THE TE ARO GOODS STATtON.

Evening Post, Volume XLVII, Issue 28, 2 February 1894, Page 4

THE TE ARO GOODS STATtON.

Further discussion took place at the meeting of tho City Council last evening rolativo to the reqneat of the deputation of business people that the Council should approach the Harbour Board with a view to urging tho Government to proceed with the To Aro goods shed. Councillor Vogel moved—" That in view of tho City Council having previoußly been favourable to tbe orection ot a goods shed at Te Aro nn certain ronditions, aa set out by Mr. 8011, a committee be appointed by the Connoil to confor with the Harbour Board on the subject, and to report to the Council as to the erection of a goods shed on those terms, and as to a deputation to the Premier " Ho said that what the Council had objected to was the original Bill brought down. The people were under the impression that the Counoil had been opposed to , the erection of a goods station. Such was not the faot. Tho Counoil all along had j been favourable to the work going on on certain conditions. Councillor Barber, in seconding the motion, said it was obvious that if a goods station wore established at Te Aro a great deal of tho heavy traffic now passing over the streets wonld b$ avoidod. He certainly thought the Connoil should not place obstacles in the way of a largo expenditure by the Government. Councillor Tatum supported the motion. If tho Govornmcnt was willing to pay for the land taken, lie did not think anyone would opposo the scheme. Councillor Tanner agreed that a goods station at To Aro was necessary. The Council could not afford to spend money to reclaim the land at Te Aro. He considered tho deputation had made a mistake 'in bringing pressure to bear on the City members to vote •in a certain direction last session. He moved as an amendment, "' That the deputation be informed that the Council is still willing .that the Government bhonld take tho necessary land required for the Te Aro goods sheds, on the same terms as oontained in previous correspondence botween the last Mayor and the Premier, ami tho Council is willing to write again to the Promier to that effect, but does not conaidor that a deputation 'either to the Harbour Board or the Premier would be desirable." The JJBOOO which the Government was willing last session to spend on the station had been lost to the city, and it was now tho duty of the city members to fight the matter out in the Housu. Councillor Harris, in seconding the amendment, maintained that it was far better for the Council to have allowed the .£BOOO to go elsewhere than accept the" offer on the conditions laid down by the Premier. He did not see that there was any necessity for a deputation, as tho position had not altered. Councillor Vogel, speaking to the amendment, said that it wonld now take the Counoil all its time to get the .£BOOO. By simply writing a letter the Council would obtain no desirable result. The only way to obtain the expenditure was to make a push for it. Councillor Pethorick did not see there waa and the Premier. He thought it highly deairablo tho Board 'should be waited upon. Councillor De\ine urged that the city membora be requested to -join in the proposed conference between tho Board and the Council. The amondmont was lost by 6 to 4, and the resolution was carried. The Mayor and \?ouncillors Harcourt, Fraaor, Anderson, and Petherick were apEointed a committee to approach the Harour Board.