IGNORED BY CITY

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 617, 20 March 1929, Page 10

IGNORED BY CITY

MT. ROSKILL BOARD INDIGNANT AMALGAMATION MOVES ■This board lias never interfered » Ith the affairs of the City Council, and t take it as an insult that the Cjt i Coun ' il should consider any proper! ! for the disintegration of this di slrict j without consulting this board" j Mr. E F. Jones, chairman of th . Mount l>oskill Hoad board, voiced this ipioteot v\ vning when the ques. tion of the amalgamation of Roskiii South with the city came up for d., cussion. It arose out of a letter | ceived front the City Council i n reply | to an inquiry by the board as to why the council had discussed the amalj,. j mation without the board’s knowledge i The letter was a curt notification that j ' the Auckland City Council at its meet. ; m " >* n March 7 decided that it y„ i Prepared to consider the amalgamation j of Roskill South with the city.” Mr. E. W. Foote expressed his indignation u i the board being absolutely j ignored. ! Other members alluded to the ciri ou la tion in the city of a petition for a poll on the question of rating on unimproved values and predicted that it would prove successful, in which case the Roskill South ratepayers would be ! out of the frying-pan and into the fire. Other speakers contended that the i board was being side-stepped by the City’ Council, and it was ultimately decided to ask that body for a definite reply to the question. "Do you propose to consider further the question of the amalgamation of Roskill South without reference to this board?” In reply to a request by the boari. the Minister of Internal Affairs agrropd to forward the amalgamation petition of the Roskill South ratepayers for the board's perusal in order that the signatures may be verified.