ONEHUNGA BOROUGH

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 136, 30 August 1927, Page 4

ONEHUNGA BOROUGH

DRAINAGE PROPOSALS The drainage problems of Onehunga occupied a considerable part of the discussions of the Onehunga Borough Council last evening, when the Mayor, Mr. W. C. Coldicutt, presided over the ordinary meeting. Mr. W. J. Jordan, M.P. for Manur kau, by letter, stated that in the House of Representatives he had brought up the question of Onehunga drainage and the Health Department now had the subject under consideration. Either the drainage board suggested by Onehunga. Borough Council would be granted, or the Auckland Suburban Drainage Board’s area would be extended. The Mayor explained that the question of a local drainage board had been discussed last week by local bodies, and the engineer to One Tree Hill Road Board had been instructed to investigate and report. The proposal affected various districts, including Bllerslie, One Tree Hill, Penrose and Onehunga. A suggestion was received from Mr. P. C. Garrett that the council lay a sewer at the rear of the sections in Pleasant Street and make a special rating area of it, “as some of the section-owners are not favourable to contribute their portion to the cost.” The Mayor pointed out that the subject had been previously considered. If the persons concerned could not see their way clear to combine together, that was their fault. The suggestion was not entertained. * * * Onehunga Fire Board informed the council that the total expenditure in the nine months ending March 31, 1928, was estimated at £ 1,334, to be contributed thus: Government, £56 ss; Onehunga Borough Council, £638 17s sd; insurance* companies, £638 17s 6d. The council’s proportion will be paid in three instalments. The town clerk reported that he had checked the figures submitted by the One Tree Hill Board, and the council agreed to forthwith prepare an agreement, so that the work of improvements and general rearrangements of the new area taken in the borough could be commenced at once. The council accepted an offer from the Returned Soldiers’ Association of £75 for the purpose of employing exsoldiers. The council will subsidise the amount £1 for £l, and the wages paid will be a minimum of 14s a day. The inspector reported that since the previous meeting, a fortnight ago, 22 new permits had been issued for the erection of, or additions to, new buildings in the borough. A report and certificate from the Medical Officer of Health notified that the water supplied by the council was in good order and proper quality for human consumption. The sexton reported that during the previous 14 days there were 23 burials at Hillsborough, 14 at Waikaraka and one at St. Peter’s. * * -k A donation of £1 Is was granted to the Labour Day sports prize fund. The question of the cost of the outside overhead staff of the council has been referred to the Finance Committee for a thorough investigation and report. Upon the recommendation of a committee of the whole council, Mr. W. Parks was appointed as ranger and poundkeeper at an annual salary of £52, plus driving and pound fees.