ONEHUNGA PROGRESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 198, 22 August 1930, Page 11

ONEHUNGA PROGRESS.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

ACTIVITIES

NEW FACTORIES STARTING,

The Onehunga-Manukau Chamber of Commerce met 011 W ednesclay.

I The president, Mr. J. E. Green, J.P., who presided, reported progress in legard to inquiries made with a view to fostering manufacturing in the district, particularly 011 the Manukau and Tamaki foreshores. The sub-committee appointed had found owners of land willing to offer land on favourable terms? Authority was given to_ the executive to continue negotiations. Already, it was stated, four new firms were thinking of starting factories in the area. A letter was received from the Papatoetoe Welfare League asking for the co-operation of the chamber to have a new arterial road opened through sere from Onehunga to the Great South Road. The league stated that there was a great and growing traffic by road from Auckland to the southern suburbs and provincial areas at present using the Great South Road through Penrose and Otahuhu, also that the road was becoming congested and was difficult to reach from all areas westward of Mount Smart. There was need of an arterial way through Onehunga and Mangere to the aerodrome and also joining the Great South Road at Papatoetoe. It was suggested that the Onehunga Chamber of Commerce and the Papatoetoe Welfare League should foster an interest in this new arterial trade route. The president of the Papatoetoe "Welfare League offered to address the chamber to explain the scheme. He thought the Borough Council might object to the suggestion, as it would increase heavy traffic on the Onehunga roads. Mr. D. H. Kirk Jones thought that increased traffic would benefit Onehunga. The Mayor, Mr. E. Morton, was also of the same opinion. He did not think the opening of a new road would be a detriment to the borough. It was decided to accept the offer of an address. A letter from the Auckland Chamber of Commerce with regard to the increase of local body indebtedness was received. It was pointed out that the Local Government Loans Board was now affording an efficient check on needless expenditure. Mr. J. Pilkington, the secretary, stated that the Dominion local body taxation average was 85/ per head, while Onehunga's average was 62/9g per head. The average loan charges for the Dominion were 59/ per head, and for Onehunga 41/ per head. It was decided to forward a remit to the Associated Chambers of Commerce protesting against the increased levy on local bodies by the Hospital Board to cover unemployment. The chamber endorsed the action of the Government in further restricting immigration. It was resolved to ask Mr. W. «T. •Jordan, M.P., to oppose the passage through Parliament of the Auckland Provincial Water Board Bill, or should the bill appear to be favourably received by the House to endeavour to have' Onehunga exempted from its operation. Nominations of 37 new members were j received, and all were elected. A vote! of thanks was accorded to Mr. T. H. I McKeever, who had induced most of I them to join. It was agreed to draw the attention of the Government to the great increase in importations from the United States of America with the request that steps be taken to counteract these either by a reciprocal tariff or by retaliatory measures. It was also decided to ask the Governmeut to publish the prices at which Government tenders are accepted.