DEVONPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 208, 2 September 1926, Page 8

DEVONPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the Devonport i Borough Council was hela last evening. The Mayor. Mr. T. Lament, who has recovered from his recent indisposition, again presided, and them were present: Messrs J • Henderson, E. Alcirirtge, S. Walker .T Hi«- • lop, I. Massey. W. S. Campbell. W. 6 < Marks and F. J. Ellisdon. Councillors expressed their pleasure at the return of Mr r Lamoat, -who. in reply, thanked the Deputy- ". Mayor and council for their assistance and i sympathy. ' Vauxhall Tennis Courts.—Application < was received from the Vauxhall Tennis Club ! for the construction of three additional - tennis courts on the Vauxhall Reserve I These were estimated to cost £325 and it i was anticipated that these would provide 2 additional facilities for play for another 1 fifty prospective members. The club asked 1 the council to finance the proposal and pre- 3 pare the courts. After discussion on a ways and means, it was decided to favourably reply to the Tennis Club. (, Footpath Repairs.—Complaint re im- ! ! properly formed footpaths in existing con- , tracts was replied to in a communication 4 from N.Z. Roads. Ltd., wherein they , promised to remedy any defects to the satisfaction of the borough engineer. jj Narrow Neck Leases.—The borough solicitor submitted a batch of leases In the f council's estate for signature. This T brought the comment from Mr. Massey that 3 purchasers of these properties were havinc I financial difficulty owing to the delay in thS J execution of these documents. The town <> clerk reported that there had been unavoid- v able clerical and legal delays, but that in \ the absence of the official lease a validating \ certificate from him would be sufficient -R authority for a State Advances loan. The documents were authorised for immediate d signature. h