EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 49, 21 November 1925, Page 4

EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING. Tho monthly meeting of iho Eastbourne Borough Council was held last night. There were present tho Mayor (Mr. H. M. Jones), and Councillors H. J. Levy, S. IT. Jenkinson. Andrews, 11. Black, Holmes, and 11.I 1 . J. Laing. Tho town clerk (Mr. J. F. Menzies) reported that a start had been made with tho groyne work between Hinau and Kauri Streets. At Kiosk Point the heavy weather experienced during the last week-end had slightly affected some of the groynes. The work on the new cricket pitch promised to be an exceptionally good job. No. 1 tennis court had been top dressed with Araoa Coldpliat as on experiment. . Previous top dressing nnd patching of the municipal courts was considerably damaged by two days of heavy rain. During tho month some person or persons unkr "v’’ emptied two barrels of tar that were stored alongside tho tennis courts. , A to. 1 of 3405 passengers were carried to the bay on Labour Dav, as against 4332 last yenr. Tho fire on the s.s. Muritai on November 8 was repaired at a cost of only a few shillings. The 'Mayor gave as his considered oninion when dealing with a letter from the Wellington Automobile Club, that there should lie uniformity of speed limits throughout the whole of New Zealand. At present there wore so many different speeds authorised by local bodies that motorists did not know where they stood. Tn his opinion the Eastbourne Council should advocate strongly- a uniform rale of speed within borough limits. This matter will ,be brought before a conference of municipal officers nt Dunedin next February. Councillor E. A. Dawson, at present visiting England, forwarded an album of views of Eastbourne. Sussex, which ho accepted from Str Charles O’BrienHnrding (Mayor of that corporation), on Behalf of tho Mayor and Imrcosses of Eastbourne. Now Zealand. Tn Councillor Dawson’s opinion there was much similarity between the two boroughs. Building permits to iho value of £B4O wore issued for the ino”th. making a total since Anvil. 1 of .£0499. The rate statement, ns at October 31 was: Ratc« struck. £BB4ll 4s. Kid.; collected. £3641 13s. 6d.; outstanding, £5198 Ils. 4d. District Fund. The district fund account for Ocfo l ’Cr showed receipts £922. ngnin«t £2089 for the corresponding month last rear. Tho expenditure for the month Inst year was £3Bl. nnd for this year £l3BO. The nrinfinnl ’tom in the receipts was rates, in 19’4. £’6l6. and in 19-’5 £652. The principal it"ms in the 1925 O’-nendituro not jnpprrcd in 1924 were: ’Wafer scheme, £.’77 10s. ; leva! costs. £377 15s. lOd. Tho district fin’d account from Avril 1 to October 31 showed receipts for IP°4 .pooeo. ( ,r> f J f o r 19’5 £sl9'’. Ratos pel. looted in this normd for 1924 wore £?<W. nnd foe 1925. 04191. Tennis ’’nos fnr 10°5 drnnned to 030 from Tho expenditure for the 1925 period was £4O-17, against £3121 for 1924. Ferry Account. fFerrv reeo'nts for. October last amounted to .£2280. against £1997 in October. 1924'. The month’s expenditure wns: 1925. .£2118: and 1924, £2079. Passenger receipts (1924 fitrnres in parentheses) wore; £977 (.£10921. weekly tickets 41179 (£IOD. monthly tickets £BB (£118), season tickets £658 (£519), advertising contract 421’5 (nil). Tho ferry account from April 1 to October 31 (with the 19’4 figures in pnrenfbosps) showed: Receipts. 4121,383 (4111.331); expenditure. £16.701 (£16.707). Passenger tickets. £5615 (£5735); weekly ticVots. £1253 (£6981; monthly tickets. 41638 (£720): season tickets £25’9 (£2315): special excursions. .£274 (£12); rent of pavilion. £99 <£l33): advertising contract. £125 (nil). The expenditure in connection with the Mnrilni from Anvil 1 to Oetol’er 31 of this veer was £2720, Duchess £2567, Cobar £3501.