MANUKAU COUNTY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 142, 17 June 1910, Page 3

MANUKAU COUNTY.

CONFERENCE OF LOCAL BODIES. The delegates to -the conference of local bodies •in the Manukau County; transacted several items of business after the " Star" went to press yesterday afternoon, Mr. E.' Allen (Pukekohe East) -was in the chair. GREAT SOUTH ROAD. Mr. Rutherford moved in. the direction of requesting the Government to takeover the Great South-road, or, failing that, to furnish adequate funds tor keeping it.in.order. Mr. Massey said there -was no doubt the arterial roads should be taken over by the Government, but the trouble was . that the Great South-road could noo be so treated unless all the main roadfl were also taken over. The motion was adopted. ROADS ON CUT UP LANDSt Mr. J. Brady (Otahuiu) asked the coa» ference to support a recommendation to the effect that -when land within a certain radius of the city was cut"up,.the owners should be compelled to metal a3 well as form any roads put through s'uctt land. He pointed out how heavily the present system ('by.which, the Board.ba3 to take over the roads formed trafc not metalled) pressed on the ratepayers in an instance that had occurred at Otahuhu quite recently. ;•-;_ Mr. J. Todd thought it very unfair that where a syndicate'cut up land as a, speculation, and made "a good thing out of it," the ratepayers, should have . to pay the cost of metalling the roads through such land. It was ultimately decided to limit the requirements re metalling, etc., to ail " residential sites." EXECUTIVE. Messrs.. J. Todd, E. Allen, J. G. Ruti*. erford, Godwin, Smith, and Stembridge > were appointed an executive to transact any business that might arise before next conference. THANKS. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. White for his past services as 6ecre» tary to the conference. The chairman -was also accorded a simW lar vote.