BOROUGH AFFAIRS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 161, 27 June 1930, Page 9

BOROUGH AFFAIRS

HASTINGS COUNCIL MEETS ITEM OF INTEREST TO RATE PAYERS. The regular meeting of the Hastings Borough Council was held last evening, when the Mayor (Mr G. F. Roach) presided. Others present were: Crs R. Henderson, P. Loach, C. H. Slater, W. J. Lyon, G. W. B. McCormick, T. Donovan, R. Baker and J. Simmons. The Department of Internal Affairs advised that an additional £77 in respect to auctioneers’ license fees, had been credited to the council. —ReReceived. The Haumoana Beach Improvement Society applied to the council for a donation of £5O to enable tho society to erect further swings, gee-saws and a children’s shute at the beach. —Decided to grant £lO as allowed for in tho estimates. The County Borough of Hastings (Eng.) Education Committee, reported that the senior flag presented by Hastings (New Zealand) has been won by the Hastings Boys’ Central School with a percentage of 97.5 of average attendance for the quarter ended March 31 last. Tho junior flag was won by tho All Saint’s Junior mixed school, with a percentage of 94.9 for the same period. The Electric Power Board's and Supply Authorities Association of New Zealand advised that the 1930 annual conference would bo held at Wellington on July .17 and 18 next, and the council was asked to appoint delegates.—The Mayor and Mr J. H. Scott, borough electrical engineer, were appointed. The Electrie Supply Authorities Engineers’ Association advised that its annual conference would bo held at Wallington on July 14, 15 and 16 next and asked that the borough engineer (Mr J.'H. Scott) be permitted to attend.—Agreed to. The Town Planning Institute of New Zealand forwarded two addresses on tho subject of town planning delivered by the Hon P. A. de la Perrelle and Mr J. W. Mawson, Director of Town Planning, respectively, at tho inaugural meeting of the institute. — Received. Messrs Kelsey and Hill wrote referring to their practice during past years of sending an electric radiator to the Mayor for him to pass on to some deserving case, and they now offered a radiator for any such purpose as the Mayor may think fit.—The Mayor reported that he had received the radiator and had arranged for the District Nurse to make use of it in connection with her activities. ROAD WANTED. FOR HASTINGS WEST’ For a ntuuber of years the Hastings West. School Committee has been endeavouring to secure a road to connect Joll road with Gordon road. Last evening the council received a letter from the committee pointing out this fact and also that it was possible that the assistance of the council might be solicited in the matter. Reviewing the efforts of the committee in the matter, the letter explained that the lute Messrs. Hickey and Banniityne had agreed to give tho necessary land to make a chainwide road, but the owner (Mr. Wilkie) of the shingle pit in Joll road would not agrpe to give the necessary land to make it possible to put the road through. The Hastings West Development Association had made unsuccessful negotiations for the purchase of Mr. Wilkie’s section. In the meantime, however, Mr. Henderson purchased the late Mr. Hickey’s property and he allowed the school children from the Joll road district to use his property as a thoroughfare, but, owing to some of the children interfering with his stock, he has prevented them from using this short cut. The Development Association, at its last meeting, decided to again endeavour to obtain this much-needed road, and it was because of this decision that the School Committee wrote to the council pointing out the possibility of the council’s support being solicited. The letter was received.