AUCKLAND DRAINAGE BILL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 167, 14 July 1908, Page 6

AUCKLAND DRAINAGE BILL.

o » PARNELL AND GREY LYNN. "Mr A. Creamer drew attention to the fact, at the meeting of the Grey Lynn Borough Council last night, that there Was going to be opposition to the passage of the Auckland Drainage Bill through Parliament. He thought it would be advisable for their Council to pass a resolution to strengthen tlhnnris of those who were trying tr- f _ss the bill. As there was going tc be very strong opposition, it wouiu he well to show that-Grey Lynn Council was unanimously in favour of the bill. The Grey Lynn Council should endeavour to strengthen the hands of the Mayor of Auckland by passing a resolution asking the member for Grey Lynn (the Hon. George Fowlds) to give the bill his hearty support. The early passage of that bill was a most important matter for Auckland and the suburbs. He moved that the Town Clerk be instructed to write to. the member for the district, urging him to give the bill his strongest support. This was seconded by Mr Muldoon. and supported by Mr Garland, who did not anticipate any difficulty in getting the bill passed. Still, it would be well to send the motion to the member for the district. Mr Garland said he was sure the House would not let that bill be thrown out. It would be passed in much the same conditions as it went into the House. Mr Holdsworth: "You seem to forget that Mr Dickson has gone down to Wellington." Mr Garland: "Mr Dickson may go down, and do what he likes, but that bill is going to be passed all the same.'" The Mayor said this was a step in the rigiit direction. The passing of the bill speedily was of the utmost- importance to the Auckland district. It was a significant fact that the opposition to the bill was coming from the gentlemen who did not attend the meeting of delegates nt which the bill was discussed from 7.30 fill nearly 12 o'clock. The simple reason was that they did not understand the bill, owing to not being present at, the conference. ( Mr Donald suggested that a copy of the motion should also be sent to Mr Kidd, who had the bill in his charge. The Mayor said he hoped to be in Wellington shortly, and would do all he could to assist in passing the bill, The motion was agreed to. PARNELL OPINIONS. Parnell Borough Councillors were someirhat bitter last evening in their condemnation of the proposed Auckland Drainage Bill. Reporting on the result of the recent conference ot local bodies interested, Mr. Lusk remarked that a s they had had no say in it at all, it was a case of the ff*rong majority crushing the weak minority. There was no hope of fair ■play in Auckland, and whatever they (would do must be done at Wellington. The Mayor (Mr. G. W. Basley) and Mr. F. Fitt supported these statements, the latter, in reporting on the recent conference at Remuera with Orakei and Parnell. remarking that it would not be desirable for them to be "under the heel of the City Council, and compelled to do just as that body pleased." Mr. W. Johns stated that they must show the committee and the Legislature that the bill was a most pernicious one. The Mayor said he understood Mr. E. i\V. Alison, M.P., had arranged to have •the bill brought the Local Bills Committee on Tuesday next. It- was thereupon decided that Messrs. Lusk and F. Fitt be the delegates to proceed to Wellington to lay the Council's views before the Legislature, and to act as far as possible, in conjunction with the Remuera Road BoaTd and other protesting bodies.