NO FINALITY YET.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 305, 12 September 1929, Page 1

NO FINALITY YET.

POSITION OF PUTARURU. Power Board Representation. Further discussion on the vexed question of the representation of i utaruiu on the Thames Valley Power Board took place at last week's meeting of the board, when the clerk of the Putaruru Town Board wrote thar a committee of the board would be prepared to meet the Power Board representatives.

The chairman (Mr. F. Strange) said that the conference had been held. It was a friendly one, and an agreement had been reached. The question of representation would have to be gone into thoroughly. The Public Works Department had suggested that this be done before 1932, but this was too long for Putaluru to wait, and an assurance was given that the board would go into the whole matter in time for u- e next municipal elections. Ho would suggest that a report and recommendations be placed before the next meeting of the board, which could then draft a resolution to meet the case.

Mr. Pohlen suggested that the secretary supply each member with the valuation and population of each district before the next meeting.

The chairman said he was going to move that data be obtained by the committee before the next meeting, and that a copy be supplied to each member of the board.

Mr. Anderson said the revenue the board received from each d.l.trict was very important, and this information should also be given. He was surprised that there was no letter from the Hauraki Plains County Council on the question of representation. The .chairman: They have already brought the matter before us. Mr. Corbett: What is the basis of representation ? The chairman: Everything is taken into consideration. Mr. Price contended that representation should be on the ward system. This would enable them to avoid reshuffling with the increase in population of town districts. He did not think revenue was such an important factor, and would suggest that the valuation and population of each riding be shown in the report to be brought down. The ridings might be taken as the basis of the ward system. The chairman said Mr. Price had raised an important point. He thought it would be advisable for the executive to meet before next meet-' ing and go into the whole matter.

Mr. Corbett: Valuation is the most important. The local body with the valuation must stand behind the board. Population shifted and he would like to see a town board bracketed with a county. The chairman: We will have to get all the data we can and bring down a report. The manager said it would be a big job to allocate the revenue to the different districts. Mr. Price: The thing has to be cleaned up before next September. The matter was left in the hands of the special finance committee to bring down a report Vor the next meeting. * Mr. Flatt: We Vant to arrive at conditions that will b.e fixed for some years to come. It was agreed that each member supply any information in his possession to the committee.