GREATER AUCKLAND.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 163, 10 July 1914, Page 7

GREATER AUCKLAND.

Mill NT ALBERTS PO-THON. The matter ..f lh- -unp-ted aimilgama!inn of the Mount Alport with the city nf Aiu-klnml in furtherance of the Crr.iHT Auckland scheme -ion ;i! a mopliiifr of the Mount Albert Rare-payer-.' A--<..iiiii«n l.i-i eveninjr. !i wa • tin.illy decided thai :i clfjnitntion of five ln> empowered to wait upon the ! Mayor .>f Auckland (Mr. C. .1. Parrl ! and ,-.,.,,j,..ni;0 wish liim in an effort in j obtain information regariliii" the matter, and al-n inviting him In speak tn the ratepayer.-, upon I In- siilijct-i. The I nieeiini: did m>l commit ii-<-lf tn ;inv detinite opinion re ? .irdin;r amaljMtna- ; ion. though .-..mc members heartily t faviiurpil tin- M-liraic : I The chairman (Mr. .1. 11. l-'ray) pavn' m rppnrt nf lii- rprpiit v'nil in Mr. I'.ur nil the suhjcfi. ami stntfii thai tlie latter iliil not r.iii-iilor -tli.-ii Ihi> vvhnlp of Mount Albert should he taken into the irlieniP. Mr. Mnnlixli McLean I Mayor jot the hnroiiffhl. he .-aid. favoured the I »iiole of rlie ili-!rie; Ijejnfr lakpn in. Mr. M-I.e.ui hail p-r-onaily infonnoil him that lie ron«iilprpd it would ho ■ later ;ili«o!utply lipceisaiy lor the bnroiljjh to -ro into the -tlieme. the wiitor supply, which \va> adpqu.ite for |>rp«pn! rpqiiircnipnts. would be ii-ed !o full rnpncKy as snnn as the reticulation h.i- liopn 'joined to the w-vriTf. From tlien on the borough would have a shortiiyp nf nnl«r. If water were later fihtaindi nutriilp the it would neee.-<iiali> further I borrowing. If the -borough joinrd the city, however, -u.-h would not' he n por>-1 ] sary. Another matter that bore upon j ! the «!ibjeet was the diflieulty of transit between Arch Hill and Kinpdand. The eo~t of hatilaje round by Karangahape | Road Mas at present excessive. Mr. i Parr had thnujrhl that Arch Hill and Kiiifrsland miL'ht be eonnppted up. o llr difficulty, whicli was also admilted by Mr. Parr. wa.s the matter of representation. He expnvsprl a fear that followins iininlfrnnnvtion some of ihe ratepayers Tuijrht lind thomcplves without rcpre«enta-tiori. Replying to various remarks of speakMr. Kray stated the proposal for amalgamation was not a vote of want of confidpnep in the Council. J|p did not ngrpp that the city \wnild be I I able to impose their own conditions, for I the loe.nl Council had the rijrht of refus- | ing- any conditions thai might bo laid . down. Ihe speaker concluded liy say- j ] in£ that lie t-onsiflered that the' roads I should h. put in order before the borough were joined to the city. The fo!lowinji are the members j selected lo wail upon Mr. P.irr ropirdj in<r the matter: Messrs. Fray, Harrison. j Catrerslev. und Stewart.