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REPAIRS TO PROPERTIES LOCAL BODIES' POSITION "I would be opposed to locnl bodies being asked to pay a share of repairs to private property." said the Mayor, Mr. C. It. Petrie,* M.P., at the Otahuhu Borough Council meeting, when discussing the destruction caused by white ants to wooden buildings. Mr. A. Murdoch reported that the matter had been discussed by the Auckland Suburban Local Bodies' Association. He submitted a report on a recent conference in Wellington which had been attended by association representatives.
Referring to the report, the Mayor said it was suggested that the cost of rehabilitating properties should be shared by the Government, the local bodies and the owners of the properties infested with the pest. He would not object, to the Government being asked to pay the suggested 50 per cent of the cost, but he did not think it desirable that local bodies should have to find 25 per cent. The Mayor added that the council had already imposed an inspection fee for all used timber brought into the district.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23758, 11 September 1940, Page 11
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