PARNELL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 72, 24 March 1908, Page 3

PARNELL.

.The regular meeting ofV the Parnell Borough Council was held last evening. ;'-. Subsidy.—Notification was received froia the Treasury Department that the" sum of £175 IS/o had been paid to the creditofthe Parnell district fund. ■ ,y ~ Drainage.—B.iMaswell, of Campbell-ter-race, wrote complaining of the three mai-n sewers emptying- into Hobson Bay The writer alleged that the sewerage was eimply run put, over a mnd flat, and that "if not seen to at once it win be the death of all Hying in this part" It was agreed that a reply be sent to the effect that the Auckland drainage scheme, was at present under consideration, and any action,regarding the Hobson Bay sewers was at present impos-

The Parnell Endowment.—Several. appllcations were received for a lease of the Parnell endowment at Punakltere. '■ The Mayor said It wes quite..time the ,Council tad some report on this endowment At present ■they knew practically, nothing of the value of the property, or the timber which was upon It. He thought the Council ehouMpay the expenses of a represeatjrtive to so ft" w nS ?i e r Ct T 1 ? e P^P 6 " 7 - Md report upSn it. Mr W. Johns was accordingly: appointed culoiK tte "COS. 611 and Coi ? eCt Parti - Point Resolution.—The matter of obtaining a seven years' lease of Point Resolution ofThe Ma^r nment WaS le " *" tte *****. n^{% c Consumption—The tumdock re- ? £',fJ l^. 1 the consumption for the past fortnight had been 1,981,000 gallon™ V «, ; nm S" — W - Thon Jpson wrote urging Council should not permit thf / ,£ lty on ? c11 - a s a certain owner was defying the prohibition of the Cornell r^S 5 UP !^ bn ? aeflance °;