LEVIN’S COMMUNITY OF INTEREST.
NOT WITH PALAIERSTON N. While representatives from IToruwlientm County Council were asked to attend the recent conference in Palmerston North to discuss regional planning and fix an area, the boroughs of Levin and Otaki, which are enveloped by the county, were ignored. This curious oversight- was revealed at a meeting of Uu? Devin Borough Council last week, when Or. Parker asked the ATayor (Afr. t Bleiikliorn) if lie had had an in* \ Ration. His Worship: None at all — ami I am going to tell I lie Minister so. !(>. Roe .stilled that only two boroughs- - < Haki and Lev in lmd not been represented at the Palmerston con Coronet*. His Worship added 1 Hat he was of opinion dial Levin should he in die Wellington regional area, inMead of in that which would have i’alinei;sloii as it-- centre. These mat tees were governed by climatic, t coriomic, Mod .all sorts ot other mill one* of (In* m'Ofttpki would he the question of food supply. 11,* considered that the district from Levin southwards would i»e the granary and dairy supplying produce to Wellington, which to a ,-crtaiii extent it already did. The I Inti Valley would he of less and less moment in this respect as time went on, because its hinds would fie taken up for residential areas. Naturally the city would look to the 1 lorowhemm district very largely lor its food supplies, and for that reason alone lie thought that Levin would he better in I lie Wellington regional planning area. Councillors agreed with the Mayor that Levin’s interests lay more with Wellington than Palmerston North.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4463, 10 June 1930, Page 3
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270LEVIN’S COMMUNITY OF INTEREST. Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4463, 10 June 1930, Page 3
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