President : Is it agreed that the figure $150,000 appearing in this subsection
should be $250,000?
 Members : Agreed.
 The words General Manager of the in line 12, subsection (3) were deleted.
 Superintendent of Works : May I mention here that the Treasurer raised
considerable objection to the wording of Section 27(1) but he was outvoted at the
meeting. His contention was that the tax roll as it exists could not furnish the
requisite information. The Water Rates Committee as a whole was of the opinion
that in order to facilitate the implementing of this Bill when it becomes an
Ordinance the tax rolls should be revised in connection with this Ordinance.
 President : The tax rolls need revision but when they are revised they
should be revised to come under this Ordinance?
 Superintendent of Works : Yes; on an alphabetical basis.
 President : That does not really affect the clause as it stands now?
 Superintendent of Works : No; but it will affect the operation of it. It will
be very difficult to operate that section without having the tax rolls on an
alphabetical basis.
 President: From subsection (3) you would have powers from the Central
Authority to arrive at a taxable assessment. The implementation of the
Ordinance need not await revision of the land and house tax rolls?
 Superintendent of Works : No, sir.
 Question that Clause 27 as amended stand part of the bill put and agreed to.
Clause 28-Fixing General Water Rates and Water Service Rates.
 SHonourable Acting Crown Attorney : It does not state how the public is to
have knowledge of the rates.
 Honourable O. D. Brisbane : Do you think it would be better if a definite rate
were fixed?
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : I do not suggest any amendment.
 Honourable Member for Kingstown : The Kingstown Board has no power to
fix rates.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : That Ordinance says the Board shall
by Regulation fix water rates." In the By-Law it was stated that in November the
Board shall prepare a list of persons receiving water services and shall in
accordance with those lists fix water rates.
 Honourable O. D. Brisbane : You are not asking for any Regulation to fix
this rate?
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : No; it fixes only special charges.
 Honourable O. D. Brisbane : That question of twelve dollars and twenty-four
 dollars, how does that relate?
 Honourable Act-:g Crown Attorney : You had twenty-four dollars before.
 There was some comment as regards sub-section (4)-" confirmation by the
 Governor-in-Council."
 Superintendent of Works : It was a point raised by you in the minute paper.
 As a result of that comment of yours, at, the meeting of the 24th February the
 Committee suggested that the rates should be fixed by the Water Authority and