CITY RATES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20499, 18 March 1932, Page 13

CITY RATES.

» —— OVER £BOOO COLLECTED YESTERDAY. With three full days and one half day to elapse before the imposition of„tho 10 per cent, penalty on rates unpaid before 4 p.m. on March 22nd, the amount of City rates collected to date is still under 50 per cent, of the total amount levied. The amount collected yesterday wa9 about £B3OO, the largest amount collected in one' day this year to date. In the table which follows, showing the present position, the amount shown for the present year relating to the sum collected yesterday and to the total collected to are approximate only, and the percentage of rates collected to ■ rates levied consequently also is approximate. For comparison purposes figures relating to 1931 also are given:— 1932. £ s. d. Total levied .. 333,729 2 4 Collected yesterday .. 8,300 0 0 Collected to date .. 164,680 15 0 Outstanding .. 169,048 7 4 Proportion collected to total levied, 49.35 per cent,

1931. -I £ s. d. Total levied • • 358,704 11 5 Collected to March 17th 180,584 8 2 c Outstanding •• 178,120 3 3 Proportion collected to total levied, 50.34 per cent. The actual amount collected on Wednesday was £8026 17s lOd, and the proportion of collected to total levied was 46.86 per cent., as' compared with 47.18 per cent, last year on the corresponding date.