WANGANUI COUNTY RATING
SHOULD THE SYSTEM BE CHANGED? MATTER DEBATED AT FORDELL At the annual meeting of the Fordc!i branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union on Monday night, Mr. D. McGregor, who also represents that district on the Wanganui County Council, moved that the system ot raling in the county be (hanged from the capital value basis to that or. unimproved value. He contended that the rate would be lighter for all concerned under the system he proposed. Messrs A. H. Collins (who is also chairman of the county) and Mr. T. Mit hell (a mer.ll or - pointed out that allcrrtir>n o f the sv.-tem would not make material difference, in th-, a cert'. t.-'a! o’ rates was r&quiro.;i each year. 'IT;- matter v.rs fully debated, vic.-.s for and against the proposed change ly. .ng e::preyed. Mi. D. Henderson mi , .ted that it vas a ntor which the Count}' Council could discuss at its next meeting, but Mr. Collins replied that it had already been gc>e into there. The motion was lost.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 81, 6 April 1938, Page 6
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173WANGANUI COUNTY RATING Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 81, 6 April 1938, Page 6
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