MOUNT ALBERT ROAD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 237, 6 October 1926, Page 16

MOUNT ALBERT ROAD.

THROUGH THREE BOROUGHS. SUGGESTED CHANGE OF NAME. The fact that Mt. Albert Road runs through three districts, namely: Onehunga. Mt. Roskill and Mt. Albert, has caused confusion in the minds of the public when corresponding with residents in the road. The Onehunga postal delivery extends from Royal Oak, Oneluinga," to the Veterans' Home and the public school. The Mt. Roskill delivery commences there and goes to the boundary of the district with Mt. Albert. The remainder of the road is served from the Mt. Albert post office. The question of changing the name of the road from Royal Oak to the far boundary of Mt. Roskill was discussed, last night by the Mt. Roskill Road Board.. The chairman, Mr. .1. .1. Preston, thought the confusion in the postal delivery would not be remedied by merely changing the name of the road'in Mt. Koskill. He suggested that the name of the road should be retained and called Mt. Albert Road East from Rcynl Oak to the Veteran's Home, and Mt." Albert Road West for the remainder. Mr. L. A. Tozer thought a better way would be to number the houses from Royal Oak to the outward boundary. It was finally decided that a deputation, consisting of Messrs A. S. Belcher and K. Brewer, should wait upon the Onehunga postmaster to ask him if he could offer any suggestion on the sub-