RATE STRUCK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 195, 31 May 1945, Page 4

RATE STRUCK.

CATCHMENT BOARD. ESTIMATES ADOPTED. TIMARU, This Day. On the motion of file chairman (Dr. P. R. Wood house), the South Canterbury Catchment Board yes- v terday struck a rate of l/25th of a penny in the £ on the capital value of £28,610,456 of the property within its boundaries foT the financial vear ending March 31, 1946. A decision jo establish the Board’s headquarters in Tirnaru was carried on the easting vote of the chairman. Estimates for the year ending March 31. 1946, were approved. The amounts to be contributed by the various local bodies are as follow: Counties—-Ashburton (part of) £1450, Geraldine £505, Levels £479, Mackenzie (part’of) £2BO, Waimate (part of) £619. Boroughs—Ashburton £324, Geraldine £32. Temuka £62, Timaru £893, Waimate £B2. Town Boards—Pleasant Point £l6, Tinwald £22. The Soil Conservation Council advised that a subsidy of £IBO (£2 for £1) had been approved for protective works in the Opihi River at Mr A. C. Shaw’s frontage at Kerry town. The chairman said .that Messrs Shaw, V. W. Wilson and W. M. G. Davidson had each contributed £3O as their share of the cost of the work. Mr R. Mclntyre, Public Works engineer, Temuka, advised that the machinery would be available to commence the job as soon as the Pleasant Point saleyards bridge work was completed. On the motion of Mr 11. G. Kemp, it was decided that application be made to the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control .Council for a subsidy, Mr Cole to be then asked if lie would be willing to contribute the balance of cost of the work.

Referring to a letter from the Mt. Hutt Flood water and General Irrigation Problems Association, the Ashburton County Council advised that it had considered tjie matter and was endeavouring to arrange a conference with the Minister of Works (the Hon. R. Semple) to inspect the district and discuss the problems. The Association wrote thanking the. Board for attention to its representations.