THE SHINGLE TROUBLE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1212, 22 August 1911, Page 6

THE SHINGLE TROUBLE.

« MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. Messrs. Poole, Myers, and Glover, M.T'.'s. waited on the Hon. J. A. Millar yesterday in referem-o to the condition of affair-: that-has arisen in regard to obt;- iniiis shingle and sand from beaches in Mr- vinr.ity of Auckland. Mr. Mill.-ir in-f'-viiied tho deputation that there was no I-',i ■•..n why any person who was desirous i!' -ilitainins shinijlo or sand should not without any farther delay, by npv'f!:r to C'aptaiu Fleming, who had full ::n! iinrit.v to issue permits fol- the Coro-i]-1?' Peninsula, at the rate of sixpence . r yard for shingle and threepence lor .■r.i. a strotch of tho main land having i. i>i opened for sand. Tliero would be no : '''lction in the chargo per yard, as it . ould bo necessary for tho Government [o purchase a strip of land about two chains wido right along; the beach of the Peninsula as a reserve. The money derived from tho sale of tho shingle would go towards tho purchase and making good damage to property. Waihoko, Ponui, and Motutapu Islands were closed, as tho Crown would not givo any guaranteo or ba responsiblo for damage.