SUBSIDIES TO LOCAL BODIES

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 248, 19 October 1908, Page 3

SUBSIDIES TO LOCAL BODIES

WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The Sixth Schedule of the Appreciation Bill contains particulars of Xidii 1o local authorities as fol-

ITo the council of each county wherein there are no road districts.— S When the general rates so collectid by the County Council do not exSed a total sum of filOOO,^ equal to 10s for every £1 of such ra(b)"When the general rates lected exceed a total sum or £1000 then a sum equal U> 5s for every £1 of such rates; provided that no lesser sum than £500 nor greater sum than £2500 shall be paid under this paragraph (b) to any such council. . Tin respect to counties wherein there are no road dtetricts--(c\ Ix> the Board of «ach road district;m the : . cSSty, if the Counties Act i^not in Ml force- if the Counties Act is in ft then to each Road Board aid the. County Council in equal Pam When the general rates^ actually collected by the Road Board m the road district do not exceed a total sum of £500, then a sum equal to lUs for every £1 of such rates. (2) When the general rates so collected exceed a total sum of £500. then a sum equal to 5s for every £1 or such rates; provided that no lesser sum than £250 nor greater than £500 shall be paid under this sub-paragraph (2) to any such R«ad Board; provided that if any road district does not collect rates the county may claim the payment on behalf of that road district if the county collects rates with-i-t the, road district (d) to the County Council. n (3) When the general rates actually collected by the County Council m the outlying districts of the county do not exceed a total sum of "£SOO, then a sum equal to 10s for every £1 or such rates. (4) When the general rates so collected exceed a total sum of £500, then a sum equal to 5s for every £1 of such rates; provided that no lesser sum than £250 nor greater than £500 shall be paid in any one year under this sub-paragraph (4) to any such council. 3. Whero a road district or part of a road district is merged in a county and becomes a riding or part of a riding, the same rate of subsidy for the year during which *the merger occurs shall be paid to the County Council oit account of such riding or part of a riding as would have been payable had such merger not occurred. 4. No greater sum in all than £2500 shall be paid in respect of any county, and its road district, and when the total amount of subsidy that would be payable in respect of the total amount of general rates collected as aforesaid exceeds £2500, then the total amount of subsidy to be payable to the Road Boards and Couty Councils shall be apportioned pro- rata according to the amount of general rates collected as. aforesaid by such Road Boards and the County Council respectively.

TOWN DISTRICTS

To each Town Board—(a) When the general rates actually collected do not exceed a total sum of £750, a sum equal to 5s for every £1 of such rates. (b) When the general rates so collected equal a total sum of £750, then a sum equal to 2& 6d for every £1 of such rates; provided that no lesser sum than £187 10s nor any greater sum than £450 shall be paid under this paragraph (b) to any Town Board.