TOWN PLANNING COSTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 962, 3 May 1930, Page 5

TOWN PLANNING COSTS

PROPERTY BETTERMENT AND COMPENSATION LOCAL BODIES’ APPEAL Press Associat ion GTO^v. Friday. Strong representations to have compensation ami betterment provisions included in an amendment to the TownAct. duri.na: the approaching session of Parliament were made to the Minister of Internal Affairs, the P. A. de la Perrelle, today, by the xecutive of the Municipal Association. Particular reference was made to the position of Wellington, the statement >eing made by the Mayor, Mr. G. A. 'I roup, that the absence of the betterment provision would cost the city hundreds of thousands of pounds. Mr. Troup, who was the principal speaker for the deputation, said the executive of the association was very disappointed when it was found that •ist year s Town-Planning Amendment Bill did not contain clauses providing lQ r betterment and compensation. “In Wellington,” said Mr. Troup, “we were >iie\ously concerned because we -ew, in pounds, shillings and pence, ■hat it would mean to us, with regard Particularly to the town-planning of * Aro Flat. It cost the City Council arg© sum of money through the Provision now sought not having been made ] ast session.

f it is to be delayed again this year 1 cost us a very much larger sum. tier© is no provision in the future it 11 cost us hundreds of thousands of Pounds, because at present we find the 18 Quite useless. We look upon the ut.ely ?utiVl iS t 0^ n ~ as abscl\lsionß U T if w ' lth °ut betterment probation tn ave been asked b y the asr PossfhV Urge with all the strength thi Sy e b J y T ? a p.that provision be made ; der that 18 not made we will conlocal h!,*- the Government has let the 31 bod ‘es down very badly. HANDS tied Jour verv J ° U to ta * ie this matter into local i,Ji se rious consideration, as the tied wJ» s , have thelr hands and feet Position If . at Present that the whole i ithout k.. town -planninp is hopeless In renl ttermentoated tha. V? a question if he anficithe tj„ " ‘he Bill would go through Mid that a ‘ ,,s session, the Minister ihe Hon.. ' ep ® ndecl upon the temper of noint. -, Promised to have the live mcluded in the iegislaH:bmlt f„ whic h proposed to The on to „y ablnet at an early date. u>ssea U Jf.pi°". had already been disMr t." hls ? x Pert officers. ■nanimr,ill U o Baill the conference was tlla t the compensation and before ■ e ' auses should be placed opportiir.l. lament to give members the .em ti, vo ting for or against Pleasure ° ' should not be a party t rd*cl^‘ niater Ir would not. be re'S'-^ p sr usurc if 1 brousht nf abo„f OI ! P . said Wellington had a bill n:i'tit and T 4 for street Improve-1-unnv Man and from it not o ,c rment been rece ‘vcd by way of bet- >»' n thf « to a f iu ration by the Minis Rev. j ‘‘ a l' or of Christchurch, the • hole -Archer, said, taken as a mougiv 4 bn P tc,lurch was almost unaniMr *' P L” fav °ur of the movement. ' o Puiatir»«o P aaid that as far as city ten - ere concerned, there were °omn«ar»c, favour of betterment and Th. onW on l ° ever ‘ v onc against it. ' r ealthv'^.° nG against it was the Vou LX** vested interests. l find tlle same thing in the f e»H'/ e added. “There will be a hoi<Hng B .» as:ainst on account of their i lL£: rin ? tke matter before Cabr*vour the Minister. “I am in inf«? r * ivin £ jt a trial if Cabinet * favour of it."