KARORI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1311, 14 December 1911, Page 2

KARORI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

1> —: — The fortnightly meeting of the Karori Borough Council was held last evening. Present: Tlic Mayor (Mr. C. Cathie), Him Councillors Hamilton. Staiideii, Frost, Bum, Horn, Bradnock, Anderson, Hilclrcth. Two deputations waited upon the council in connection with its recent decision to have n revaluation of (lie Karori borough made—one deputation was for tho prouo.-al, and one against. •MY. C. I. Dasont, whu whs spokesman for the latter, objected to the decision of the council rcsariling revaluation. II; was more than probable that some of tlio smaller properties would have ;\ higher . valuation put on them, and y«t the Reneral effect would be that other proper- ' ties would depreciate. It had been smd that many persons residin? in tho borough had obtained a revnluution of Illcir property, and the object of the countil. when they decided- tn have a conern.l revaluation, was to liring everybody into line. But he would point out Hint ti peneral revaluation would mean n loss of ,£105,000 in rntiiiß value. H« would ask the council to postpone the revaluation for twelve months. If they did not they would have to pronde for a loss of revenue amounting to AiOO. , ' '■ The other deputation—those- in favour of linvins. a revaluation mnde-was introduced by Councillor Frost. Mr. h. Hammond, one of the spokesmen, considered that the sooner a general revaluation was made tho better it would be. Messrs. V. O'Connell and S. hirkcalilio aUo supported Mr. Hammond's conlcti'tli'd Mayor replied Hint he was pleased to see that such an interest was taken in boroupth affairs, but he co;ild nfsnro tliem Hint the matter had been thoroughly thrashed out by the council. A valnntion of Hie borough was bein? made, little by little, and the council had decided dial, as a matter of equity, u wnerul revaluation should be ninde. The doprociation in rates would be met by reduciiiE tli<" stall' of tho ixmnißh, and tlio curtailment of the expenditure on improvements. This wns lie atlitudo of the majority of the councillors, nml it was intended lo - n-ik the Valuation Department to hiivn (lie revaluation inado vorv shortly. Ho antieipatwl that, by reducing tho' ex-pi-iidituro of the, boroujh by 25 nor cent., they would only have lo meet a loss of .ElliO. II was deeidrd to prnnl permission to tho Karari Athletk' Sports Club to use tho reerealion proiind on tho ovoninc of ]I«winl>er -1. . On the reoommemlation of the _Horks l?«"rea(jin Givuiul Committee, it war decided to inslrliel: I lie onsrineei- to elect two swings and *oc-sa\v mi the Park. ' It: was resolved lo write to tho city •elwlrical encir.wr nskiiiij Dial hi; car !» run to K'arori Park iwfr.re 2 oo.ock o\\ Sunday afternoons.