PROPOSED HARBOUR RATE.
The Borough iCouncil at Monday night’s meeting received a communication from the Foxton Harbour Board intiimating that it intended to levy a rate over the Harbour district to meet prospective liabilities and that the Foxton borough’s assessment was £44. The Mayor said (here had, been a certain amount of criticism against the Board’s action hut the striking of a rate was necessary to assist the Board's finances and probably it would not he. called up. No provision h'ad been made on the estimates for meeting the liability. Cr. Rangiheuea said the Board had passed through a lean time and the revenue had not been sufficient to meet liabilities. The prospect of a regular shipping service at an early date would relieve the position. The letter was received:
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3956, 15 June 1929, Page 3
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130PROPOSED HARBOUR RATE. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3956, 15 June 1929, Page 3
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