UNITED BURGESSES.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17747, 26 April 1923, Page 6

UNITED BURGESSES.

MEETING OF ASSOCIATION. ! A meeting of the United Burgesses' Assoj ciation was held on Tuesday r.isjht, Mr.G. F. ' Allen presiding over a large attendance. ; "It seams that tho Adclington burgesses have 1:0 outlook beyond their own particular sphere; all t!wv are living i'jr is for Addington," said Mr A. E. Blank, in reporting ! un the result oi' a deputation which waited on the Aldington Buivjeseea' Association with a- view to getting it to .ufiiiiate with tho United Association. He s-ud that tho case was put Ijti'ore the burgesses, who seemed to feel that they could do no good by joining up. The Chairman: It seems we can tdo anything more. Mr AV. J. Jl-oberts: It's a rather poor outkok. The Addington Association wrote stilting that it had beer, unanimously agreed not to join the Association, as it believed that it could do ik. good by going out of the district. The members were not antagonistic to the United Burgesses' Association, anu they wished it every success. It was decided to send an open deputation from the Association to a m'vting of residents of the Isorthcote Settlement on May sth. The Railway Department advised that the matter of warning bells for the Glando/ey road level crap sing was nnder consideration. The Canterbury Progress League ajao advised thut that action was being taken with a view to improving the visibility of the Gliuidovov xoud crossing It was decided to send a deputation to the meeting of the Papanui Progress League on the first Monday in May. The Cashmere Progress Association wrote stating that as there were so many matters in their own district requiring attention, they did not propose becoming affiliated I to the United Association at present. : On the motion of Mr E. Franklin it was i decided to write to the bodies concerned, &skang thut something might be done towards the of Beach road a,nd Pacific road, North New Brighton. Mr Franklin gave notice of motion tint the Association should approve of the recommendation that the Sumner bar ehonld be improved, und n Harbour made et Redcliife for the accommodation of small craft.