MANUREWA.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 705, 10 February 1922, Page 7

MANUREWA.

THE MANUREWA WIND MILL. WHO ORDERED IT? At Monday’s meeting of the Manurewa Town Board, Messrs Booth, Mcdonald and Co., Lid., wrote stating tha,t the order for the wind mill and tower! forwarded' to the Board was handed in by their traveller., Mr J.C. Kay, whom they understood, received instructions from the chairman of the Board, |to rail. The chairman said that he did not place the order at all.. The representative called on him a few days ago and admitted that he did not receive a definite order, but took it for o-ranted a miff was wanted. He added tha,t the mill should not have been sent without a written order from the Board. The traveller, when he interviewed him, was asked to submit (quotations. This he failed to do, but sent the mill along. The let,ter was received.

EARLY TRAIN FOR WORKERS.

NO ACTION BY DEPARTMENT

With reference to the Board’s letter supporting the representations of the Takanini Welfare League respecting the running of an early morning train from Auckland beyond Papatoetoe to enable workers from the cfty to obtain the advantage of workers’ weekly tickets, the General Manager of the New Zealand Raiways, Mr R. W. McVilly, wrote a,t Monday’s meeting of the Manuqewa Town Board stating that the traffic to the stations Win to Papakura inclusive had been closely observed, but was altogether insufficient to justify the putting on of an '.additional train. A record taken recently over a period of two weeks shows that on an average nine passengers only travelled daily beyond Papatoetoe by the train leaving Auckland at 7.15 a,.m. In view of this it was regrejtted that the request preferred by the Welfare League could not be complied with. —Received.

LAND FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES. IT CAN BE LEASED. At Monday’s meeting of the Manulewa Town Board, the Board’s solicitors wrote stating that in connection with the matter of leasing a piece of land- which was acquired for general municipal purposes, to the Manurewa Bowling Club, they were of opinion ( that under Section 2of “The Publie Reserves and Domains Act, 1911, the Board may lease the whole or any part of the land either by public auction or by pubic .fender, for any period not exceeding 21 years with a right of renewal for a further period not exceeding 21 years upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed or approved by the Governoi-in-Council. On the motion of Messrs Lupton and Co din, i,t was. decided to call tenders for the lease of the land concerned.