CORRESPONDENCE WHANGAMOMONA RATES.

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 83, 13 April 1929, Page 5

CORRESPONDENCE

WHANGAMOMONA RATES.

(Whilst in common fairness ' to all parties the “Evonmjr C'ost” will publish nil ivasoDaW© ( oot«, , respoodenoe it does not neoea*. gariiy associate itseii with the views expressed o

TO THE EDITOR Sir, —May I, through tho medium of your paper, draw, the* attention of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce •to a statement made, at their meeting on the 3rd April and published, io. your paper of, the 4th instj The statement made by Mr w- ' Kennedy was in reply, to one made by MrW. J.. Poison, and vras ho the effect that the 9|d 111 rate on the Central Riding of ’.he County consisted of til in the £ rate for metalling the Whanga Road, andT consequently 3H of a General Rote. o . JTowi Sir, as & conunitte©, was pointed to draw up a report on this and, other matters relating to tne deterioration of the back .country of Taranaki for transmission to the Minister of Agriculture, it is important that the correct, rating should be given, and voted by^Jhis committee* The Central Riding is bearing a gravel rate of 9* in the £ in addij tion to which there are special rate* for bridges and metalling. ; In connection \nST the settlers of the Whanga Road mentioned by Mr Kennedy, those fanners are faced with a general rate, of 9jd in the '•£, a jbridge rate of |d in the £, a small -rate on the main Ohura Road, and a special rat© on the Whanga Hoad, metal working out at over zi 3 i n the £, making a total of 2s in the £ rates. This, Sir, is a little different to the statement made by Mr Kennedy, and I trust that committee appointed will take note these figures when compiling, thenreport.—l am, etc. D. E. L. ROSE..