AUCKLAND CITY FINANCES
Council Congratulated
trntts ASSOCIATION tsliobam.i AUCKLAND, April 28. “The City Council is to be heartily congratulated on its achievements,” said the Mayor, Sir Ernest Davis, in, presenting a review of the finances of the city for the last year. He said a balanced budget for the city was now in sight, this being the outcome of last years operations in particular, and of three years of prudent administration in general. In the actual rating accounts the year just closed had yielded a surplus. In the case of the self-contained waterworks account the debit balance was £17,266 below the figure budgeted for. These results were outstanding, demonstrating the careful; control of the financial affairs of the city, without detriment to the policy of progressive development.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22388, 29 April 1938, Page 10
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