New Streets For Old

Pleasure at what he termed "Probably the most successful year in the history of the council" was expressed by the Mayor, Mr H. H. Barker, in his review of the annual accounts of the City Council.

Mr Barker said that revenue had topped expenditure by a good margin, and in addition the physical results of the Council's year were most impressive.

He paid a special tribute to the policy of diverting maintenance expenditure to permanent work, which had resulted in 23,800 square yards of permanent sealing and 20,000 of re-sealing, plus 3½ miles of kerbing and channelling, and a mile of permanent footpath.

Pictures here show some of the Council's staff on street work, which they are doing at a 20% saving on contract cost.

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Low-angle view of the new surface of Mill Read, between Gladstone Road and Childers Road.
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Another view of Mill Road, showing all-over sealing and side channels. At left is the Te Hapara School.

At work in Northcote Road: members of the Council's gang on reconstruction work, building new side channels.

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Houses, fences, and trees in Lytton Road south wear uniform coating of dust in dry weather.

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N. Shardlow and P. Planten working with cement and boxing.

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D. Hague and O. Hapi at the mixer.

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A general view of the Northcote Road work. Soon, it will look like Mill Road, and another street will be completed. Maintenance on such streets is low.