TRAMWAY CONTROL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15383, 19 August 1913, Page 5

TRAMWAY CONTROL.

GREY ■ LYNN'S ATTITUDE. ' CITY COUNCIL'S SUGGESTION'; t' < DISCUSSED. With • regard to the proposed tramway regulations the Grey Lynn Borough' Coun- V cil recently wrote to the City. Councii stating that the question which the coun- - cil had considered was whether these regu-; j lations should be enforced by a local, board ,V or a Government Department, and that in the interests, of the residents .2 of the borough, the council desired that it should [ have representation on any local board if any such were appointed to enforce the .. H regulatio^|®f^M|||^|^^gf||fig -In reply the town clerk wrote to the itfjS Grey Lynn Council J at its , meeting laafc QM night." • stating ■ that . the ( City' Council? had '< f resolved at its last meeting that the Elec- . trie Water Committee of (the!: council was willing to _ co-operate with three members ,of the , > Auckland " Suburban ■ local* >,i£; Bodies' Association" iu dealing with < any^r'a* matters affecting the tramway service out-, side the city boundaries if tiie association ' so desired. '"V"' The Mayor, Mr. L 3. , t ßaildon," moved that the letter be received, but Mr» Tat- ,*. tersfieid said that he did 'not think .that was exactly what' the Borough Council wanted, ana he would like the City Coun-- * cil's object more : clearly defined. He- v ; would like to know whether ' the* board was to include the three ' members :6£,tbe Local Bodies' Association. The proposal -",r of the \ City Council was ambiguous, ac (submitted to -the; Grey< Lynn body. yc iv* - Mr. Thompson was of opinio® that the '■ ftU City' Council " wanted; sole control of the tramways, and local ~ bodies were not to V be considered vat all. With regard to local bodies' representation, that | wool<f J have been on v a more democratic basis. ■>> - Direct representation. to the Minister, on the question was, in.his opinion, the beat j/U: plan. ' Mr. G. J. Garland said that 'he feared ' no side-tracking on the part of the City Council. If the delegates from - the association could not get a fair deal, then the proper course would be to approach the Minister for Public Works . and i protest against a board being set up which would - not be representative of the greater part --T p of the population. It was essential that the , Minister should / understand . that representation must bo given to those . local'..: bodies outside the precincts of the city on. a population basis. At present, however, as the overt ure came from the City 1 1 ;f r "Council the borough should wait and re- t , ceive the letter in a friendly spirit. :>»» £ -fMr. Warnock was opposed to this course, as .in - his opinion " silence gave consent.". The constitution of- the" board ? would be decided not 1y the Grey Lynn /■' Council or the City Council but by . Parlia- „. ment, and Parliament must be con-■ versant with the facts. " ;V V * \ '* V On the suggestion of ;th^Ma%^' it was * J decided to ask the 'City,C.ojiinpu t whetherf it was'willing to allow jh"e three members to work on the board. '/.V. |f§| roils ri, -K - ■