BOROUGH RATES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20038, 20 September 1930, Page 17

BOROUGH RATES.

SUMNER AND NEW BRIGHTON. COMPARISON WITH CITY. This year's rates In the seaside - boroughs of New. Brighton and Sumner, show little difference, over those-of last- . V year. Any comparison between rates i on similar properties in the two • * boroughs or in the City must take int»- „ account the faet that Sumner and the City have sewerage systems, while Brighton has not. % " "* V, , $ The following approximate comparfp ' r - V|| son of the levies in the t&ree districtfi may -be made: Unimproved Total. "Vjalna. * •' I ■■ ■ d. Sumner (Clifton) ». 200 . .9 11.-4 ■ New Brighton .. -800 6,, 5", 6. City (North Bichmond) .200. : 13->l3 , 7 The. levy for sewerageloan. charges' •' on the Sumner property is very small, but a property of similar value in the". new sewerage area in the Borough " .v| would pay about £9 10s to £2 15s. The ~ '-" »• City property quoted, also in ~k r new sewerage area, bears over £6, as the levy on drainage loan charges. . ,vjs The capital value of the - City pro- 'vNp perty isl£loso and of the Sumner pro- ; perty £llOO.. The capital value of New Brighton >. property is not awlNo ; j In New rates are almost/the any slight variation' being aacpqßted;! y\|g| fori by the differance in interest jagg on.loans, and the fact that no..libi£ty r Js] rate has beenstru^JJus^year.V*'? Bates levied on a unimproved . value last year year aw:—' ,j f s>i-Year-> •- , ,^4.' General Bate* On-.-, 1 *' eluding lighting and library) .. 3J7 Christchurch Drain- * Wafmakarirl . .. 0 _ 'Hospital .. Special-Bate ?tt-P8 ;if|| J1 €52,000 Loan ~-1-18 , , 'Mtaaitar I decrease, whether the propeTty old or new sewerkge v rough, though' tb»"varataor nearly so pronounced; as in sewerage., area«v:iß-itS»SCS®y. ft A man in Bedcliffs' for new area—with a property trf Improved value P®y® year for charges on sewerage of ajtotal rate demand i of. £8 ratepayer in the City ? - holding' perty of the same unimprovtoa pays over £6 out-*tof mand of £l3 13s .7,d. the same unimproved ..value,; fiumner area tie charge i,£or loans is 4s 7d and.'jn th® CHiijoy. yßse area.to Sd. .' Following is a' jear's and this year's •rat»s/otf>.«»V i Clifton property of £2OO, value, and of £llOO capital valueirr^V|^fa General and Speelal Bate Hospital Board .• • 1 9 ''i 7®Water Snpply ;• .. ExtraordinaTy , < s <-* ' Walter Supply 0 6 8 ® ® • f 7- | Loan Charges- r.'-- «•• *» -v a *iM i A property of 1 the and i unimproved values on -the Main road, ,< * Bedcliffs, paid "£8 10s 2d in rates tort, ' year, and pays'£B 10s 6d this year. Another property on shis £llOO capital value, but of £BO-*un. , -> improved, pays £7 6d m, rates this y6&r« \ f ? - i ( >f \ v Bates on Cftty •, -t5 With these levies an - a.pproJdmal», ©fwa* ■-■ parison with a .City property .may 'W made. The one cited isan - road, North Bichmond. Its unimproved value is also £2OO, and its valij^-.- Bl £IOSO. The total rates «M «ia ia« 7d/mAda nti as follows: *?'

tXd loS #<If QUUie up 1 4UUVTna» j s p '' • *2«. a. 7 General Bate •• \ * J®. f-, j Water *■ * * 2 « ■? J , Street Lighting ... :0\ 8.;®^^$ Special Loan Bat* _ «* .'li 6 Wafmakariri **••/.A:.®,' •Drainage, Boral Avon"0,16 6 £70<yX>0 Drainage Loan 6 ® Hospital ' ' Domains Board . 0; ® i ! lira Board Total Bates ..18 18 7 H