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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

The Lake County Council

The Lake County Council has jurisdiction over an area of 3,712 square miles, in Central Otago. The district is divided into seven ridings; namely Queenstown, Kingston, Shot-over, Matukituki, Greenstone, Cardrona and Arrow. In 1904, the total capital value of the county was £237,166, on which a general rate of 1 1/4d in the pound was levied, besides a special rate for Skipper's bridge, of one-eighth of a penny. The unimproved value of the county was £141,245; the unoccupied Crown and native lands were valued at £27,534, and the mining properties of the district at £67,612. The total annual revenue from rates on mining and ordinary property was £1,492, and on special rates, 149. The Skipper's bridge is the second highest bridge in New Zealand, and some wonderfully romantic scenery is within view of it. At the head of the lake are the far-famed Lennox Falls, Paradise, and the Rees Valley, and other numerous places visited by tourists at cheap rates during the summer months. The Lake Council is arranging to construct a new bridge over the lower Shotover River. The members of the Council in 1904 were Messrs W. Reid (chairman), J. Cockburn, J. J. McBride, W. McKibbin, R. McDougall, H. Birley, A. Lambie, S. Butson, and P. Reid; and the officers: Mr H. O. Harte, County Clerk and Treasurer, and Mr C. C. Ware, C. E., Engineer. The offices are at Queenstown, on Lake Wakatipu.