“UNDER THE HAMMER”

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 89, 6 July 1927, Page 10

“UNDER THE HAMMER”

PROPERTY SALES PENDING The following: properties are advertised. to be sold by auction under conduct of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Auckland: N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., at its rooms, on July 8, a list of properties including the following:— . Farm property of 059 acres at Churchill on Waikato River. Messrs. Samuel Vaiie and Sons, Ltd., at their rooms on July 8, a list of properties, including the following. Property at Liger Road, Tamaki, being piece of land, over 10 acres and without buildings. Rutherford, Robinson and Austin, at their rooms, on July S, a list of properties, including the following.—— Farm property of 378 acres at "Waiwera. T . C. F. Bennett, at his rooms, on July S, a list of properties, including the following:— _ , Property 79 Shackleton Road, off Dominion ’ Road, with five-roomed house. _ Julv 15, property at Western Springs Road, Point Chevalier, with fiveroomed house. Dalaety and Co., Ltd., at their rooms, on July 15, a list of properties, including the following: Farm property of 300 acres, at Reweti. F. T. Danvers, at his rooms, on July 19, a list of properties, including the following: Farm property of 310 acres with tworoomed house. NOTES ON SUBURBS THE SUN hopes to have in this column each week a short account of the development of some suburb or new subdivision. Homebuilders who have been considering Devonport or Takapuna will be interested in part of the annual report of the chairman of directors of tlie Devonport Steam Ferry Co., Ltd. Referring to transport over the harbour the report states: “The past year has been an eventiui one in the history of the company. Some three years ago a motor-bus service was established between Takapuna and Devonport, which became known as the ‘Yellow Bus Service.’ In its initial stages only one bus was used, but the patronage became so extensive theft by the end of last year ten buses were employed. This service added considerably to the passenger traffic on the company’s ferries between Devonport and Auckland. TRACKLESS TROLLY BUSES “The question as to the most suitable system of land transport for Takapuna has given your directors much anxious thought. Expert advice has been and is being sought as to the most efficient system to adopt. The following systems have been carefully considered: Electric traction, Diesel electric traction, petrol electric buses, petrol buses and trackless trolly buses. “Up to the present the conclusion arrived at favours the installation of an eelctric trackless trolly bus system. In the opinion of experts the advantages of this system due to local conditions are such that its adoption is confidently recommended subject to satisfactory terms for the supply of power being arranged for with the Waitemata Power Board. The information obtainable regarding the running of trackless trolly busy systems in England, where undoubtedly rapid strides have been made in recent years, appears to strongly support the establishment of such a method of transport in Takapuna. It is worthy of note that 18 large cities in England have adopted this method of transport in recent years, replacing, in practically every instance, electric tram systems and petrol buses. “In order, however, that the information already obtained should be thoroughly substantiated, and the most advantageous system of land transport adopted, the directors took the opportunity of instructing a highly-qualified engineer, who is now visiting England, to investigate thoroughly the existing trolly bus system now being operated there. He has been instructed to report fully on this particular type of transport, and also on any other form of transport which he may consider more suitable. Until this report is to hand a final decision will remain in abeyance.