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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXV, Issue 183, 17 August 1903, Page 4

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i*EFEEr.iso It tJiO No'. Plymouth Kii'b jur the Fein ,o —" Taranaki kabf-uv m-itig'S I rought und-ir the «ol •■' or rhu AVc- > miar by a d?pu'':»'ir t.hw waited r.i> Mr Sedii-ir. J ••w '"!».• Ne.v r or.outh IT r'-( l i> •• "i oinotl; g i]c .) JTUo ' - J "plO'. o.iitlg i'oY lil'.u if.;, of v. . crising the Buaid ; ij-.i iow i., 1 ') : 00 to vXWfcd the I »• s 'lit whati or- --k \ re- f.r-d do. uili'ir y hit boui- '.niorovcnients., Mm deputation cous-utod of Me.'firdi Maxwell (iat.e ohairmau tf the NhwJ : I'ljmouth Harbour Board), MeLa.in,! | Hornby, and Ilir.e. JJenns Ms jor, j j Jenuinge, ar.d E. .M . Kmi'h, M's.H.R. • i(who is in charge of the bill), worealsij j present. The main object of the depu- j ( jtation was to Jod.-re a complaint that j • j the necessary provision* in advertising '• J the proposal and Icugirc tno documents ■ f in connection tbeienith, according to ' law, had not been fulfilled. It was; pointed out that this Hoard had sin e! - done what was inquired by law in this 1 direction. The ratepayer?, it was. ■ stated, were against the proposed bor- j j rowing powe-s being <;iven to the;; Board, The Premier rf marked that if i the ratepayers wi.ro against tha pro- J • pogal, they had an opportunity of de-! ■ daring their opinions at the poll. It 1 , m\y be stated that Mr Smith has been, ■ promised the support of a majority of ! members to the Bill, which simp'y i allows the borrowing proposal to go te the ratepayers. The present rating in Taranaki is, Mr Smith say?, i' only one-farthing in the p?und on the;' capital value of tha lar.d in that dis-;' tsict, and that tha £160,000 loin will ' mean a great increase in trade, and any ; j additional rate imposed will be rmre, than equalised by the nreater vcloiu? of business rcsultir g from improved I: harbour facilities."