THE DRAINAGE LOAN.
In view of the repeated" Consent a* tdve oomplaioi'te -that th© «&ectars ■aafy denied sufficient control of the public ex* penddtuyß it is surprising indeed to hi©air their .or-gaais cond-emming the ao* tdon of Parliament in amending the Ohristchurtfh District Drainage Board; Amendment Bill of last session. In its original form the. BiJi ftut-hodßed) tthA Drainage Board to raise al 1&&0. of £150,000 Tvit-hotit coHHulting: the ratepayers. If this proposal- was not an, LnftrHigeW'ein't of poptiJaa" ca^htft I?h©v ex^ pi'^^sion has no meaning. At finy rate Parliament regardied' it <ac evtoli, ahd very pafoparly inssrted & clause ia tiu© Bill insisting thai 'the loam ehoiiM' \m submitted' /to »" poll of tiba iratepayors in the usual form. W<d admit tha* "loam- polk are 'unsati&factoTy, for tne reason' tKat as a irule the elector* eanj» no* bo persu'adied to tote. QtdJi th© principle which inslista tltsvfe Idoal iUflAtm cannot be raised without first consult, ing the ratepayer^ is so sound tibkb it would be ext(fftm«ly danigeroua to de^ pairt from it.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8522, 15 January 1906, Page 2
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171THE DRAINAGE LOAN. Star (Christchurch), Issue 8522, 15 January 1906, Page 2
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