OPTIMISM NEEDED

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 877, 22 January 1930, Page 11

OPTIMISM NEEDED

NORTH SHORE IMPROVEMENTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETS “The North Shore has more pessimists to the acre than any other portion of New Zealand,” declared Mr. T. Walsh, retiring president of the Waitemata Chamber of Commerce, at Devonport, last evening. In presenting the presidential report, Mr. Walsh urged the adoption of a policy of healths* optimism by all public body men at North Shore. The marine boroughs had great natural advantages in their location along the waterfronts, which ordered development would greatly enhance. The boroughs had actually made a quicker recovery from the-effects of the general depression than had the rest of Auckland. Building returns showed that for the last 12 months the number of new houses built was equal to the figures for the three previous years. Data supplied by the Harbour Transit Facilities’ Commission had proved that the marine boroughs were staking solid uniform progress that exceeded the development of areas to the south of the City. The Chamber of Commerce had been 20 years in existence, and had left its impression on the general improvement of the area in the way of bettered transport, improved telephone and mail facilities, bus licensing, Grammar and elementary schools, and had initiated the scheme for the legal profession of insuring trust funds belonging to clients. Officers were elected as follow: President, Mr. S. E. Kennings; vicepresident, Mr. P. N. King; secretary, Air. G. A. R. Thomas; treasurer, Mr. P. Proctor; council, Messrs. W. Marks, El. Cardy, A. Clest, T. Walsh, L. Spinley. G. Falla, F. Parsons, P. S. Gee and F. W. Beck.

On the motion of Air. J. E. Kennings, the Elarbour Board is to be urged to illuminate at night the “stop” signs on the vehicular ferry stages. Another effort is to be made to induce the Waitemata County Council to metal the two-mile gap near Silverdale on the East Coast Road.