ONE TREE HILL COUNCIL

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 23, 28 January 1937, Page 9

ONE TREE HILL COUNCIL

The One Tree ITill Borough Council nipt la.st evening, the deputy-Jlavor, Mr. C. L. Slyfield, presidium.

Milk (Viincil Klection.—lt was resolved to nominate tiie Mayor, I. J. Goldmine (a sitting member), as a candidate for the election next month.

};.iic Collections.- The total municipal and , water rates collected up to January 20 was 84.3 per cent, compared with 52.7 per ;it January 31. ISVSG. "This position 15 hiph'y satisfactory, the payments twins the i)csi >'iice the slump, and nfli-it Cleat credit upon the borough," commented Ml. \V. <i. Mulhollaiid.

Traffic Fees.—lt was rcporte*! that, during the past year heavy traffic fees eullc ted totalled £1315, an increase of £212 compared with the previous year. Drivers" IK-en<o»- issued since June 1 totalled 1501. an increase of l-"> 3.

Water Pumping Losses.— A report by the town clerk stated that for tlie eix months ended November 30 a total of 40.4.J2..1!)1l Lailmis uere p"i"PP<3- Of thi* ■ pianlity 3731*2.000 gallons were sold and i"rfi.(KK) gallons (estimated) used for purposes, leaving g .060.590 pallons, or 18.6 per cent, unaccounted for. Some recovery had been made from the loss figure (21.3 per cent) for the previous half year and the percentage of loss was satisfactory in view of the fact that the main leaks which caused the excess loss were not traced and repaired until the end of July.

Building Permits.—During the past year 125 building permit*, valued at £83.216. were issued by the One Tree- Hil! Borough Council, stated the buildinc inspector's report for 1936. This represented an increase of £36..t69 over tho total value of buildinz permits in 1f15.".. Since the beginning of the new ymr ten permits, valued at £'!ST2. had been I granted.

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