ONE TREE HILL RATES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20570, 22 May 1930, Page 15

ONE TREE HILL RATES.

REDUCTION THIS YEAR.

COUNCIL ADOPTS ESTIMATES.

A reduction of rates for tho current financial year was decided upon by the new One Tree Hill Borough Council last evening, following tho adoption of the estimates, which provide for an increase of £llsß in revenue.

The rates in the main portion of the borough will be reduced by a halfpenny in the pound, while in addition the sanitary charge will be 5s for each property. The only portion of tho district in which the rates will not be reduced

will bo the area where tiiere is no sewerage system. There the rates will be identical with last year's. Tho proposed rates will produce a total of £24,731, compared with £25,025 last year, equal to an average rate over tiio whole borough of 3.s 1 4-sd, as against 3s 3d last. year.

The consolidated rate will be 2s 5d over the whole borough, there being no change from last year. Chiefly owing to the Government revaluation of property, the borough's contribution to upkeep of the Hospital Board has been increased from £2902 to £3874, requiring a rate of 6d, as against 4J,d last year. The increase of ljd, however, has been more than set off by a decrease, in the genera! rate from Is 4d to Is 2d,

The borough estimates provide for an increased expenditure on public works, the amount being estimated at £9173, compared with £BOOO last year. Tho town clerk, Air. A. Leese, estimated that the total revenue from all sources will be £34,968, as against £33,810 last year.