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FORTUNATE RATEPAYERS

NO CQuLBOifON FOB, A Ym£.

; hast night the Lqfwer WaJraii lli.ver.Board iixod the general rate For tho, ensuing year at two-eighths of * penny m ilw pound. Thm is oneoaghth of, a penny loss . than last years rato ; -which was riot collected The action of tlio Board in foregoing the collection of the i ato las& year constitutes a someivliat- uniquerecord in the history of local government. The iUu-d, who*© area, inclucies the tcavn of Bloijheim and the surrounding districts, isi one of the most important river conti-ol authorii ties in haw Zealand, and-the amount ' derivable from the., rate of three- ; eighths «fa penny was about £2000, some of the largest ratepayers being l liable for payments \m to £30 or £40. In recent years the -Board has ' successfully*combated the flood evil: •and, looking ahead at the beginning of> last year, it hind1 the prospect of ; being abie to-carry on .without calling j.on_tho ■ratepayer^ provided no extraordinary contingency imposed an un~ I duo strnin on tho protective works, lha Board todk-the" opportunity of ; relieving its ratepayers; and, need- | less to say, this action lias been muck [ appreciated. v>. -~/••

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Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 129, 3 June 1920, Page 5

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FORTUNATE RATEPAYERS Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 129, 3 June 1920, Page 5

FORTUNATE RATEPAYERS Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 129, 3 June 1920, Page 5

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