FORMATION OF BOROUGH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20364, 19 September 1929, Page 13

FORMATION OF BOROUGH.

ONE TREE HILL SCHEME.

HOLDING OF COMMISSION

The One Tree Hill Road Board met last evening, the chairman, Mr. J. Hardwicke, presiding. Notification was received from Mr. W. J. Jordan, M.P., that be had recommended that the usual commission in connection with the borough proposal should bo dispensed with in view of the favourable finding of a previous commission. He had asked that the matter should be dealt with as expeditiously as possible. The Under-Secretary of the Department of Internal Affairs advised that the borough petition would receive careful attention. He. said that there was no legal authority whereby the setting up of a commission might be dispensed with. In a further letter Mr. Jordan said it was evident that the correct procedure should be followed, as if the question had not already beoti pone into, otherwise in the «vent of a borough being formed it might be open to protest by any ratepayer. Mr. R. G. Clark said it was a shame that the ratepayers should be put to the expense of a second commission. The increase in population of nearly 1500 was tho only alteration in the district since the commission, so there would surely be no alteration in the finding. It might bo legal, but it did not seem fair that there should be another commission.

Mr. C. L. Slyficld moved that to put the matter on a legal footing the correct, procedure should be proceeded with, and tho motion was carried.

The continuance of street lights on tram and bus routes until 1 a.m. was sought by tho Auckland Transport Board. The clerk stated that tho Power Board had been asked to supply details of the additional cost involved, but no reply had yet been received.

Mr. Clark said flint such a practice would throw the whole organisation out of gear, as a great number of street lights were on a time switch. The matter v;as deferred pending a reply from tho Power Board

The building inspector reported that 14 permits, involving £12,396, had been issued during tho past fortnight. During that time (ho building trade had brightened considerably. Three of the permits were for dwellings, valued at £2650, four for shops, valued at £3200, and two for flats, valued at £6OOO.