SHOAL BAY AREA.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 172, 23 July 1928, Page 10

SHOAL BAY AREA.

PROPOSED NEW BOROUGH.

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Mr. G. O'Halloruu adopted au opposite

lew. "We are supplying current to all i im North Shore borough-." he said, "and it does not really matter what the administration is." While he concurred with Mi*. Greenslade's views as to amalgamai ion, he did not consider the board should express au opinion one way or the other in the meantime, in view of the fact i hat the matter was vet to be discussed by the Waiteinata County Council. The matter was purely local, and should be left for the people in the area concerned tu decide.

Mr. E. ('•. Skeati'-: I tliink t!i" feeling j is everywhere thai oiuall boroughs j should be tut out and not created. "We should not take any active part in this matter either way,"' tilled Mr. -I. Muckie. The movement for a separate borough was calculated to exclude fanning areas froiu the Takapuna borough, which was oppressively dealt with under the unimproved value scheme of rating. Mr. Hayden said the only matter for consideration was what the board was going to do in its capacity as a ratepayer. Mr. T. Lamont also advocated that board shonld take no active part in the matter. He certainly would oppose amalgamation of the whole of the Nort N Shore boroughs, for there were many reasons why I)e von port should remain out of such a scheme. The Ratepayers' Battles. "T don't think the board should express any view," said Mr. S. K. Kenniugs. ile referred to the weight that any decision bv the board would carry, and considered it unfair in view* of the fact that <oily one or two of the members were latepayers in tlie area. The residents of t lie borough should be left to fight their own battles. Mr. Hayden said that if the board passed the resolution in opposition to i.ho establishment of the new fiorough it would bo available for consideration of 1 he commission tii.it was likely to be set. up to consider the proposal. However, he t hoirjht. ill-- board wa- in order in expressing its opinion a-> a ratepayer. An a mend nient presented by Mr. 'I". Lamont that the letter from the lakapuna Horough Council be merely received was defeated on the casting vote of the chairman, and the motion was carried. Air. Hayden said although he was unfortunately situated in thai he wa-. a member of the Takapuna Borough Council and a ratepayer in the di-trict, lie would have to vote for tlie resolution.