MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3885, 28 August 1928, Page 67

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS. COMPREHENSIVE DETAILS. The annual departmental reports of the City Council contain a wide variety of interesting information. The reports include a valuable record of events of note which have occurred in Dunedin during the past year as well as a comprehensive review of the trading departments of the city, etc. VALUATIONS OF THE CITY. . The increase over 1927-28 on the rateable properties is £60,122 and on non-rate-able properties £6765. The increase on the non-rateable properties is due to the pur chase of properties of the Dunedin Fire Board and the Dunedin City Council new valuations and revaluation of Government property.

Totals: Rateable—l92B-9, £1,217,320; 1927-8, £1,157,198. Non-rateable—l92B-9. £110,611; 1927-8, £103,846. It is interesting to note that on a 5 pei cent, basis the total capital value of the Greater Dunedin area for 1928-29 is in the vicinity of £26,558,620. HOUSES AND DWELLINGS. The following return classifies the houses and dwellings jn Greater Dunedin according to the number of rooms:—

There are 12,321 ratepayers in the Greater Dunectin district)

Rateable. 1928-9. 1927-8. Non-rateable. 1928-9.1927-8. District. £ £ £ £ South .. 97,707 93,195 3,585 3,279 High 273,040.253,237 32,012 29,705 Bell .. .. 177,482 169,992 27,725 25,089 Leith 129,397 126,996 15,993 15,861. Caversham 110,846 105,766 8,556 7,973 South Dunedin 85,931 82,929 3,930 3,488 North-East Valley .. 75,207 72.142 2,747 2,692 Roslyn 96,845 93,558 5,710 5,751 Mornington 67,347 64,481 2,468 2,221 Maori Hill 41,350 39,271 5,968 5,898 Anderson’s Bay 62,168 55,631 1,917 1,884

Total Total Houses Houses No. of and No. of and Rooms. Dwellings. Rooms. Dwellings. 1 ... 21 12 „ 74 2 .. 235 13 .. 17 3 „ 605 14 _ 22 4 « 4064 15 .. 10 5 « 4356 16 5 6 ... 2375 17 5 7 „ 1165 18 .. 2 8 « 633 19 3 9 .. 264 19 3 10 179 26 1 11 .. 56