Sleepless Hours At Hora Hora

Northern Advocate, 17 December 1938, Page 14

Sleepless Hours At Hora Hora

The big tractor engaged in levelling operations at Hora Hora Park commence.'; operations at daybreak and continue:.; until dark.

'Tii is- is causing bitter complaints from resident.-, of To Mai Road,. Maunn Road and surrounding areas, who state that its machinations in the small hours arc disturbing their early morning slumbers. Started At 4.10 a.m. Today the* tractor commenced its machinegun-like detonations at 4.10 ■■an. Cne resident look particular note of the lime. The average person has only eight hour; in which to sleep, the resident claims, and the tractor is clipping off the last two or three hours. He lias approached the police to see i' something can be done under the public nuisances regulations, but was informed that no action could be taken. It was surprising, he said, that no complaint had been received from the Whangarei. District Hospital nearby. Borough Council’s Sanction, To expedite the work, the council had given permission to the contractor. Mr C. W. F. Hamilton, to work three six-hour shifts daily with the tractor and scoop, said the Town Clerk, Mr L. O. Hall, when the complaint was referred to him this afternoon.

Tin’s meant that the tractor would commence operations at 4 a.m. and continue until 10 p.m. Work had been in progress nearly a week, and it was anticipated that there would be only two weeks’ mors work of this nature.