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that they were being occupied permanently by residents, the question as to whether they, should be incorporated in the territory of a local governing authority, particularly irt the case of Pine Island, is to be considered by the Commission in conjunction with the North Shore inquiry to be held in July, 1949. (7) .Kjhiktht Town District . The Commission inspected the Town District of Kihikihi with a view to considering ife:amalgamation "with the Te Aw-amutu Borough, but until an over-all review of such authorities-has been undertaken the question has been deferred. (8) Manawatu County : Foxton Beach Area An application was made to the Commission for the constitution of the Foxton Beach area as a town district. A large number of leases of the " Glasgow " type have been granted' by the Foxton. Harbour Board in the area, but the Board's endowment has been cut up into sections without any system of planning. 1 As no plans have been deposited in the Land Registry Office it has not been possible to register the leases.. Until such time, as this question, has been attended to, and until the county, or such other local authority which may be constituted, is in a position to take over such roads as may be dedicated, the Commission has deferred the application. (9) New Plymouth Harbour District . An application was made to the Commission to determine whether a reorganization scheme should be prepared in respect of the Board's district. The matter has been referred back to the Board's solicitors for further information. (10) Hutt County : Days Bay Area An application has been lodged with the Commission in regard to the question of the inclusion, of Days Bay in the City of Wellington. Pending investigation of the position, action has been deferred. (11) Awatere County A trustee of the Mount Gladstone and Upcot properties in the upper Awatere area referred to the Commission the question of the Crown's liability for special rating on the Molesworth Station, and also the question of spreading the liability over the county generally. This matter was exhaustively investigated, but the Commission decided that it had no jurisdiction. The question as to the spread of liability was one of an administrative nature for consideration by the County Council, while the question of the Crown's liability was referred to the Department of Lands and Survey for consideration. It was subsequently learned that, although the Crown was held not to be liable, the Hon. the Minister of Lands had approved of the payment of an annual grant in lieu of special rates. (12) Tinwald Town District As. a result of the Asliburton County Council deciding to bring a belt of land approximately some two miles deep surrounding the Borough of Ashburton and the Town District of Tinwald under planning control, an application was made for an Order in Council to cover this area. It was ascertained that the Town Board had not taken any steps to bring its district under planning control as part of a comprehensive scheme, and as unco-ordinated and haphazard development would tend to take place, which would result in ribbon development in the town district, and as it was possible that commercial and industrial activities were likely to be established, the question as to whether certain areas of the town district should be included in the Ashburton Borough and the balance included in the county was referred by the Commission to each - of the local authorities concerned for consideration.

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