AVONDALE DISTRICT,

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 282, 26 November 1921, Page 7

AVONDALE DISTRICT,

A BOROUGH PROPOSED. Mr. J. W. Povnton. R..\f. (ehairinan). Mr. R. P. firrville (Commis.sionpr of Crown "bands. Auelciand Norths and Mr. -J. B. Wallis Hlnvprnmont \"nh;eri took evidence yesterday as a Commission appointed by the Government on the question of constituting Avondale Road District into a horoug'i. Mr. W. Vallance appeared on behalf of thi> snpporters of the proposal. Evidence Jor and against ihe prcipo-al was taken at some length.

Mr. \V. •(. Tait (chairman of Avondale Road Board) said be was deputed to appear by a large number of residents, who wished Avondale to Kp made a borough. He- r'.ahned that the fmlmrh-m Character of the {rren-ter part of t.he distrift rendered it desirable that UIP3--fihould liav,. increased poivrrs, only to !w obtained by the formation of a borough. He furnisiic<l the following statistic: Population an increase of :t5 ;..-r Pent on the last census return?: aroj, !50H15 acres; pross valuation. 15: ratable value. .€IB.OOO. There arc SOU houses. :vl s«hop«, l: , , six ni-Hor Parrier.', eight churches, and a number of industries in tin- rlif-trl.-t. Vo less ti'.in C 2.000 ntitwar-l railway tickets were issued dnrin- 1!.■• year, and last monfl 1232 >wc'Jy ( ie-U-..a, were is--u«t. From -April :.. N..v.anUr ihcre were .(4 now ■buHditM.'s, valued at .CIO.fiT-1, and =hops and nfiV.-- .it £(5300. Kvidenee in Mif.port of the b"™'^ C Hoskinjr and A. J. Morrieh. Mr. T. n. .-,ar;_'o. a member fir < lIP. present Road I'oaH. opposed the [-n-mx-a! on the frr..un.l rhftt the time was noppOTtune owi,, ? to the Koanl he.inj; n n o-,-pd in carrying out .1 scheme for r. wafer M.pply. 'He' also <"V*"M the Dlans for thn dramajre of the distnrt should be <}wked hy the Suburban IXlinafre Boanl - * enL'ineer. Messrs. \V. H. iVyman and !.. K. fopslev ako opposrd the proposed forniation of a boruUßli on the ground that t.he time mw not ripe for the chanire; also that the expenses ul ii h-ruugii H-oilld he too heavy. \vinu-.-=es admitted that tney had oppo?e<l a similar proposal efe'ht prpvioualy. The <-o.nniis.-ioti will visit Avondale on Monday before making a report.