Rent halved

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 311, 31 October 1989, Page 1

Rent halved

A Waiouru Army major whose rent was set at $40 a week by the Tenancy Tribunal is not going to seek an opinion from the High Court.

Major Paul Howard Robinson took his case to the Tenancy Tribunal for consideration when the Defence Department planned to increase his rent from $47.12 per fortnight to $118.27 per fortnight then to $189.42 per fortnight next year. The tribunal said in making its decision that leave should be reserved for the parties to request an opinion from the High Court on questions of law. If no request was made within 10 days of the decision then the order would be issued. Tribunal adjudicaitor Graham Rossiter said the question of assessing a market rent for a

service tenancy as opposed to an open-mar-Turnpase2

Smokers choked

From page 1 vices from people with conditions caused by tobacco. Waimarino staff admitted that many of their regular patients are there because they have been heavy smokers. The one patient who was awake when the Bulletin called said she thought the ban was a good idea, but hadn't noticed that there was a "naughty girls' room". Smoking patients, who are also not allowed to smoke in the wards, were all asleep at the time. When the board okayed the ban, which starts tomorrow, they did not set down any penalties or plans to police the ban.