TOLL GATES.
their abolition opposed. The question of the abolition of toll gates cropped up at the meeting of the Taianaki County .Council yesterday, when the Taieri County Council forwarded copy of a resolution, petitioning the Government to limit the power of Municipal Councils to erect toll gatfs and take tolls on bridges by prohibiting the erection of such toll gites, and the taking of such tolls without the sanction of the Governor-in-Council, and by reserving to the Governor-in-Council power to diminish the tolls, or. to abolish the toll gates wherever he may deem it advisable to do so, as is provided in the case of toll gates erected by local authbritics on roads under Section 15G of the Public Works Act, 1008, by Section 173 of that Act, and that tlie tolls to be taken at any toll gates on any bridge, whether now existing or hereafter to be erected, shall be restricted to a sum sufficient to provide for the erection, upkeep, maintenance and renewal (when necessary), of any such bridge, and shall not be levied in aid of ordinary rates and revenuo.
I lie chairman did not see that municipalities should be on a better footing than other local bodies, who had to obtain Government permission. Referring to the question of tolls, the ehairmar said that the Council should take some action in regard to the proposed Bill, submitted by Mr. Wilkinson, M.P., to abolish toll gates. He considered that the Council should protest against this, otherwise the Bill might be put through the House before they met again. He understood that it was proposed to pay a subsidy in place of toll, but the question would be the amount of the toll. No action was taken in regard to the Taieri resolution.
On the motion of Crs. J. Andrews and C. Andrews, it was resolved that in the event of any legislation being introduced during the ensuing session of Parliament providing for the abolition of all toll gates, the member for the district' he .asked to strenuously oppose such legislation. $
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 May 1916, Page 2
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