INDUSTRIAL ZONE SCHEME.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 221, 18 September 1930, Page 8

INDUSTRIAL ZONE SCHEME.

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'I'OW'PLANNER'S. APPROVAL.

The dneliunga-Manukau Chamber of Commerce recently asked Mi'.v J. , W. Mawspn,Director of/.Town Planning, to advise it how to set about establishing a metropolitan industrial area zone, iinderl' the'; Town. Planning Act, on ; the. Manukaji between Onehunga South Road, where there* are sWeral Tiundred acres of land suitable' for the" purpose. ' ' '■- "' • In-reply Mr. Mawson. informed .the-: chamber "test-night thaV'helwas' sufiicientr/ -familiar• with- -the conditions, a< metropolitan area-fto be attached; to thel "■ chaniber's: proposal,' as ■ = Mr.;^J. , Park. ■ He V- ; . felt stronglyVfrbwever,i T thafc it was a matter ipvwii^.'thV^y^le*6f ; --the;;autlforities in a iiietropolitaii '.ayea; ?ought to. be'icdn- ;; suited,cahd.'Ji& suggested that-the'charii-' ber Voiild be! to support .the i; moTemeflt-for •the , ;-: setting irp;of ! p.; regional-planning committee fof , th'e" / 3rr;"-Ma r wsbn;'r;efeiTed the'/chambii-rtd v a"ii article 'in* the' official organ of--the -Town-Planning Institute, stating'.; "the, proposal affects' the -whole of f.ih<&- : - areay : tbecauJse > the assumption is that the allocation of a particular area "for industrial would entail the p'roKibitidh bf the estab- ; ilishmeni; of eertain; types of' industry, except-within that area. At the present time industries of"airkinds are indiscriminately' rover :'th'evwhoie» metropolitan area, with-.a. corresponding loss of fi.ffici§ncy.,to ,thq industries themselves, , and totally' unnecessary, expense* to th'e . ratepayers.. 7S4*.:i;he';:p£oT!-ision arid inain— tenan,ce of, roads, and , ' r■ , • j . The .president; Mr. \T.' E: 'Green,''said-, that the'-Mayof•vpf"'Onehuiiga'; Mr. E;. ■, Morton, had undertaken'to confer with .the Mayor of ;One Tree Hill, with the object of arranging a conference\between the' iwo local bodies directly interested in the project. :