DEVELOPMENT OF AUCKLAND

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29232, 16 June 1960, Page 14

DEVELOPMENT OF AUCKLAND

Bill To Establish Authority (New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, June 15. The Auckland Regional Authority Establishment Bill was lodged with the Magistrate's Court today. The bill provides for the setting up of a special committee to promote legislation to constitute a regional authority for the Auckland Area. The bill is expected to be presented to Parliament early next month by the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr Anderton), who is M.P. for Auckland Central, for the Auckland City Council, which is sponsoring it The committee which the bill will empower to act will consist of the Mayors and chairmen of all local authorities in Greater Auckland and the chairmen of the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage Board, Transport Board. Regional Planning Authority and North Shore Drainage Board. It will have the power to co-opt technical experts on sub-commit-tees working toward the second bill, which will constitute the Auckla. d regional authority. This second bill is expected to go before Parliament next year. It will include statutory powers for the proposed authority to undertake any future works or functions of a metropolitan or regional nature of sufficient importance.

“It will eventually be concerned with the complete redevelopment of Auckland,” said the Mayor of Auckland (Mr D. M. Robinson), who is chairman of the regional council, today.

“It will be able to co-ordinate such metropolitan activities as hydatids and termite control, motorways, airports, heliports and possibly, traffic,” Mr Robinson said. "It could be the foundation for a board of works.

“It will certainly be the biggest move in Auckland local government for 50 years.”