HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1832, 19 August 1913, Page 2

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From Our Special Correspondent.)

' Roading matters respecting the Martin Estate at Lower Hutt occupied the Lower Hutt Borough Council last liiglit. when that body met specially to receive a deputation on tho question. Somo time ago tho council wroto to certain propertyowners on tho estate asking them to re; move fences which tho council said were encroaching on borough roads. Tlio matter went to the Court of Appeal . which held that the land was not-public roading and that the council hold it as land given the corporation by the Martin Estate. Messrs. Casov and Hayes, who havo allotments on 'each side of Martin Street, offered to make that street 08 feet wide by giving up 2G feet of their own land, siid they suggested that the council should approach Mqssr?. Staples and C'o. (whofe property would have to be traversed) with a view to acquiring the necessary land to continue at a width of GGft. to Wobnrn Street. As an alternative tho council was aikcd to simply accept an undertaking from the owners whose buildings encroach on 'the Martin Estate roads that they would rebuild to the true boundary line in case of the existing buildings heing burnt down or having to be renewed. Jlr. T F. Martin represented Mr. K. htevens-, and Messrs. Casey and Hayes before the council, and Mr. P. Levi represented Mrs. W-aitai. Tlio Mayor stated that the council would consider tho matter.