Otamatea’s Higher Rate Collection
Each riding in the Otamatea County, Mr Rodney Coates, the chairman, reported to the council this week, showed an increased percentage of rate collections.
The percentage over the whole county was 92.4 per cent., as against 89.2 per cent, for the previous year. The total of current rates and arrears collected during the year exceeded the amount struck for 1937-38 by £126. In the Whakapirau riding, only one ratepayer was in arrears. The following table shows the amount of European rates struck and the percentage collected for the past two years:—
Collectable % Collected Riding 1937-38 1936-37 37-38 36-37 Mai’eretu ... 1088 1030 95.6 92.0 Paparoa ... 925 873 96.1 89.1 Walrau . ... 1524 1432 98.3 95.2 Whakapirau. 1200 1030 99.0 93.1 Tokatoka .. 1323 1245 97.8 96.6 Euawai . ... 2376 2089 91.5 87.2 Matakohe .. 2505 2344 86.7 83.8 Kai’waka ... 2694 2461 86.8 85.8 £13,635 £12,504 92.4 89.2
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Northern Advocate, 27 May 1938, Page 7
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