Public Notices CHRISTCHURCH DRAINAGE BOARD NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE BILL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF THE INTENTION OF THE CHRISTCHURCH DRAINAGE BOARD to introduce in the 1985 session of Parliament a Local Bill called THE CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT DRAINAGE AMENDMENT BILL The objects which the Bill Is Intended to effect are (a) To repeal the provision requiring notice to be given and a meeting to be held on matters involving expenditure of more than $lOOO. (b) To provide for the appointment of a chairman to any standing committee of the Board without a chairman. (c) To authorise the Board to enclose and cover In any watercourse or drain within the district and to recover from any owner benefltted from the enclosure or covering In, a sum of money for betterment. (d) To make It an offence to, without the written consent of the Board, make any drain Into or connect any private drain to, or obstruct any watercourse, private drain or sewer or drain vested In the Board. Such offence to carry on summary conviction a fine not exceeding $5OO. The Board may cause any drain, connection, stoppage or obstruction so made to be disconnected, remade or removed. (e) To authorise the Board to make advances to owners to Install, repair, renew, alter or enlarge culverts or bridges giving access to or sited on an owners land and to provide for such advances to bear Interest at a rate to be fixed by the Board. (f) To redefine definitions of “Purchaser” and “Lessee” and to repeal earlier definitions. (g) To Increase unauthorised expenditure from $2OOO to $20,000. (h) To repeal the provision for an accident fund. (1) To extend the time whereby the Board can sue for rates from three years to six years. (j) To enable the Board to make bylaws requiring plumbers and drainlayers to hold public liability Insurance of a type and for an amount approved by the Board Indemnifying It against loss or damage caused by the work of those persons in undertaking work pursuant to the bylaws. Copies of the BUI are open to public inspection during office hours without fee at the office of the District Court, Christchurch and the offices of the Board, 233 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch DATED this 24th day of July 1985. NORMAN KELLY Chief Administration Officer Christchurch Drainage Board USED CLOTHING Recycling Depot, at 37 Edmonton Road, Hornby. Open 8-4.30 Dally 9-12 Saturday For collection, Ph. 495-896. IN BANKRUPTCY Thomas Christopher COLEMAN, Unemployed Real Estate Salesman, previously trading In partnership as “Felicity Antiques" from 180 Manchester Street, Christchurch, of 43 Severn Street, Christchurch and previously of 65 Kalanga Road, Belfast was adjudged bankrupt on 24 July 1985. Date of first meeting of creditors will be advertised later.d L. A. Saunders Deputy Official Assignee CHRISTCHURCH Ph. 64-354
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