COUNTY ESTIMATES
WORK FOR CURRENT YEAR THE PRINCIPAL ITEMS. The following are the principal items of the estimates for 1930-31, which were approved by the Ashburton County Council yesterday:— Receipts.
Riding Expenditure. Particulars of the estimated expenditure, in the various ridings are as tollow: Ashburton—Ford’s Road £l5O, Graham’s Road £3OO, electric lights £ls: total £565. Mount Hutt— Back Track £350, electric lights £142; total £492. Mount Somers—Lagmhor - Mayfield road £SO, Forks Road £SO, electric fights £SO; totaf £l5O. %Rangitata—Riding roads £IOOO. Government grants: Cracroft Road £3OO, Fountame's Road £l5O, Bell’s Road £l4O, Bell’s Road (additional) £175, electric lights £6O, ranger £3o—less £240. Total £1615.' South Rakaia—Back Track £l5O, electric lights £88; total £238. Upper Ashburton—Lauriston - BanHill road £l7O, Forks Road £IBO, Lagmbor Road £650, electric lights £loo— less £250. Total £BSO. Wakamii—lSealield Road £250, electric lights £10; total £260. The total riding expenditure is £4170. Rates Struck in Each Riding. The County Council yesterday de- ; cided to strike a rate on the capital value of the rateable properties in each riding for the year commenced April 1, 1930, and ending March 31, 1931, as follow: Ashburton, Jcl in the £; Mount Hutt, 15/32nds of a penny in the £ ; Mount Somers, 13/32nds of a penny in the £ ; Rangitata, outlying portion, £d in the £, Coldstream Road District f portion, fd in the £; South Rakaia, 7/16ths of a penny in the £; Upper S Ashburton Id in the £; Wakanui, f 7/16ths of a penny in the £. 1
Credit balance £ 8003 Subsidy on rates ... 1434 Rents and arrears 4200 Royalty on timber and firewood 2500 Plant hire 2500 General revenue 2710 General rate:— 2208 Ashburton Riding Mount Hutt Riding 4665 Mount Somers Riding 2335 Rangitata Riding 2880 Coldstream Riding 912 South Rakaia Riding ... 3017 Upper Ashburton Riding 4056 Wakanui Riding 2023 Total £43,503 Expenditure. Hospital Levy 8910 Main Highways maintenance ... 6910 Main Highways construction :— Culvert, Blacklev’s Corner ... 125 Culvert, Blacksmith’s Corner 100 Nicoll’s Bridge, Wakanui Read 85 Culvert, Survevior’s Road 110 Deviation Bennett’s Corner, Methven 70 Deviation, Rakaia 200 Ashburton Traffic Bridge 419 Ashburton Forks Bridge 500 County Bridges, repairs ... 485 Pipes, Road Boards, and' motor bridges 709 Purchase of land for gravel pits 400 Purchase of Aero Grounds 500 Machinery and tools, maintenance and repairs 1700 New plant:— Tip-truck for bridge gang ... 450 Light graders (2) 280 Tools ... ... 100 Reserves:— Planting £1000, fencing £600 1600 Maintenance £950, rangers’ salaries £424 1374 Firewood cutting and carting 800 Sundries 175 General expenses ... 2350 Salaries 2735 Travelling expenses 570 Valuations £500, By-laws £50 ... 550 Grants:— Progress League 214 Ashburton Domain £125. Peel I orest £10 135 Technical School £25, Plunket Society £25 50 Cemeteries and Domains 165 Rifle Clubs (10) ... 21 V orkers’ educational Assn.' School gardens ... 10 Reserve lor contingencies 1709 Riding Expenditure:— Ashburton Mount Hutt 492 Mount Somers .. 150 Rangitata 1615 South Rakaia 238 Upper Ashburton 850 A\ akanui 260 Liabilities, March 31, 1930 2551 Balance 444 T °tal ... ... £43,503
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 171, 3 May 1930, Page 2
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