APPROACHING THIRTY MILLIONS
CAPITAL VALUE OF DUNEDIN ' r . ■ INCREASE OF NOK-RATEABLE PROPERTY “ It will be noticed that the increase over 1929-30 on rateable properties is £53,296. This figure is smaller than the previous year, due to there being no large building programme in the city for the period under review,”* states the city valuer (Mr R. C. V, Evans), in his annual report. The increase on non-rateable properties is £7,319, which is mainly due to the completion of the new Town Hall. The total amount for rating purposes is £1,343,927, while the non-rate-able amounts to £133,501. On a 5 pec cent, basis the capital value_of Greater Dunedin would be £29,548,560. ; ■ It is interesting to know how this total of £133,501 is made up by the various Government and educational departments,, local,. religious, and sports bodies within the city boundaries. The list is as follows: —
. DUNEDIN CITY CORPORATION.; Municipal ... £I0,3i>t Reserves 9,08<i Tramways ... ... ... 2,44^ Water ... ... ....... ... -2,990 Dunedin Drainage and Sewer- • age Board ... ... ' ... ... S7j A total of ... ... ... £21,961’ GOVERNMENT. Defence ... Insurance Department ... Justice Department Post and Telegraph ... ... Public Works ... Public Trustee ... .... ... Railway Department Navy ... ’ ... ... ... .1. Education Department ... Police Department State Advances , ... ... £1,230 ... 1,286 ... 1,800 ... 7,402 ... 1,736 1,126 ...• 10;498 160 506 1,818 ' s A total of ...■ ...■ ... £27,570 EDUCATIONAL. ' Primary Schools ■ ... ... Collegiate ... ... Secondary ... ... ... ... Free Kindergarten ...' ... University ... ... ... ..." ... £9,929 ... ,5;618 5,899 ... • 479 17,046 A total of ... ... w ... £38,971 CHURCHES. Anglican ... ... ... Baptist ... ... ... — Church of Christ ... .- ; Congregational ... : ... ... Evangelist ... ,..v ... — Brethren .i. ... ... Methodist ... ... •--- Presbyterian _ ... ... ... Roman Catholic ... ... Sisters of the Poor ... .... Salvation Army ... ... ... Jewish ... ... ••• Theosophical Society ... Chinese ... ... — Christian Scientists ... ... Syrian * — ••• • ... £3,474 ... 1,073 : 940 ... ■ 656 66 , 620. ... - 1,661* ... 8,156 ... -4,894 :200 616 ... ,< 350 223 ; 60 188 " 30 A total of,... ... ... • i... £23,206 GENERAL. Fire Board ... ■ ... ..." — Harbour Board ... Private Homes ... ... ... Sports Bodies ... ... ... Hospital and C.A. Board Astronomical ... ... .-r £1,679 ... 2,493 .... 1,721 668 ... 12,212 20
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Evening Star, Issue 20556, 7 August 1930, Page 10
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292APPROACHING THIRTY MILLIONS Evening Star, Issue 20556, 7 August 1930, Page 10
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