ONE TREE HILL AFFAIRS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18521, 4 October 1923, Page 12

ONE TREE HILL AFFAIRS.

ROAD BOARD MEETING.

RESERVES IN SUBDIVISIONS. The One 'HOT Road -Board, met last evening. Mr. BT'G. Clark' presided, and there wefo also present Messrs. F. Chapman, H. Clayton, C. : ; L. Mcintosh, S. Patersoh, ;, C. ; Purchas, ''.* and '-.■; T. H. Rowe. 1 - '■■;'; /: . : '."'-'/ f l - ; .'f i '.'fV-.v'--',;. '''■':' '■■. '"

'A favourable report regarding the ' water I supply, of the district was received r from the Auckland Hospital. The'chairman stated that it was ? the 'most? satis- . factory report that had been received if or some : time. ■ "' * . " Discussion took place on the question of the . Government demanding 5 per cent: of all - land - ; subdivisions ;.; for reserves. : }( It was decided to approach the Minister for ';', Lands on the matter, asking that, in ' :■■■ view '-pi. the large area of parks-in 'the ./district, the :5;; per cent, ? :i reserve, should not fire; insisted upon,' and also that the :..."* question of cross-roads ;' in subdivisions • should be leftvat the discretion of the ':.>,; board. ■;.'•- \ The' "i engineer's quarry :' report stated that the. cost, of metal ' .during .; the year amounted to 6s 5d a" cubic '.. yard. It recommended that Cwater, be -laid !' on in ';; Horotutu Road. ■[{ The , : recommendation :jv and report were adopted. .'.'"•'"• •■" >. The .half-yearly balance disclosed that the accounts of the board were in a satisfactory condition. " r ' ..-,'„ IS was decided to relax the reading by- " laws .'. in connection with the ; opening-up of a large-estate in the district, and to impose similar conditions to those existing in the Maungaldekie: district.^