MANUKAU COUNTY

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 616, 19 March 1929, Page 13

MANUKAU COUNTY

A letter from the Main Highways Board was received at a meeting of the Manukau County Council to-day, advising the payment of £1,235 12s 4d to the council’s account to be allocated to the ridings as follows:—Pakuranga, £ll2s 3s sd; Papakura, £2O 12s 7d: Papatoetoe, £153 8s Sd; Wairoa, £53 13s 4d; Smith’s Bridge. Govern - j ment grant, £422 16s 3d; Bull’s Bridge, Government grant, £32S 11s 4d; Clcve-don-Miranda, Government grant, £144 6s 9cl. j Reference to the need of making pro- i j vision for the future widening of the ( ! Great South Road in order to cope with i future traffic requirements was made in ! a letter from the Auckland Town-Plan-j ning Association. The Minister of Labour advised that j Wednesday had been fixed as the statutory closing day for shoos in the county. The engineer, Mr. J. R. Page, reported that in addition to other work ten contracts were current, including the construction of five concrete bridges. Investigations for a permanent water supply in the Mangere Riding had been continued, and at last measurement shaft-sinking had reached a depth of 73ft, but the quantity of water sought had not yet been met with. A short length of Buckland Road will be tar-sealed immediately. By way of obtaining additional information regarding traffic on the PanmureFTowick highway the Main Highways Board is taking a further tally. Councillors contended that a complete tally was not being taken, and it was decided to protest against the method adopted. A recent inspection had showed that Tourist Bridge, in the Wairoa Ruling, ; was no longer safe for any kind of : traffic. It was decided that the bridge be closed and that the question of recon- ' struction be deferred until a later meet- | The inspector reported that 28 appli- : cations to erect dwellings and other ; buildings, to a total value of £8,616, had been received.