NAPIER AERODROME

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 57, 19 February 1935, Page 8

NAPIER AERODROME

Terms of Lease Approved In connection with the proposed lease of the Napier aerodrome site, and the draft legislation that is to be placed before this session of Parliament, the Napier Harbour Board yesterday affirmed the bill, provided that without the hoard’s consent none of the land is used for any purpose other than aviation. This draft has also received oral approval from the Napier Borough Council, but it will have to receive official approval at. the next meeting of the council. The reserves committee of the board made the following recommendations, which the board affirmed: — (a) That, the draft bill be agreed to generally, provided that none of the land is used for any other purpose than aviation, without the Harbour Board’s consent. (b) That the plan be adopted, but the Borough Council be informed that provision should be made for drainage rights being preserved at Pandora (<•) That tho drainage outfall should be defined. (<l> That the board should bate the right to place on the aerodrome site any material taken out to make a channel alongside the property. (e) That the committee is not in favour of a straight-out option of purchase being granted to anyone. (f) The solicitors to make it clear in the lease that one of the conditions should be that the area must be kept clear of noxious weeds and tall fescue.