RICCARTON AND THE DRAINAGE POLL.
TO THE ZDITOR 07 ''TH» PHSf' Sir, —"Ratepayer"' must have been copying Rip Van Winkle if ho dous not know where tlio .Mayor stands in regard to drainage and high pressure! What we d.i n<>; know is: If iho lf>:in proposal is can..-! on the 12th inst.. how long shall we have to wait lor the drainage scheme to he started in tho borough—live, ten, or fntoon y< ai'.s ? Wo shall h avo to pay rates lor loan lor years before we derive any I'i'iii-fit! It would he a difFeicnt thing altogether if the work, in the borough, were going to start shortly alter the loan was sanctioned. liigh pressure will ho a costly luxury, and can well wait. The present water supply is sufficient for purposes—if the loan is carried?— Yours, et"., "WATCHMAN.
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17812, 11 July 1923, Page 11
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