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Hutt News, Volume 19, Issue 14, 5 September 1945, Page 5

1 * At the recent meeting of ratepayers it was announced by Mr. C. 4 Hain, president of the Ratepayers' Association, that both the husband and wife of a household were eligible for membership of the Association even though only one of the couple was an actual ratepayer, m » advertisement inviting ratepayers to join the Association appears else- : where in thjs issue. v i|j -w■ -(* ; ■' ■' - a* The quesiio|j. v qf, ' }T>g, will b$ placed 'before""the °rate"payers by m. P. J. O'Regan, a noted authority on the subject, at a public > meeting to be held in St. James's iHall to-night (Wednesday). Mr. 4 - O'Regan was until recently President ■ Jof the Compensation Court and havfiitg made a lifetime study of the 'subject, will speak on "Rating on W iijtiltdproved Value." Mr O'Regan \ will be prepared to answer ques- £> • 1 > ' > ■ ;(j^P'A,ll questions to-night must be "^fo-the point at issue," said the chairP man, Mr. C. H. Hain, at Monday ' 1 night's meeting of ratepayers. "We are here to-night," continued Mr. Hain, "to talk about the rating system, so don't ask questions concerning why your rubbish is not col- : lected in the way you want it to IL. _ , •-