RATE REDUCING SCHEME.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 121, 13 May 1908, Page 3

RATE REDUCING SCHEME.

A SL'KI'HISA.\ PROBLEM. l)el«gale» repvisciiting the Elliot, I'iankley. and Carrington Road Districts met ill conference on Monday night for tin; purpose of discussing proposals for reducing the ratc b in tliese districts. The delegates were unanimously of opinion that the time was ripe when lelief from the increasing rates due lo the greatly increased valuations in thesa suburban districts should be s ouglit. The interests of each district were carefully considered, and it was decided to submit the following alternative rcconinienilatiini-> I" a united meeting »f rate. |l:iveiv lo be held ill the 'J'oW 11 11111 l Oil l-'iidav week:

It)' -That the three district.- name I he l'ormed into a suburban county to lie funned into riding whereby the rates collected ill each district should he spent iu that district. . c!) "That those portions of the district ahutling on the borough of New Plviuoiiih should form piu't of a '(iieater New Plymouth scheme, the area to be bounded by a paper road ruiiuiiifrom a point between the respective properties of Mc.-srs. Savloii

and Spcuce on the Carrinfilon 'Jioad in a straight line to the Kranklev lioad School, llieliee to the Cowliiifr lioad and bounded . bv the Elliot Koad District. In order thai the upper end people: in lie--*- district,, iraiu siiiue relief it wa.s that in the adjustment, should the latter reeoinm lati'Ui lie agreed to. the advisability of reinitlin"'"the special rate- or portion of -peT-ial rates to I hew districts should lie considered.