A POPULAR RESORT

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 172, 17 April 1937, Page 14

A POPULAR RESORT

Eastbourne a Progressive Borough MANY BEAUTIFUL HOMES Most popular of the nearby summer resorts, Eastbourne is shown by statistics to be a steadily progressing borough. Being more of a pleasure place than a business community the town is packed witli many beautiful homes surrounded by picturesque virgin bush. With its area of 1383 acres, and its 54 miles of roads and streets, the town is a delightful place m which to spend a quiet holiday by t the sea. Progress over the past 10 years has not ■been rapid, but it has nevertheless been steady. When the 1926 census was taken the inhabitants numbered 1845, a figure that increased to 2279 over the course of the decade. This steady influx resulted in development in other directions. Significance may be attached to the rateable value of land in the borough in 1935 as compared with 1925. They tell a story all of their own. Figures show that, in 1925 the gross capital value of tlie land in the borough amounted to £454,402; by 1935 this had soared to £779,435. Tlie gross value of unimproved land for the respective years was £146,195 and £285,285. As far as the rateable values are concerned the capital value in 1925 was £471,055 and by 1935 the growth of the borough had been such that the total was £753,700. A corresponding increase was also revealed in the figures pertaining to the unimproved rateable values. The 1925 figure was £142,468 and the amount in 1935 was £275,640. Other statistics show that the revenue from rates received by tlie Eastbourne Borough Council in 1925 amounted to £4752. For the year 1934-35 these had increased to £11,536, including special rates.