URBAN FARM LANDS
iNEW RATING SCHEME PROPOSED. WELLINGTON, November 10. The object- of the Urban Farmlands Bill, which will shortly be introduced in the House by the Government is to afford relief to occupiers of farmlands iby means of a system of differential rates. 'The scheme will involve the classification of lands. It is understood that the Bill .will provide that all property liable to be rated by a borough council may be classified. There will be given power to appoint commissions to consider oases of hardship. It ig believed that the land will be divided into three classes, including urban farmlands that have no prospective or potential value for building purposes and all other .rateable property. Following classification, it will be the duty of the commission to provide a provisional scale of differential rates. Ratepayers in the district affected will have the right to forward objections to the commission. The Bill will probably make special provisions for the determination or amendment of classifications. A Bill on similar lines was introduced in 1929, but was not Droceeded with.
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Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1932, Page 2
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178URBAN FARM LANDS Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1932, Page 2
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