DRAINAGE BOARD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7179, 2 June 1891, Page 3

DRAINAGE BOARD.

Ordinary Meeting. THIS DAT. An ordinary meeting of the Christchurch District Drainage Board was held at 2.30 p.m. to-day ; present— Mr H. Crooka (in the chair), Messrs J. Bowman, J. W. M' Alpine, H. P. Hill, H. Bonnington, and S. Smart. Apologies were received for the absence of the Chairman and Heßsrs Mountfort and M'lntyre. PLUMBING LICENSES. Messrs Pyne and Bigwood interviewed the Board, and asked why they had been refused plumbers' licensea when others had been granted. They aaid that they were quite aa competent to do plumbers' work as those who had been licensed, and they objected to submitting to examination unless all applicants were examined. It was explained by the Engineer that licenses had been granted to those who had formerly been licensed and had applied before the Board had passed the resolution with reference to the examination of applicants ; also that no applicant would be examined unless the Board of Examiners thought it necessary. It was decided to inform Messrs Pyne and Bigwood that the Board could make no exception in their cases. SECRETARY AND TREASURER'S REPORT. The Secretary and Treasurer's report was as follows : — Amount of rates received Bince lasb meeting, .£ll7 1b 7d ; received from other sources, £37 43 sd; expenditure uinee last meeting, Rate Account, £555 14: lid; amount of 188S rates outstanding £24 2s2d; 1889, .£75 18s 6d; 1890, .£864 38 3d ; amount of 1890 rates collected to date, £15,470 14s ; amount of debit balance, .£7607 Bs. Statement of 1890 rates levied, collected and outstanding in each distriot to date : —

I ENQIMBEE 8 REPORT. i The engineer reported that, iv regard t( ■ adopting a more efficient method for clear ! ing the Avon, and the trip recently taker f down the river in the Avon Company'i i steamer, he had ascertained from Mr 0 wlei • the means he proposed to adopt, and h< f (the engineer) would be glad if the Boarc i would consider the advisableness of giving - the proposal a trial, as tenders woul< t shortly be called for clearing the rivers ant i drains. He recommended that these b< b referred to the Works Committee whi • could report at the next meeting. [Left sitting.)

I 1890. | 18=0. 1890. | 1869. _____ NameofDiotrict. "g| SS j,£ sa So sv, s"i rfo -op w 3 J £ £ £ £ Chrißtchurch ... 9,734 9.647 87 7 Sydenham ... 2,101 2,009 92 30 St Albans 1,311 1,142 169 14 Linwood 851 629 22 1 Woolaton 127 50 77 2 ! Avon 971 678 293 16 ' Heathcote ... 501 387 114 5 ' Eiccarton 533 533 Ail Ni ■ Bpreydon 203 197 6 Nil ' Totals £ 16,332 15,472 860 75