PETONE MARINE PARADE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1708, 27 March 1913, Page 4

PETONE MARINE PARADE.

HARBOUR BOARD ASSISTS. ; Assistance js to be Jent by tlje/ Welling' ton Harbour Bourd to the Petone Borough Couijcil in forming the parade along the waterfront at the north end pf tlja harbour. The subject came before (lie'board last night, when the Wharves iind Accounts Committed ypcpmmemlpd consideration of tlip' Boroiigh Council's request that tho hoard should consfj-pct a light concrete wall on (lid board's land near the Petone Wharf in continuation of the wall already erected by tho Pctono Borough Copnpil.' Ihp chairman (Mr. It. Flptc|ier) explained tliat' it had been suggested' that tl|o boprd should construct the wall at an estimated cost of" £100 on condition that thq Borough Council die} certain filling in on thq land. The board's engineer liad been ns|>cd tip report on tho matter, and estimated that tho wprlf'if tloiio sat'(iiPactprily frpiq the bpard's point of vipvv) 'wouli| cost il5l). Sly. it'Ewcn moved that.tho lmard accede lo the of the Borough' Council. Ho pointed put that'the work was necessary to complete tlie Borough Council's ficlionn. to have a parade extending right along tho foreshore. A wsu|t Wo|il(| l)o an increase in valuo of tho board's' property. , Mr. Frootli seconded the motion.

An amendment by Mr. M'Fariane tlmt thp board should not lie committed beyond an expenditure of £)'!> was rejected, and tho motion was onrricd after discussion. ' 1