KHANDALLAH AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 201, 22 May 1936, Page 6

KHANDALLAH AFFAIRS

Progressive Association Meets At the monthly meeting of the Khandaltuh Progressive Association, held recently at the I’ar.sh flail, a letter was received from Miss L. I’’. Williams, Te Kainga Road, in reference to access to Kaiwarra Gorge Road, The chairman, Air. Al. 8. Galloway, reported that, in company with the engineer, he had been over the proposed road. The proposal was not a new one, as it had been before the associat.ou on and off for many years past. When the road was examined, it was quite apparent as a practicable proposition it wits not as simple as it looked, and, further, the cost would be more or less prohibitive. The responsibility of private owners for subdivision should not be overlooked, but the cost of such a scheme would involve a sum equal to, if not more than, that required to kerb, channel, and footpath the whole district. Krom an access point of view, the district was well served, and other work was of prior importance. In the meantime, there was little prospect of it being done, though the matter would not be lost sight of. The City Council advised that the completing of Cashmere Bark would be cons.dered, if the Government brought down a scheme of subsidised labour. The sub-committee considering the school site had met the Education Board and considered the proposal. The site discussed was adjacent to the main thoroughfare, and it was felt that from the point of view of safety of the children it was advisable that the situation should be removed from what was likely to become a main highway. An alternative proposal was discussed, and it was resolved that the committee inspect the site and again discuss the proposition with the Education Board.

Overtures had been ma.de to the general manager of railways, Air. G. If. Mackley, for a stop about the Nicholson Road bridge when the line was electrified. Air. Alackley and his officers had met the committee on the spot, and after inspection Air. Alackley had informed the committee ■that in the meantime he could not recommend the extra stop, as the time-table had been based on the present stops provided for. He assured the committee that if the trial proved that an extra stop was necessary and feasible, something would be done.

Following the inspection of the district with the engineer, it was proposed to kerb and channel the lower end of Simla Crescent and also fix a handrail at the dangerous entrance to Airs. Bligh’s property in that, street, and to put in order the access to the properties on the high side of 'Tennis Court Road. Further, the engineer undertook to see that the streets in the business area were more frequently cleaned. Complaints had been received about fruit vendors) in the district throwing waste paper and debris about indiscriminately, and it was resolved to bring this to the notice of the sanitary inspector.