DECISIONS IGNORED

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10848, 14 March 1921, Page 4

DECISIONS IGNORED

“ WILL NOT BE PUPPETS *

AUCKLAND BUILDING ADVISOR? COMMITTEE RESIGNS. SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. fix PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, March IS. The Building Advisory Committee ol Auckland has resigned in a body and the resignations have been sent to tho Minister bv telegram: “We have had enough- We. refuse to be puppet® any longer. We insist that if we give our valuable time our recommendations shall be given at least a courteous hearing.” This sums up the attitude of the committee in the matter.

Referring to the resignation Mr Spencer, who was chairman, says, inter alia: “On one occasion we had to fight to have a iiermit granted to a man whose building work was a direct improvement to Auckland, and. the buildings he contemplated were necessary works. At other times our decisions and recommendations were over ruled and now comes the straw that breaks the camel’s back.”.

Air Spencer went on to relate how members of the committee had come to the decision that the expensive buildings that were being erected by the Auckland Racing Club were not necessary. Since these were being constructed without permit the committee recommended that the Auckland Racing Club and also all firms supplying it with its building materials should be prosecuted under the present law The Board of Trade, instead of following this recommendation, issued on March 7th the permit for these buildings. On Thursday last the committee paid an official visit of inspection to the” racecourse at Ellerslie. and when the members discovered what had been done they naturally came to the conclusion that their services were without value.