CITY FINANCES.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE. , The following statements of finances weri tabled at the meeting of the City Counci last night:—. : Ono report showed that the accounts passet for, the, financial year'up to July. 28 las totalled £53,912 ■ 6s. ■ ScL, which, with fur ther accounts now'submitted (£7637 15s. 4d.) made a total of '£61,550 '2s. Of this expen diture, the greater part, £42,717 ,10s. 4d., ii chargctl to' the general account, and the re mainder, £18,832 lis. Bd., to loans. ■ •■■■ RECEIPTS; ACTUAL AND ESTIMATED i Receipts last Estimate! year, this year. , 1907-8. , 1908-9. ' £ • £ • s Rates 138,708 146,955 • Rents 22,049 25,730 Licenses 6413 6458 Water-by meter:ll,64B 12,050 . Building fees .... 1551 1560 i Cemetery ........ 19181 ■ 1950 Government: subsidy ... . 450- 450 • Baths ' 658 670 Town Hall, letting ...... 2359 2500 Town' Hall, profit on : recitals -v . _ Libraries • ; . 739 722 Repayments : for work ' done by City Engineer. ' 5705 3950 Interest;on deposits ... 10,600 2500 Sundries 770 750 - • • £203,563 £206,215 EXPENDITURE. / From the following • table of expenditure we have omitted several less ' interesting items, giving; however,: the following totals : ■ Expenditure Estimated last year,> this year, ■.' < 1907-8. 1908-9. Drainage .....U'. " 6,466 . City Reserves'"'" 1 - ... • 6,704 ' '5' 763 • Street works ... 46,502 40!653 Fire Brigade, : 6,672 8:000 : Street lighting ... 4,823 5 950 .... Cemetery . ... ... 1,561 1,390 Library ... ... 4,063 3,942 Waterworks/ _ ■ ... .26,135 35,946 bamtary services 1,330 1 700 • Land at Maramii ... 1,135 ' ]'(]<¥) City"Bands,..... ... . 200 \ . 250 Baths, ordinary ... 712 _ Baths reconstruction — q onn Town Hall-Cleaning, ' lighting, repairs, ■ • ' ' ' H cto *.. - ,••• ■ -• 1.704 '4,950. • Hospital and Chantable Aid ..v 11,802 ' 9,596' iraraena ... — 1 000 ' ' ■ ' ' " ' 193,767'. 204,827 .'
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 282, 21 August 1908, Page 8
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250CITY FINANCES. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 282, 21 August 1908, Page 8
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