THE WATER RATE.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 777, 20 October 1922, Page 4

THE WATER RATE.

COUNCIL’S COURSE OF ACTIO 1 |E APPEAL COURT IF LEGAL ADVISERS THINK ADVISABLE At the meeting of the Pukekc Borough Council held on, 2nd Oc ber 1922, after the ordinary busin was transacted, the Council went to committee, and the following i the minutes dealing with the bu ness in committee and read at t meeting held on Monday last, a along with the minutes of the me ing held on October 2nd it was c< firmed. Resolved “that the Council now into committee to consider what i tion Council shall take in connecti with the matter of water r i against which an injunction h been obtained by Mr Mason in t Supreme Court.” His Worship the Mayor report that the Supreme Court had grant the injunction asked for. .by Mr W son although -there had notfyet be sufficient time to receive a vvrj&tl report (from the Borough soiicTtol Jie had drafted a let-ter to Mr Ma sey asking him to legalise the ral struck by a clause 5n the Washinl up Bill of the present session, whj* he read for the CaunctfL’s It had been reported *that the (Tak puna Borough Council had stru their water rates on a sliding sea and if so it might be possible to g that Council’s assistance in (the rm ter. Moved by Cr Hamilton, second by Cr Morrow. “That the letter dra ted by the Mayor be sent (to Mr Ma sey, also a copy of it to the Mur cipal Association asking the assis ance of the Association |in getting '< amendment ‘to clause 82 of the M. Act, 1920, if necessary, and also th the Takapuna Borough’ Council be { so approached on the matter.” —Ca ried

Moved by Cr Hamilton, second* by Cr Morrow “That the’ case 1 taken to (the Appeal Court if tl Borough solicitors think it advisab to do so and that it be left in\ii

Mayor’s hands to give the necessW instructions.” — Carried. Couneilld Patterson voted against. Moved by the Mayor, seconded l Cr Hamilton. “That in the event < an appeal being lodged Mr T 1 Martin be asked to represent *tl Council if the case is heard in Wei ington.”—Carried. We understand that application hj been made by the Mayor 1 and tl Borough solicitors for an amendmei in the Act to enable a sliding sea of water charges to be made ar this action is being supported by tl Municipal Association and other 1< cal bodies, including at least one Cit Council. f