Province and Suburb

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 511, 14 November 1928, Page 2

Province and Suburb

(From THE SUN’S Correspondents.)

PAPATOETOE TOWN BOARD At Monday eveningr’s meeting - of the Papatoetoe Town Board, authority was received from the Main Highways Board for the expenditure of £3O on the maintenance of 13 chains of the Papatoetoe highways, to carry a subsidy of £1 10s to £l. The trustees of the Bradstreet Estate advised that they intended to carry out the work of tarring and shelling the footpaths on the subdivision The recommendation of the Town Band Committee that Mr. G. de Clifton bo reappointed as bandmaster was approved The Manukau County Council asked for a refund of all drivers’ licences collected by the board from residents within the country area. It was agreed that no action be taken till a conference is held of representatives from the Auckland City Council, Otahuhu Borough Council, Manurewa and Papatoetoe Town Boards, and the Manukau County Council. A recommendation from the Papatoetoe Welfare League that the board grant a subsidy of £ 1 to £4 on money raised by the Papatoetoe Volunteer Fire Brigade, toward its uniform fund, received very little sympathy. It was agreed that the board had fulfilled its obligations by establishing the brigade. The letter was referred to the fire committee for inquiry. The Director of Town-planning forwarded a congratulatory letter regarding the work carried out by the board in preparing a town-planning map of the district. He regretted that noaetion could be taken till a regional scheme was prepared, including all the surrounding districts. Mr. Janes, of and Adams, the water engineers, waited on the board, and submitted a comprehensive report of the water supply scheme. MANGAPU DRAINAGE BOARD A meeting of the Mangapu Drainage Board was held at Te Kuiti on Monday, when Mr. W A. Lee presided. It was reported that everything was now in order for the taking of a poll of ratepayers to raise . a loan for the Mangapu drainage scheme. Regarding unpaid native rates in the area, a communication forwarded by Mr. J. C. Rolleston, M.P., from the Minister of Xative Affairs stated that the amount, outstanding would be paid over, provided it was shown to the Minister that the natives in the area would be benefited by the work proposed. The Minister would pay the rates due. at present, £2lO, general rate, and a sum of £SOO a year for two years to cover the general and special rates. The chairman and Mr. Hiorns notified that, in response to a request from the natives for three representatives on the board instead of one, as at present, they were prepared to vacate their seats to allow: this to be done

PUKEKOHE AFFAIRS The annual meeting of the Pukekoht ■ Fire Brigade was held on Monday evening. The superintendent, Mr. W. L 5 Brown, who presided, complimented tht 1 brigade on the progress made, and tht i harmonious relationship existing among the members. The financial statement showed a sub- • stantial credit balance. | The following officers were elected: Foreman, Mi'. G. Xorbey; secretary. Mr. A. Peirce: treasurers, Messrs. C. Stembridge and J. Adams. ! * * * The reconstruction of Paerata Road ■ from the end of the present bitumen 1 surface to the borough boundary is noir 5 proceeding. The hill has been cut down* 1 to give an even grade, and the new forL mation is to be finished with metal and a. bitumen surface. This will give a i continuous bitumen road right through l the borough north and south, via the . rhain. street, and also to the western L boundary on the Waiuku and Puni Roads. f GLEN EDEN INTERESTS 1 The Glen Eden Town Board met yesteT--1 day. the chairman, Mr. W. E. Marti*, presiding. Mr. if. G. it. Mason wrote stating khad communicated with the postal officials, who had definitely advised him that Mr. A. J. Routley’s site for a post oiiice would not be considered. The Postal Department had made arrangements with the Railway Department for acquiring a section adjacent to the station. A letter was received from Mrs. B. A. Kelly secretary of the local library, asking the board to reconsider its recent decision, and to pay the full account of £6 for additional shalves bunt m library room. The board took stress exception to the tone in which the letter was- written, but in view of the fact that the additions are the property of the board in the public hall it was agreed to pay the account in fulL A verbal report from the nojuons weeds inspector was made to the tow clerk, who reported that 52 notices had been issued and another IT were ready to be issued. The Finance Committee reported * satisfactory decrease in the bank overdraft, which had been reduced from £ 1,200 to about £1,665. WAIUKU NOTES Tha Waiuku Town Board met on Monday, M,r. J. J. A, James presiding. In reply to a letter from the Auckland Aero (Tltib asking if a suitable landnTe site was available In- Waiuku, the decided .to write for further particulars and to suggest that an experienced should, come to Waiuku and interval the trustees of the racecourse resem and the lessee. Quotations for mud at Gs a yard and sand shell at *sj» -were received from Mr. Danleta* w [Rarigiriri. and it was resolved that s. punt load be purchased as a trial. It -was resolved to wider* the • at the .junction of. Colombo- Road aw George Street. , , ••* _ - , The trustees of the recreation reser«s the Waiuku Town Board, met to dealer 1 a letter from the Waiuku Goff ing permission to make various iterations to the links anck raq raring the trustees would grant the club tuw for drainage purposes. .. . It was resolved to provide the he .and the chairman, Messrs. H. M. rirrn--hall and B. C. Ward were-" go into the matter of drainage and in femoral of soil for top-dressing. NORTHCOTE COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS The Mayor, Mr. A. E. Greenslade, Tg; sided at the ordinary fortnightly ing last evening. . Building permits to the value of ** were issued by the inspector ror v* month ending October 31Satisfaction was expressed at the creased subsidy of £2 for £1 for tenance of main highways as fromAF 1, 1928, notification to this been received from the Main High***' Board. The No. 1 District Highways Co«w advised that the matter of uk*** B^ subsidy from £1 for £1 to £B.y . was resubmitted to the Main Hign**Board It sated that it is adopt the recommendation that a sup**"of £2 for £1 be granted for the Crete paving of Onewa and and the board will limit its £1 for £l. The council decided to cuss this matter in committee. -atari The Waitemata Electric Power wrote asking if the council was w»rj to act as collector on behalf of tne £ for all moneys payable by its coP *~Ttn in the borough- The board agre***y, Pay 13 per cent, commission on ail collected. After a prolonged discus" t it was agreed to inform the the council had no objection to “*.* jjjj clerk undertaking this work ih private capacity, provided tfie * a *it4 make the necessary arrangements him. . --t *- The Post and Telegraph formed the council that a nection for use with fire alarms w in operation shortly. _ t* Mr. A. Harris, M.P., advised tM-I erection of a public slot telepßO"® had been approved- _ tP The borough's contribution * combined boroughs’ destructor fied by the Takapuna Borough com*-** be £603 8s lid. A petition from residents P**' B nd against the revision of bus increase of fares, as sancticnea the licensing authority, was present*® council. The council had no • - j to act, as the petition ought t^ v *r. itv . Jt j presented to the licensing au ,iH n nerS ■* was decided to inform the petit! ! the position. . -A