BIRKENHEAD DRAINAGE.
POLL PRELIMINARIES. Tlie sewerage scheme prepared for the populated area of Birkeuhead was adopted by the borough council last night, after excluding 8H acres of the Colonial Sugar Company's watershed of a rutcable value of £9455, The unimproved value on which the special rate of 2.H pence will lie collected for interest at 34 per cent and sinking fund of 2 per cent is £144,44."). The estimated cost is £35,000, but tlu> ratepayers will be required to find only JCiS.OOO. the Unemployment Board's subsidy, which has been* increased from 29/3 per man weekly to 30/. amounting to £7000. The town clerk. Mr. IT. Kemp, was authorised to proceed with the necessary formalities, including the finalising of the special roll of ratepayers, preparatory to taking a poll, the date of which "will be decided Inter.'
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 180, 1 August 1935, Page 10
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