THE ORAKEI BASIN.
The City Council has taken the right course in deciding to complete the lease of the Orakei Basin for fifty years. This period of _ time will allow for the utilisation of the area in the public interest in some permanent way, and no doubt it can be prolonged. The basin, including the estuary, contains about 136 acres, and though the Council has not yet decided what it means to do with this new public reserve, there is plenty of scope for the constructive imagination here. A "marine park," suitable for boating on a small scale, 'with a motor drive around it, would be a welcome addition to our municipal "breathing spaces"; and if reclamation is practicable within reasonable financial limits there is a splendid chance for the creation of an athletic ground which might become one of the most attractive possessions of the city. These development! ma:/ be left for the future; in meantime, the City ',-r-icil ha? done ™rell to seize-it* opportunity.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 186, 8 August 1930, Page 6
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166THE ORAKEI BASIN. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 186, 8 August 1930, Page 6
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