LYALL BAY AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 68, 17 September 1925, Page 9

LYALL BAY AFFAIRS

PROGBESSWE. ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the I^aH Bay Progreaiive Association was held: in the Lyall Bay school last evening. Mr. J. ,H. Burgoyne-Thomai was elected. chairman. , There wae a fair attendance of ■members."' ■ '■; .V-;-:-....;/yv;- :r- ;■;■■;■„ ■ ;■'•/■"•■■•.

The annnal report•■ and balance-sheet were adopted, the chairman and members congratulating the secretary (Mr. B.C. Cull) on its'■: preparation and presentation..; Mr. A. o.' Blake stated that; the. City. Council had been prompt and courteous ,iri its replies to correspondence. Many of the' needs and;' requirements of the district, remained still ■to be fulfilled. Among these, ■ notably was the, widening of drive between Coutts. street and Freyberg street;' 1' and the.association should urge on the council ,the "necessity .for. carrying on the work- immediately. V Other members strongly endorsed the statement in regard to the widening of the drive. ;\ ■■■' •■. ■/:*''.:-'. ': >:'y- -:■"■■'■■■: ■:•

The balajice-iheet' showed :• Mtufaetory balance/on thi credit side. A vote of thank* wu carried to the auditor. Mr. W. H; Morrah. • '■■.■';'■{':'. "' -':,%:'

The election of officer* re»nlt»d as follow*:—President, ■;. Mr. J. H. Bur-goyne-Thomo j Tioe-precidenU,: MeHn. A. 0. Blaka, A. E. Haswell, ;P. B. Cainu, R- L«tli« Jonw, W. F. Sher•wood; executive committee, Messrs.: E. A. R. Johei, W; F. Stone, H. Harria, W. Usher, A. E. SawteU, ,; A. F.. T. CborKon, W. Davidge, A.VHowW, W. T. S Edwards, B. D. Johnstons, J. 0. Ridddl, A. J. 0. M!eh»ffery,. Winton Bibwn, H. Linklater;' hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. B. 0. Cull; assistant. Hon. secretary^ Mr.;F.^J. Erans; hon. auditor, Mr. W: H. Morrah. Discussion took place on points raised by Mr. B. L. Jones in regard to street lighting, tha state of the loads, and the efttjt of the electrical change-over. A committee,, comprising Messrs.. Sher-: wood, E. L. Jones, and Cairns, was set ■up to go into the questioa:of street lighting. :;\ ■■■ ';' • ; i. .\- V : ; , It was decided to write to the City Council urging that.'. the completion of Crawford: road be pushed forward aii speedily as,possible. The question of a play; area was [left to/the next meeting of the executive. The meeting agreed on tho paramount importance of beach improvement, and Messrs. Evans, Jones, Howitt,^ Usher, and the chairman 'were appointed a deputation to wait on the Reserves Committee of the council in regard to the matter. It was decidedto go into the question of issuing a circular stating :. what - the. association had achieved and hoped to achieve for the welfare of the district with a view to increasing, membership.•'... , •■;• :