Couli ■ try, and on the Continent, and if 1 wc-ro not myself in Hie forefront of public ; life at'the liiomenii nothing would give iue: greater personal, pleasure A hail fo . throw my energies, iiit'o this imporUnt qi'icsfioii;. t desire jo: -assure,' Stlip .depiitin:- : 1 tion i-eftresCritiivg: the res'-lcnts of.r.Afoii.ii.- ■ ■wera that their efforts are in (he .i-.fght. direction. Al'tHou'ghj as MiiVjf,fer .for l.'ail-v.-ays, I 'nave epdcavoufeil. ito- provide n ' arceierated service, so thai re-idenls of bur .siibni-l.s can- get ,iij'o.re sjitedily.-froin--; on.e locality, ib another, I_ fully realise L'tiit'.re"is 'another .aspect intoi'ved, a'iid tliat. ■ is an economic issue. I believe that the.., solution of sbni'e. of; o'ttr ifid.iist'riai ijiridbi:'ieuis,'iyill. -lie if we ; ' ' bCCorn<\' aii'vo to ' thp desirableness of- .c--e; : . i af'ing in bur suburbs centres w.lifqh would I otTer indueeiuents for no' onlv those who may live iii. the large .ci.tic?-,"'jiit:-.h Iso .tlio.--.: f i){Vivision of facilities for tli!e eitill/lishi!, I menf; of lin'tiufnctories alongside work- ■ nion s iliotnc..?.''' ■ ?