CEVONPORT BUSINESS MEN.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 45, 22 February 1929, Page 10

CEVONPORT BUSINESS MEN.

CHAMBER OF commit MEETS. I'OWER AND LIGHTING IUTES. ' At , < he meeting of the Waitemata lli.iml.er of Commerce held at Deronpurt last evening. Mr. T. Walsh presiding, tien w.is some sharp criticism of ihe U'aitemata ower Board s proposals to give the outer areas of the board's districts reduction* 3a charges f..r power without matins equaliamg rebates to the inner districts. It iraa stated that the square mile of Devonpoit was the backbone of the Power Board's system, and when it came into the board'* district the chairman promised that at tha nr»t opportunity the price of current fnr lighting would be brought back to the <4 per unit rate then in use at iJevonport. Aa the inner areas are carrying the outer. It was contended that before undue allowance! were made to the outer districts, and before the surplus profits were disT>ur*d la increasing salaries of the staff, the eo®waiting for the promised red actio® of lighting charges should he considered. The reluctance of the Waifroata Conntf to put the road to Silverdale in ordflt after several years of attrition. led tfe • •na in Iter to decide that the Hirhway? Boaid lie urged to take over the roatl and form It, collecting a qu't.i <if the cost from tka count v.

A reply was received from the Telejr«ri I e l.'?. r ! n "* n r 'h.it i: -would supply telephone l.iri lines at the wharf if someone else fu»- . ''l** h"»th. The Miniver of Tele--rnptis i* to be approariied j,i the maWf ami nt the same t;:ne requested ;o ertyrf p V sf " nr telephone booth facilities at Milf.-rd. The Harbour Board is to be approaeliei to proviiln .]i]a,j i[,]troom for the (thiamins n ' lv motorists travelling from ex ..lip,,rt ; af present they have to leare <;;-r« and rro»s the line of imrsrl iram.- in .1 nio«t inconvenient maccr. The >0.1 rd aNo j,, j-, e ;i »ked to supply son* •°rin of ~p.-ir at the wharf. Now all ,ln " an d similar rarer, js ni:iri-liatid]ed. anfl an extra levy of fi<l per cuhii- -vard if leviei nv shipowner- «. n ammnr of that. . proposal that i!ip Takapuna Grammir K should hp placed under a separate oird of jnvcrinTs was examined. The lupa was considered excellent if the neceesary finance rnnM hp arranged. In tie meantime t!ie Auckland Board of Governor* i«= to be asked To invire the help of a XorHi sii,ire advisory committee, and step® wil! be taken to oer jf j t j„ p.,< s j|i]e t o hare 1 rp> t representative of tl,e North .«h«re on t.ie pre>.-!it A urn land jroverninj boird-