NAPIER HARBOUR.
Sir,—ln the hope that, this may catch the eye of members of Parliament, the Napier press having. decided to,suppress discussion, I desire to' crave your space for' a few' inches to.voice harbour matters in Hawke's.Bay. We recently had a poll to.borrow. .£200,000 to-.fur-ther the breakwater, and: this was rejected, ;Now.,'by'an ingenious method;: the board,are .-trying to get Parliament torsanction:a:loan of (an increase of wE100,000)- without giving the ratepayers an opportunity of voicing their opinion. The boaras move in avoiding a poll is to mortgage the, port. charges, but 'under old powers- they still have, the right to. increase their- present rating .revenue of ,£19,000 to .£25,0001 If-the Government,assist, the board' to borrow this money without the sanction of the ratepayers,. we may as well live in Russia. .What are they frightened of. .with the.poll? If again rejected, they- can '.'easily ; find the cause. One.point must be. clearly.'understood, and that is the, board • proposing thi9. outrage is not consisted solely, of, representatives of the ratepayers.—l. am, etc., i. / HONEST-POLICY/'
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 645, 23 October 1909, Page 6
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170NAPIER HARBOUR. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 645, 23 October 1909, Page 6
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