HOSPITAL LEVY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23072, 24 June 1938, Page 13

HOSPITAL LEVY

CONFERENCE TO BE HELD ALL SECTIONS AFFECTED For the puprose of discussing the hospital levy and considering what action could be taken, the Mayor of Auckland, Sir Ernes-t Davis, intends at an early date to convene a conference of local authorities in the metropolitan area. When making this announcement yesterday in the course of his iinancial review to the City Council, ho stated that all sections of the community were affected, because everyone paid rates, either directly or indirectly. Sir Ernest also stated that he was approaching the Minister of Health, the Hon. P. Eraser, with the request that the Director-General of Health, Dr. M. H. Watt, should be allowed to attend the conference as representative of the Government. INCREASE OF £BOOO NORTH CANTERBURY AREA [by telegraph OWN correspondent] CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday An increase in the total levy on local contributing authorities from £86,767 to £94.142 for 1938-39, as compared with 1937-38. has been made by the North Canterbury Hospital Board, according to figures which were approved by the board yesterday. A decrease of nearly £3,000.000 in the rateable capital value of the board's area was shown in the comparative table presented. Of the total which tho board requires for the present year, £82,634 is maintenance levy and ±.11,0U0 capital lew. The largest contributory body is Ciiristchurch City, which has had an increase made in its allocation from £36,926 last year to £.'38,6(52 for the coming year.