SUBURBAN WATER SERVICES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 56, 25 February 1908, Page 4

SUBURBAN WATER SERVICES.

I'KKFKIfJiNTIAL TKF.VI AiK.N'i. 'lll,' following intcre-liug report from Air. !•'. T. llellringor, Town ( lerk, wis belere tile llurough Council 1.1-t nigh;: 'Keleriing to the instructions given ,',.' !" report Upon tile qUo-non ot »j. tor charge- either within or without th.. borough. I und. r-tand that what is desired i- really a comparison between I !i v , rates payable tor watcrwuiK- purposes within the liorough and tho-e payable mitsidc the borough. To make a fair comparison the special rate paid within tlte borough tor water purposes nin-t !*■ added to Hie water rale „f l)d in the £ payalde in the borough. 'Die total amount of loan monies, including the original loan, amounts in round figures to t.Vl.llOtl, which hears interest at V>, per cent., junking an annual interest charge of £2250. As ald rate in the borough produce- 122.3, this interest charge is eipial to a social rate of 111 I in tlie .£, -o that, inside the borough the charge is: Water rate lid. and special rate Kid. or a total of Is 4il in the C. whilst outside the borough the charge is lixed at is Id in the £. In addition to this, so far as h'ilzroy is concerned, the Council allows the lire brigade the free use of water for lire prevention purposes and for practice. "With regard to the cxlraordin.irc supplies of water, the charge outside th',. borough is 2") per cent more than wi'hiu the Ijorough. If the -aine course were adopted with regard tu the ordinary water supply the charge oiil-idc would be l-.Sd in the c instead ol Is l,| as at present charge,l. Thu, „ ,-c-id-cue,, valued at I".- per week, or C2li per annum, at present paying in round ligure- CI Ms. would under" the ne.v -cale pay C2 ,1s per annum. The same property in town would pav a Ms ,Sd. inclusive of the KM in ihe c for special rate.

"I" prevent a repetition ~f i|„. „ lill( , of ailairs disclose,! by the rrccit J,,-,,,.... tion, I would recoiiiinend that hc-law !u: slioiild lie strictly enforced. This !,,-- law reipiires licensed plumber- j ,j;. aiely after connecting anv water -ervi'e to give notice to the engineer with particulars of the numbers and situation ~f the taps. The by-law should also be extended to include anv alteration •„• additional taps installed subseqiieiHhto the -ervice being put in "