CHEAP ROAD METAL

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 827, 22 November 1929, Page 11

CHEAP ROAD METAL

FINE FOR TAKING SHINGLE Taking shingle from the beach at Campbell's Bay to complete a road cost S. Malcolm, a contractor. £"> and costs, with witnesses’ expenses £l, at j the Police Court this morning, j Malcolm pleaded guilty to removing shingle without authority. Mr. Hubble, i for the Marino Department, said that ! defendant had taken 50 yards. Elis ac tion had been discovered by chance • as the particular beach was not directly | under tho control of the department, i Inspector Flynn had paid it a casual ! visit and discovered it large hole be - *' ; low high-water mark. Tie followed - i tho tracks of wheels leading up the beach and came upon a new road. I formed of material largely similar to - i that taken from the beach. The road l ! was nine feet wide and seven chains - | long. | Malcolm’s explanation was that he v lift aware of the restriction until - ! it was too late. He had taken only i | six loads of material and not 50 yards _» : its counsel had suggested. The price a| of a permit was 3s, and after that - 1 material could be taken for Is a yard. Mr. llubblo explained that a permit ! could be obtained, but not for the l ' Campbell's Bay beach, as it was being 1 too rapidly depleted of its shingle.