CITY RATES.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18724, 22 June 1926, Page 8

CITY RATES.

alarming' for drawaS^'.S^; WAIMAKARIRI CON^^^T;, ■ , , * S ,V- * Particulars of the rata* pafAL&M • respect of drainage and Oonttd of fta Waimakariri River were rtoivfed. l» the City Council last eveaiity, ' ,' The Christchurch Drainage Board J forwarded the special order f" " levying of rates for tie year eadbyfi ' March 31st, 1927. It would ■ > * ficient for the Board's financial mT * * inents if the following were ooDwuSK - " In respect of £36,000 loao. the imiL of £1112; £27,500 loan, tklsJQ-' . £700,000 loan, a rate of t\. penny in the £ on the capital vafoa,,.) ■ * A letter was also reoerred frojn J tt» ~t 1 Waimakariri River Trtist, fortar&to * the special order directing the msfe£ \* t of a general rate on rateable nwSrEF ' ' within the Waimakariri Blvar Km* district for the year ending March m! l \ 1927, as follows: v , fcsst MatI** 1 ** "J * On land classified in , % . -. Class A v . l-ftthd. 144i;t'4 i On land classified in ',*y\ > Class B ... l-7tnd, MtUM* , On land classified in -n% : Class C ... l-&ha, 1&W&4 : Cr. A. McKellar asked whether s&s% > v was not aa increase in the drauWwi' ' rat©. * £ *^ Cr. C. P. Agar: 'Tea; it !• certawLil an alarming increase." Oft his MjajaiV'l'B, tioa the matter was held oveOor7 ,l &,'' consideration by the • Piflibce CoWH' 1 ' , mittee. , , f ? ,