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

The Waitaki County Council

The Waitaki County Council has jurisdiction over a district comprising 2333 square miles. It is bounded on the north by the Waitaki and Ohau rivers to Mount Holmes; on the west and south by the Vincent, Maniototo and Waihemo counties; and on the east by the sea to the point of commencement. The capital value of property in the Waitaki County is £2,758,532, on which a general rate of one-halfpenny in the £ is levied, besides several special rates. The revenue for the year ended on the 31st of March, 1903, was £10,375, and the total liabilities on the same date amounted to £3,522, the assets to £7,394. There are 1897 ratepayers, owning 2517 properties in the district. A loan of £2000 has been opened by the Council for the Papakaio water-race for irrigation purposes, under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act. The Waitaki County is divided into nine ridings, each of which returns one councillor. The names of the ridings and councillors for 1903 were as follows: Messrs Duncan Sutherland (chairman), Ahuriri: John Porter, Otekaike; Thomas Reid, Awamoko; Donald Borrie, Papakaio; George Livingston, Waiareka; John McPherson, Kakanui; John Shaw, Incholme; W. W. Wylie, Otepopo; W. Nicolson, Moeraki. The Council's officers are Mr. James Martin, clerk and treasurer, and Mr. Charles Banks, engineer, and its offices are in Thames Street, Oamaru.

Waitaki County Council Offices.

Waitaki County Council Offices.