PARKING AREAS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22963, 15 February 1938, Page 13

PARKING AREAS

MORE LIMITATIONS STREETS IN THE CITY TAMAKI DRIVE INCLUDED A further list of prohibited and restricted parking areas in the city was approved last night by the City Council. It was decided that the following streets should be prohibited for the full length on each side:—The two unnamed streets north and south of the Chief Post Office between Queen Street and Britomart Place; Fort Street Lane; Gore Street Lane; City Road, at all times; Durham Street East, at all times; and Durham Street West, at all times. Parking for part of the length was prohibited in the following cases:— Beach Road, for 10 chains eastward from Britomart Place on both sides; Emily Place, from Fort Street for 300 ft. on both sides; France Street, from Karangahape Road to Canada Street on the east side; Khyber Pass ltoad, from Symonds Street eastward for 300 ft. on both sides; Liverpool Street for the full length on the east side. Restricted parking was allowed in the following instances: —Cross Street and Federal Street, for the full length on both sides, and France Street from Karangahape Road to Canada Street on the west side, a maximum of 20 minutes; Liverpool Street, for the full length on the west side, a maximum of 10 minutes; St. Patrick's Square, west, from Wyndliam Street to Lower Federal Street on both sides, prohibited from Mondays to Saturdays, inclusive, at all times; and Tamaki Drive, from a point 60 yards west of the culvert at the western end of Selwyn Domain to a point 60 yards south-west of the Kohimarama Wharf, both sides, prohibited from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on all days.

The Mayor, Sir Ernest Davis, said tho two unnamed streets by the Post Office should be named and the matter was referred to the Works Committee.

MISSION BAY DOMAIN QUESTION OF PARKING FEES TO BE CONTINUED The lifting of parking fees in Selwvn Domain, Mission Bay, was again considered by the City Council last night •when the Parks Committee, which twice previously had been asked to reconsider the question, again recommended that the charge be abolished. It was reported that a deputation of Mission Bay shopkeepers which had attended a meeting of the committee had stated that the charge was seriously affecting their businesses as motorists were not patronising the domain. It was reported that 3356 cars had used the park since the institution of the parking fee. In November £l6 18s 6d was collected from 527 motorists; in December 1108 cars yielded £27 14s; and in January the return was £43 Os 6d from 1721 cars; making a total collection of £B7 13s. Mr. J. S. Stewart, who recorded his dissenting opinion from the recommendation of the committee, moved an amendment that no action should be taken and that the charge should stand, as it had not been given a fair trial. The amendment was carried.

MORE BOOKS READ EXTRA HELP AT LIBRARIES An increase in the work of the dale, Point Chevalier and Tamaki public libraries caused a recommendation to come before the City Council last night for the appointment of an assistant to each library. Issues at Avondale last year were 44,599 volumes, at Point Chevalier they were 40,349, and at Tamaki, 40,888. It was decided to refer the recommendation to the Finance Committee.