John Arnold_The Evening Post_, 1 May 1924:
NELSON NEWS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
…
When the bylaw fixing the minimum area of building sections came up for confirmation, Councillor Moffatt said there was a strong feeling in the city that the area should be one-eighth of an acre [505 m2], and not one-tenth [405 m2]. He was of opinion that in a residential city like #Nelson a minimum of a tenth of an acre was too small. He moved an amendment that the area be one-eighth. The motion was seconded by Councillor Nightingale.
The Mayor said he had always supported an eighth of an acre.
Councillor Edwards could not support the amendment. The matter had been thoroughly discussed, and a tenth agreed on. The amendment, if carried, would hit the working man hard, as there were no facilities for people getting to the outskirts of the city by trams, etc., like there were in big cities.…
The amendment was lost.…
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NELSON NEWS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
…
When the bylaw fixing the minimum area of building sections came up for confirmation, Councillor Moffatt said there was a strong feeling in the city that the area should be one-eighth of an acre [505 m2], and not one-tenth [405 m2]. He was of opinion that in a residential city like #Nelson a minimum of a tenth of an acre was too small. He moved an amendment that the area be one-eighth. The motion was seconded by Councillor Nightingale.
The Mayor said he had always supported an eighth of an acre.
Councillor Edwards could not support the amendment. The matter had been thoroughly discussed, and a tenth agreed on. The amendment, if carried, would hit the working man hard, as there were no facilities for people getting to the outskirts of the city by trams, etc., like there were in big cities.…
The amendment was lost.…
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240501.2.108
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