BOROUGH RATES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19340, 2 June 1937, Page 4

BOROUGH RATES

£3924 INCREASE £65,059 TO BE RAISED GENERAL LEVEL £28,025 RISE Ob’ 124 PER CENT CONSOLIDATION PLAN The Gisborne Borough Council last night decided to raise £65,059 in rates this year, an increase of £3024 over last year’s total. A consolidated rate of 5 4S-04d in the £ will be levied on the whole borough to produce £28,025 for general purposes, this figure being an increase of £7497. or 12i per cent, on last year. The hospital rate is £603 higher than last year, hut there is a decrease of £177 in the special'rate. Amounts to be raised bv rates this year for general, special and hospital purposes, together with the figures for last year, are given in the table below:^ — ■ 1 : • Inc.or

Special Area Bates The rates in the various areas m the borough are shown as follows, together with the corresponding figures l'or last year and the increase sustained in each:— GISBORNE, IvAITI WHATAUPOKO

Effect of Lower Valuations The decrease in the total unimproved valuation of the whole borough after the recent valuation was 24.02 per cent. The decrease in the total unimproved value based on the reduction of 25 per cent last year was 7.1.1 per cent. In the different districts, the unimproved valuations this year show the following reductions on last year’s figures with the 25 per cent reduction then made: Gisborne, Kaiti and Whntaupoko, 7.21 per cent; Te Hapara, 2.4.'l per cent; Outer Kaiti, .18.7!) per cent; Mangnpapa, 10.21 per cent; Vox street, 1.24 per cent. During a discussion on the new rates, the Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.V.. said that had the valuations remained the same as last year the increase per pound would not have appeared so great. In the Gisborne, Kaiti and Whataupoko areas, for instance, the increased rate, had the valuations been the same ns last year, would have been only 25/64d in the £ instead of 1 27/64.1 as shown. Similarly, the Te Hapara increase would have been only 32/64.1, instead of 1 34/64.1. . Cr. H. E>. Maude said that while the valuations generally had been reduced, all properties had not participated to the same extent in the reduction. (The detailed figure's are on page 13.)

1036-37. 1937-38. deer. £ • £ ' £ General .. 24,527 • 28,025 -j-3,497 .Special .. .10,8(50 30,683 — 177 Hospital .. 5,748 0,351 + (503 Totals .. 01,135 05,050 4-3,924

193(5-157. 1937-38 cl in £ d in £ General 4 42-(54 f) 48-64 Special (5 6 7-64 Hospital 1 (5-64 1 20-64 Totals 11 48-64 1/1 11-64 Increase .. 1 27-64 TE HAPAKA 1936-37 1937-38 d in £ d in £ General 4 42-64 5 48-64 Special 6 2-64 6 16-64 Hospital 1 6-64 1 20-64 Totals -11 30-64 1/1 20-64 Increase 1 34-64. OUTER HAITI 1936-37 1937-38 d in £ d in £ General 4 42-64 6 48-64 Special 3 3-64 4 31-64 Hospital l 6-64 1 20-64 Totals 8 ">1-64 11 35-64 . Increase .. 2 48-64 MANGAPAPA 193(5-37 1937-38 d in £ d in £ General 4 42-64 5 48-64 Special 4 4 25-64 Hospital 1 6-64 1 20-64 Totals 9 48454 11 29-64 Increase .. 1 45-64 FOX STREET 1936-37 .1937-38 d in £ . d iti £ General ' 4 42-64 5 48-64’ Special 6 6 7-64 Hospital 1 6-04 1 20-64 Totals 11 48-64 1/1 11-64 Increase .1 27-64