THE CITY RATES

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 144, 18 June 1915, Page 8

THE CITY RATES

ROAD MAINTENANCE, £56,430. '£14,840 NEKDKD TO MAINTAIN OPUS AREAS.

The Finance and i>egal (nmmittee of the City Council recommended last night tiiat the following rates bo -truck for the current year: — In the city area: General rate. | 4 in the X. -. Jibrary rate. Id in the c : charitable aifl rati-, .'ld in the l : drainage rate, 3d in the C i sanitation rale, 2<i in the 1' ; water rate, as at present. Grey L/ynn district: Cii-neral rate. 2 ii l-d in the t; on unimproved value; charitable aid rate. 4.1 in the v on <-apitjl value; drainage rate, lod jp the X. on capital value.' lii order to bring the llcniiiera rating period into unison with the rest of the city, it was recommended that the rates in that area be levi I for fourteen months. Tin- committee draw attention t" the fart that the estimated expenditure tbi.year ~n parks, rc.-erves, and domain' amounted to K14.5411. which, if provided lor by a separate nue. would re<|uire :ijd in the L", or. alter crediLilig receipt-, .'id in the L. The estimated net expenditure upon street.-, apart from loan expenditure, wan toll.Kill, which, if provided for by separate rate, would amount to 1 \\ in the t: op the year's valuations. This clearly showetl that the t«'o services above referred to more than exhausted the whole of the proceeds of the general rate, and therefore the numerous other services, fluids for which re quired to be provided from 1 ]~. general account, would have to rely upon the li-.eiiue- derived from rents, lieen.-,., and other general sources, and the assistance given ft,-ni the waterworks ae-onnt. The Mayor explained thai the Finance ("ounnitlee'.T re ■oinmeiidiil ions respecting the rates showed no departure from last year, except that there was an advance of lid in the drainage rate, due to statutory demands, which had lo be met. with an increased rafo. it was also the intention of the Finance Committee to call up only 1/ of the general rate, us last year, so that there would lie no

alteration whatever. It was decided to defer consideration of the report, together -with the estimates, for a special meeting, to be held At 7 o'clock next Monday evening.