OUR MARINE SUBURBS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 155, 1 July 1914, Page 6

OUR MARINE SUBURBS.

PROPOSED MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. The following subjects will be deal! with at the combined meeting of Ihe Boroughs of Devonport. Birkenhead. Xorthcotc. anil Takapuna. 1.. be held in tbe Chamber of Commerce. S-wansnn Street. July Bth: — "That this meeting agrees to Ihe formation of an Association, to he known as t he North Auckland Municipal Association, Thai Ihe Association be constituted by the election of three delegates from each <.r ihc respective boroughs of Devonport. Birkenhead. Xorthcotc, and Takapuna." Objects.— (al Conservation of tbe interests of the boroughs situated on the norI hern snores; anil io take action, if necessary, in all cases of urgency wil limit reference to the respective Councils. .1.1 Tn receive and (bal with any re.mils affecting all of the said boroughs, and' generally in Mipp,ort Hie amalgamation of the four boroughs. Officers.-Tho officers to consist of chairman. deputy-chairman, secretary, and tre-i- ---! surer, and su.-h oilier officers as the Association may deem advisable in appoint frnm time to lime. S.ulisi-ripiii.ii. Thai the subscription f, - Ihe ttrsi year he as follows: - Dev.mpi.rt, fin in : Birkenhead. North.-ote. and Takapuna. CI .", each. Fees for ihe second and following years :n l„. altered if neecssirv. ■Meetings. -Thai ihc Association nice. once ii, each and every month, place of meeting and dale In be fixed' by the As-Reii.its.-i1) Thai it is desirable I, amalgamaiu Ihe boroughs ~f Devonport. Birkenhead. Nortueoie. and Takapuna on the ward Systran, an.l that a committee consisting of ihe Mayors and Town Clerks of ihe respective boroughs be appointed tn furnish all part.icnlt.rs and data showing ihe advantages and disadvantages of ihe pinpo-al. .in,! submit same to a future meeting „f {[,;, ,-utirei'eiic. of ihe four local bo.li,*. ,-_, That ihe lime has arrived when Ihe I, ,-al bodies MhoulU be relieved of Hos-pilal and ( luultalile Aid [iail.-s. an,l ilia, i re.'-.m. mendatlou be nude to ibe G.ivernmeni to make provision for paying ih,. sv rates on, of ib,. Cons.didated Fund. ,::, - n . -~ .. Wa!.'.- Siipuly Itoari] is desirable lor ,I,'p North Shore boroughs, and tha; ihe memhers ~f ih,. Lai,-,, Tukapiiua Board ~f (•„,. Irol he requested ,„ P — lv ,„ l!l( , „_, ( . n fereneeon this proposal. (4i Tha: the pnsl- | Hon < ; r heavy (raffle bylaws, license fees | etc In he Norih Shore boroughs l.» i„. jvestlgated by a committee from ihe re=pccfive Councils, su.-h committee tn suhmil | reeonimeiKraiions i„ the next cnnlereii, c