Drainage funds
Sir, — lam heartened to read that the Christchurch Drainage Board has rescheduled its 198687 works programme. I hope this means that the vast unspent ratepayers’ funds accumulated by the board are at last going to be used to relieve the problems of the many long-suffering Christchurch ratepayers. —
Yours, etc., JOHN G. FREEMAN. August 24, 1986.
[Mr H. P. Hunt, chief engineer, Christchurch Drainage Board, replies: “Your correspondent appears to be referring to the surpluses in the board’s accounts over the last few years. Regretably, these have been substantial. However, they do not accumulate. Any excess in one year is a credit in the next year and therefore reduces the rate requirement for the next year. The board is expecting to be much closer to its target expenditure this year.”]
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