PIHA GIFT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 128, 2 June 1939, Page 9

PIHA GIFT.

TITLE DEEDS PRESENTED.

1W( [LITIKS RMS CAMPING

The title deed-, of property at l'iha, eoiupri.-ii!". over |IM> acre-, pre-enled to I lie Auckland < ity < mini-il under the will of the late Sir Algernon Tl>o)ua». were handed to I lie Mayor. Sir Kruct Davi-. by the donor - - -on. Mr. X. I!. W. TliolllUH,' at the council"- 'Meeting h'-t night. Tin , Mayor, in thanking Mr. Thomas, said the council had already passed a re-olution in connection with the yift. which was greatly appreciated. The piece of bit-li was a valuable astfet to the city. deferring this morning to the "' over lIHI acres of land at. l'iha to the City Council made by li s father. Mr. V I!. \Y. Thomas, .-aid that hi- father had always contended that the bush areas near Auckland would 'jive a better water -upplv than the AVe-iern SpringH and cou-cqiieiitly the Waitakere Park propo-al appealed to him a- lieiuv r-.eiitinl to lite proper <'on-"rv at imi of the city'- li'tiin water supply. The Wait.'ikcre- would be better known and n-cd if they were treated, as to enable !icc(.-,. 'liv rea-onal.ie path- properly indicated. The nrea- would be proterted to n greater evtent if th<> juri-dict ion of the honorary rangers win extended. Mr. Thoma« said the area presented to tho council fid joined a large nrea of park land and he hoped that something' would be done for the youth of Auckland by the pro\i-ion of facilities to enable orgnnised pnrtioi to have the frcdom of ii t-ecocTii--cd campin-.' area and facilities for recreational and physical training.