About 30 years ago the Petone Borough Council was seeking for a source for a water supply and had under consideration what is known as the Belmont stream, north-west of the Lower Hutt borough. It made no secret of its intention and discovered one morning that its neighbour—the Lower Hutt Borough Council—had taken what many considered an unfair advantage and had purchased the rights of the stream, although it then had no definite intention of using it, and indeed never has used it for a water supply or any other purpose. The only matter that has concerned the council and the ratepayers is the annual payment of interest on the £2OOO raised to purchase the rights. The Lower Hutt Council decided to offer its rights to the Hutt County Council, which is seeking a source of supply for the Belmont district.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 292, 13 June 1929, Page 6
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