Helensville Hot Springs

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 11 September 1912, Page 3

Helensville Hot Springs

GOVERNMENT PROPOSE TAKING CONTROL.

Mr Jas. McLeod hands us the i following letter, a copy of which "s has been received by each mem- I ber of the Domain Board, from * Mr J. G. Coates, M.P. for the f District : 5 iPaT[ J. oTcoaSs, Esq^M^^^ J " House of Representative, Welling ( "Dear Sir, —In answer to the rej ■ sentations of the deputation consistin ■ Messrs F. Jones, James McLeod,; Trounson and F. Brown, introduced to . by yourself on the sth instant, I havi I ■.. inform you that it is the opinion of: I Government that the time has now jf^^L^ved for the Helensville Domain tc p^^^^Bught under the provisions of ; |^^HPlirist and Health Resorts Control 1 |gErl9oß, and developed in accordance w V. the general policy of the Government i ii* administered .by the Department; if Tourist and Health Resorts in a mam r similar to that appertaining to the. I Aroha Hot Springs Domain. It is the { fore respectfully suggested that i 1 Board should take into consideration t question of adopting a resolution cc senting to the transfer of the control the Helensville Domain from the Boa A to the Department of Tourists and Heal "> Resorts,'as the Government is unable' \ favourably entertain any proposal for| $' v additional grant beyond the" £2,000i ready granted. I " Yours faithfully, R. Heaton Rhod \ " Minister for Tourist and -j _ s~-~" v ~~ Of course this matter wiiFhrst | have to come before the Board ' X ' for consideration, and before anything is done the vote of the ratepayers will, we presume, be taken, ••f as it is not probable the Board \ would do anything in the matter without first getting the consent of the people on such an important matter.