GREATER AUCKLAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 648, 27 April 1929, Page 8

GREATER AUCKLAND

METROPOLITAN BOARD SUGGESTION MR. VAILE’S CAMPAIGN The opinion that, should the ids: of Greater Auckland prove impe* sible, the next best thing would l* a metropolitan board, was given k Mr. H. E. Vaile, candidate for ib Mayoralty, at a successful meetinsr Kohimarama last evening. Tt® was a unanimous vote of confide::-: “We do not need these numer® local bodies,” Mr. Vaile said. T* don is ruled with a rod if iron by a County Council, and, although tl.” are various little bodies, their pr ers are not wide.” A point stressed by the c.mdkUwas that he had no connection vr: the "ticket” system of voting, stand as a business man. I want see a business council in,” said >' Vaile. “For that reason I do r favour the ‘ticket’ system." He said he had been asked to to; his name placed on several ticte and he had been asked many tin’ to suggest members for the coot-' In connection with one "ticket” - which he received an invitation. ; was assured that the "ticket” * secure his election. WATERFRONT ROADS Mr. Vaile went on to say that would like to see the water treat nb speedily completed. He regretted J' damage that had been done to Caff' bell’s Point, but considered that people, themselves would prevent spoliation of Hobson Bay. Mr. w thought that the waterfront through to St. Heliers was extreme desirable and said that the r* should later be extended to Tl** to link up with roads further 63 The speaker also advocated ext® 6 '' in other directions from the city yond Herne Bay and up MeolaCre* The speaker thought that than 13 acres as a recreation P* at Mission Bay should have bees lowed under the waterfront scM" Mr. Valle also stated that the sto' of the area was not suitable. He strongly urged the standard; tion of fire-fighting appliances id ' districts of Auckland, ard »*jj ■ efforts should be made | to secure up-to-date equipment B I suburbs. In the outer suburbs.! telephone communication was . netted comparatively early, JU- i said that provision should t® for through-alarms to fire stau - j