CAMP SITE QUESTION.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 60, 23 July 1915, Page 3

CAMP SITE QUESTION.

Borough Council's Attitude

At the meeting of the Pukekuhe Borough Council on Wednesday evening, a letter was received from Mr Kobt. Burns, of Auckland, inviting the Council's support to a petition tj be presented to the Mayor of Auckland in support of the action he had taken for the establichmetit of a camp at some suitable place within the Province of Auckland.

s The Mayor, Mi H. G. R. Mason, moved that the letter should be formally received. He deprecated interference with the Minister of Defence, who presumblv had competcnt avdisers, and they ought not to I take a parochial view of the matter.

Cr Hubbard seconded, and considered that the military authorities were the best judgea as to sites fur campe.

Cr Bilkey supported the establishment of a camp in Auckland. He was of opinion that the military authorities had proved incompetent. His iurj was one of those who had been "isolated" at Trenthum. He had to mix with urn returned from Simoa suffering from all sorts of diseases, and one bucket was proviicd for eight men to wash iu

Cr Barter considered thai there should be a camp in Auckland, saying that too many things went south. Cr Patterson also approved of a camp in Auckland. Cr Motion expressed the opinion that soil conditions were cot favour-

able for a camp in winter in Auck

land, but only in pumice country such as Cambridge. The Mayor remarked that it would be unfortunate if the matter resolved itself into a fierce agitation in Auckland as seemed possible under existing conditions.

the Mayor's resolution was agreed lo on the voices.