NEW HOUSEING BLOCK

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24985, 20 September 1946, Page 6

NEW HOUSEING BLOCK

510 UNITS TO BW 1 ERECTED j In the belief that it would ing its head against a bncj resist,” the Waimairi County: agreed last evening that it offer objection to any move to a»wg| mate with the city 129 acres oiwjj on which the State Housing jwggi ment proposes to erect units. The area, which it bOWioWKwI Hills, Shirley, Quinn’s and roads, was approved for as a new housing settlement submitted. . _ t A request was received Government departments <W that the council should j land going to the Council, chiefly because water supply could be •easily than installing a new the county council. « Referring to previous amalgamation comm]ssion*J!gi which the county was H. Kitson said that the chid for a commission to whether the area was suitapie trol by a municipal authority, «E| no use countering the some substantial opposition made. In this instance £ even residents to make a peuw “In this instance the Ciy would have to do its own anyway,” said Cr. E. StqcKaggfljjp Several councillors exprewe® cern about the continuing areas to the city. It was stawa J unless the county agreed to lowed up by the city, it wgWffiM to move its own borders pacK. was power to take in adjonma ■ if the council could offer oei vices. The council was not along these lines at It was agreed to offer wi to the land being taken by after April 1 next year. y \