"ARISTOCRATIC" SUBURBS,

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 48, 25 August 1911, Page 7

"ARISTOCRATIC" SUBURBS,

minimum frontage* FATE OF PROPOSED BYLAWS. A peculiar position Was Tevealed at the City Council last evening, when the Bylaws Committee repotted it had no recommendation to make on a request referred to id by the Outlying Districts Committee that a bylaw be passed fixing the minimum frontage of sections in future divisions in the outlying districts at 40ft. It appeared that the _ Hataitai Municipal Association recently waited on the Outlying Districts Committee and made the request for the bylaw. Councillor M'Laren moved that the report be refered back to committee. He was surprised that no recommendation had been, made by the Bylaws Committee. He considered a bylaw on, the subject was necessary to provide air space. Councillor Trevor said the proposal had emanated from one of the leading citizens of Sataitai— h« might s&y the King of Hataitai. The committee did not see its way to make any recommendation. Councillor Godber said the subject bristled with difficulties, as it would be most unfair to some' residents and property owners to fix a hard and fast rate. " Councillor M'Kenzje pointed out that the proposed minimum frontage would make the cost of residences so excessive that the poor man would not have a chaftce of living outside the city. He compared, the case with that of Remitera, the aristocratic suburb of Auckland, where the Eoad Board passed a bylaw fixing the minimum frontage at 60ft. It might as well have been fixed ?>t 100 ft. It was clearly intended to make Eemuera an aristocratic isolated leserve. Probably the same was infended for Hataitai. He thought such ii bylaw would bo detrimental to the best interest* of the city. The proposal to refer the report back to committee y/»8 defeated by* a small'