AETESIAN WATER
LOCAL BODY CONTROL
The Petone Borough Council last evening sought tho support of the Lower Hutt Borough Council in obtaining legislation.to give local bodies control of artesian '■ water; w.itßn:;'ttieir "districts -tal th'e rextent---th^tl. the local body should be assured of suin"cfent supplies for-its own needs.. ,;.lhe Works "Committee recommended that the support be granted. ~-, The Mayor (Mr. W. T. Strand) said he did not'think the proposed .legislation wou^ effect what was required. In the case-of. the Hutt Valley, he advocated that the artesian water should be under the : caH'tfol of a aboard 'of representatives from the various local bodies!' •'' Councillor' Mcßain said he considered that the-'Works Committe'6's reoommenda'tion should stand, but that, the legislation .could b.e made to comply with the, Mayor s 'ideas when it was before a Parliamentary Committee! ,v '■ '_ , -i, -, ' Councillors Anderson and Campbell saxl .that-local body control might be made ■to act to the detriment of ratepayers Wio desired to use artesian water for . iudustrftil purposes. • '.-■'' On the-motion of Councillor Ginsrcr, ■. it Vas decided to leave the whole question to the incoming, council for decision. - ...
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 85, 11 April 1933, Page 11
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AETESIAN WATER
Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 85, 11 April 1933, Page 11
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