MATAMATA COUNTY.

Matamata Record, Volume XIII, Issue 1108, 24 March 1930, Page 4

MATAMATA COUNTY.

1• O ) RIDING FINANCES. ; A statement presented by the i treasurer to the Matamata County ■ Council at the - March meeting gave the following particulars in regard [ to the rates struck for the present [ year and the amount outstanding to date. It is to be noted that the amount of rates struck is for the current year only, while the amount outstanding includes unpaid rates from the previous year. The amounts in round figures for each riding are:— Rate OutRiding. Struck, standing.

Totals £28,347 £2539 A further statement showing- the amount still available for expenditure from the present year’s esti- , mates in round figures is as follows :

The growth of the export trade in New Zealand frozen pork is shown j by the following figures of amounts exported in recent years: 1925, 46,000 cwt, valued at £167,000; 1926, - 1 70,000 cwt, valued at £271,000; 1927, 104,000 cwt, valued at £352,000; 1928', 156,000 cwt, valued at £449,000; 1929, 169,000 cwt, valued at £544,000. In 1 1929 over 90 per cent of the pork f exported went' to Britain and the rest to Australia. Of the £23,000 worth of ham and bacon exported nearly r £17,000 worth went to Australia. i

£ £ Matamata 5369 227 Peria 4325 135 Tirau 2952 100 Te Poi 3849 73S Okoroire 2587 37J Putaruru 3320 374 Tokoroa 2466 201 Karapiro 1861 * 132 Maungatautari 1614 256 •

Riding. Estimate. £ Balance. £ Matamata . 1200 241 Peria .. ; . 1600 477 Tirau .. . 1000 94 Te Poi •- . . 1200 141 Okoroire . 1300 95* Putaruru . 1700 10* Tokoroa . 900 131 Karapiro 700 417. Maungatautari * Debit 600 Balance. 310