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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]

The Taranaki County Council

The Taranaki County Council came into being in 1877, at the commencement of the operation of the Counties Act. The county is divided into three ridings—Moa, Waitara, and Omata; of which the first and last return three members each, and the Waitara riding two members. The total area under the jurisdiction of the Council measures 583 square miles; and the capital value of rateable property in the county is £1,653,018, on which a general rate of three farthings in the pound is levied, besides a Hospital and Charitable Aid rate of one-eighth of a penny in the pound. The county endowments consist of 1323 acres of agricultural and grazing land, which brings in an income of about £100 per annum. On the 31st of March, 1906, the revenue for the previous year was shown to have been £8,651, and the expenditure £7,626. The county's loans amounted to £5071 for bridges, and £2754 for roads. These loans have been obtained under the Loans to Local Bodies Act. The offices of the county are situated in Queen Street, New Plymouth. Members for 1906: Messrs G. V. Tate (chairman). J. Brown, R. Stevens, F. Julian, Mark Hopson, C. Andrews, J. R. Hill, and G. A. Adlam. Mr. Robert Ellis, A.M.Z.A.A., is clerk and treasurer, and Mr. J. Skinner, C.E. engineer.