TOWN PLANNING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20284, 19 April 1934, Page 13

TOWN PLANNING.

Year of Progress Reported Upon. Another ye a r of progress was report-r-KwV 5 * 1 ? 6 f ? u^ th arinua l meeting of the Christchurch branch of the Town Planing Institute last eventng. The annual report stated that the membership of the branch stood at twenty-one members, twenty-eight honand ° ne student, totalyear same as in the previous The finances of the branch were in a satisfactory position, there being a credit balance of £l2 2s sd. as eom£f r . ed ydtb a credit balance of £2 6s td at the beginning of the year. However. ic ere o J w f re liabilities amounting to £S TBs 2d in. connection with the Town Pianning and Housing Exhibition. The movement for the education of c !?v? dren .» in town Planning had been further advanced during the year and? it was hoped to still further extend ttlat woldc * n coming year The committee recorded its regret that no appointment had been made of f£ to !r* 0f Town Planning, and hoped that the Government Would see its way Maws PO ' nt a successor to Mr J. W. Spealcing to the report, the chairman (»lr A. R. Galbraith) said that the vear s®? ,* nd ? ubte 2 l V been th ® Inost successJJ?* th f, branch had experienced since its formation. The executive had done ex- ♦ S.°. rk ’„ arid thankß were also due Council and other local bodies. The outstanding event of the year had been the town planning exhiwl,lch proved such a success. fficers , were_ elected as follower—cbftirinan, SFr R. Heaton Rhodes; vicechairman, Mr A. R. Galbraith; secretarv, Mr E. P. Scott; treasurer. Mr A H Bridge; executive, chairman, secretarv and treasurer. Messrs W. Scarff V R J. Mean, c. a. M’Keiiar, C. G. Ellis and J. L. Davis.