DEVONPORT ACTIVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 144, 8 September 1927, Page 13

DEVONPORT ACTIVITIES

Albert Road Cemetery.—The longneglected cemetery on Albert Road, Devonport, under control olf the Anglican Church authorities, is to be transferred to the Devonport borough in exchange for a section of land a* Narrow Keck. A sum of £SO a year will be required for maintenance. Marine Boroughs’ Amalgamation.— At last night s meeting of the Devonport Borough Council it was resolved to approve of the suggestion of the Marine Boroughs’ Association that a. committee of Mayors, town clerks and engineers be set up to obtain data concerning amalgamation. * * * Safety For Workers.—The fact that a number of men are working along the channel side of Rangitoto Island, under control cf the Domain Road, has led the Devonport Borough Council, which is the Domain Board, to ask the Defence Department to refrain from big gun practice at targets on the western flank cf the island. * * * House Numbers.’ —In order to meet the suggestions of the Auckland Carriers’ Association for the adoption of a system of numbering houses in j streets that will make the numbers, more readily discernible, the Devonport Borough Council has devised a scheme for having stencilled on appropriate telegraph or power line poles tlie run of house numbers in each street.

Local Body Bowser.—An underground tank and bowser pump have just been installed by the Mount Roskill Road Board upon that authority’s premises in Mount Albert* Road with a capacity to store 500 gallons of motor spirit. Yesterday the tank and fittings were tested and found satisfactory. and tho board has now issued to itself a licence to use the same. Work for Ex-Servicemen. —Major A. H. Wilkie and Major A. J. Wallingford waited on the Devonport Borough Council last evening to ask permission to hold a “Flag Day” to collect money to employ ex-Servicemen. A similar effort in Takapuna had produced, with Government subsidy, £4OO. Wages for ex-Servicemen were subsidised up to 7s 6d a day on casual work. “We are entirely in sympathy,” remarked Mr. Aldridge, Mayer. in conveying the council’s permission.

Lost —A Dep Ration. —“I understood a deputation was to wait on us tonight to protest against our scheme for spending all tie public subscription money for cleaning up O’Neill’s Cemetery, on the main drive. Has the town clerk seen or heard of it?” queried Cr. Ellisdon at Devonport last night. The Mayor, Mr. Aldridge, said he had explained to the objectors that half of the money was going on the drive and half on the side paths, and they had decided to abandon the deputation.