BOROUGH FINANCE.
STATEMENT FOR NINE MONTHS. A statement of receipts and expenditure for the nine months ended December 31 was presented to Monday’s meeting of the Timaru Borough Council as follows: Receipts.
Estimated Actual for 12 for 9 months months to to 31/3/32.31/12/31. Balance at commencement of £. £. year License Fees and Fines— 4409 4410 Under Licensing Act . . 689 692 Auctioneers’ Licenses 346 347 Dog Registration Eating Houses and 230 32 , Hairdressers 30 22 Secondhand Dealers 3 3 Drivers’ Licenses 550 599 Motor Omnibus Licenses 14 1 Carters’ and Carriers’ Licenses Dangerous Good Lie85 76 enses 190 220 Public Hall Licenses . 52 55 Billiard Room Licenses 22 22 Hawkers’ Licenses . . 5 4 Circus and Tents . .2 17 Drainlayers 5 3 Hoardings 120 142 Kerbside Pumps, etc. 180 . 147 Heavy Traffic Licenses 1200 Building Fees 300 133 Fines& Penalties .. 80 95 Sundries 45 45 4148 2655 Miscellaneous— Strathallan Street Lavatories George St. Lav at25 15 ories 25 10 Fire Board 45 Ladies' Rest Watlington Adv. Re125 . 99 funds 25 12 Miscellaneous • 40 277 Heavy Traffic Com. . 70 Pound Fees 5 3 Weighbridge Fees . . 8 4 Reserves— 368 421 Reserve Rents 626 558 Raincliff Rents 513 396 Poppy Day .. .. 160 253 Miscellaneous 5 Maori reserve—tennis 85 31 Caroline Bay— 1389 1237 Tennis 220 115 Car Stand 200 82 Bathing Facilities 600 204 Tea Rooms 300 25 Hall Rents, Etc. 75 75 Hot Sea Water Baths 600 284 Lavatories 15 Sundries Rental Golf Course 40 30 & Riding Devices . 150 169 Hot Water Sale of Furnishings, Plant. Etc., from Bay Tea Rooms .. 102 Baths— 2200 1107 Century Baths 60 41 West End Baths 60 44 120’ 85 Library— Subscriptions 20 22 Sales and Sundries . 25 23 Fines 110 76 * Abattoir — 155 121 Rents 110 70 • Slaughtering Fees 2250 1713 2360 1783
Waterworks — Water Rates 11.450 3213 Extra Water . .. 3865 3343 Connections .. .. 20 6 Rents 14 14 Sundries 10 15,359 6576 Public Works— Drainage Connections 16 Petrol Tax Rebate . 2000 1886 Redruth Drainage Advances .. .. 20 58 Sundries 380 169 2400 2129 Rates Hospital Board Rates 3738 1003 Harbour Board Rates 1341 360 Spec. Rates for interest and sinking fund .. .. 17,845 4789 General Rates 24,157 7377 10 p.c. Penalty 150 85 Gov. Subsidy . .. 450 405 47.681 14 019 Transfer from Trading Dept 1000 1000 1000 1000 Bank Balance (Dr.) 18,800 Total Receipts 81,589 54,343 Payments. Adm inistration— Estimated Actual for 12 for 9 months months to to 31/3/32. 31/12/31. £. £. Mayoral Honorarium 250 187 Salaries, less transfer 2057 1566 Superan. (propor.) 1300 927 Printing. Stationery, Etc. 280 217 Postages, telegrams, Etc. 233 142 Audit Fees 45 Bank Charges, Stamp Duty 25 21 Office Equipment . . 25 31 Fidelity Insurance . 14 14 Accident Insurance . . 3 3 Part Fire Insurance 10 9 Imprest Advance 75 Miscellaneous 65 46 Lighting & Heating 100 116 Caretaking & Clean160 135 Repairs and Alterations /. 20 30 Legal Expenses 100 15 Travelling Expenses 5 Elections and Polls . 250 246 Municipal Assn. 56 16 By-law Revision 18 4998 3814 Miscellaneous — Health, Pay and Traffic Car . .. 86 69 Overdraft Interest . 150 58 Interest on Temp. Loans .. ' .. 150 19 Weighbridge 5 1 Pound 29 16 Dog Registration 58 36 Public Health —Salaries 400 301 Public Health —other Expenses 42 38 Traffic Inspections, Salaries 369 274 Traffic Inspections, other expenses 100 62 Town Clock 95 87 Ladies’ Rest—wages 115 77 Ladies’ Rest —other expenses 51 63 Refund of Rates 20 8 Licensing expenses 140 20 Valuation 60 43 Court Fees 5 4 Old Council Chambers and Hall 25 28 Dangerous Goods .. 35 37 Examination Drivers 50 Repairs Monument, Etc. 25 3 Heavy Traffic 25 7 Payments under Section 129. “Public Revenue Act, 1926” 100 18
George Street Con21 veniences, wages George Street Conveniences, other ex35 penses Strathallan Street Conveniences, 15 4 wages Strathallan Street Conveniences, 60 26 other expenses .. . .40 36 Sundries 67 31 Grants in Aid — 2352 1388 Plunket Society 25 25 District Nurse 15 Technical College 40 40 Pipe Band Salvation Army 15 15 Band 15 15 Municipal Band 340 340 Cadet Band Entertaining Officers & Men of Visiting 35 35 Warships 10 1 Chamber of Com. .. 2 2 S.C. Employers’ Ass. 3 3 Sailors’ Rest 5 5 Woi-kers’ Edu. Ass. 12 12 Sick Benefit Society Inglewood Bor. Cl. 115 69 (Legal Ex.) . . . 2 Parks and Reserves — 632 579 Salaries 367 238 Insurances 30 46 Labour—less refunds 1350 990 Horse Feed Tools, Implements, 50 33 Eti. 90 26 Lime and Manure .. 20 17 Plants and Seed 40 36 Repairs and General Harness, Blacksmith- . 60 82 ing, Etc Feed for Birds and 16 5 Deer 30 23 Oil and Petrol 10 10 Coke and Coal 27 . 26 Poppy Day Funds 320 424 Sundries 35 26 New Horse 25 2470 1982 Capital Ex. 87 Sundry Reserves — 2557 1982 Raincliff Reserve .. 5 7 Ashbury Park 170 136 Alexander Square . . 40 24 Anzac Reserve 82 64 Arthur St. Reserve . 4 3 Butler St. Reserve . 3 1 Craigie Avenue 40 11 Elizabeth St. Reserve 7 9 Memorial Avenue .. Troopers’ Memorial & 12 8 King St. reserve .. 20 16 Lough Street Reserve 8 3 Russell Square 39 46 Maori Park Maori Park, working 165 70 courts 219 155 Triangle West End Park — 10 11 Maintenance Purchase of Land 130 91 and Interest 380 350 Church St. Reserve . 18 7 Thomas St. Reserve 4 2 Park View Terrace . 3 Station Street 14 12 Virtue Av. Kerb and 12 Channel Virtue Av. Main12 tenance 20 36 Garage reserve 1 Sundry Reserves 10 Caroline Bay— Wages — Caretaker 1394 1084 and Labour .. 660 483 Lavatories 50 25 Pumping Station 20 11 Repairs 30 63 Mowing Lawns 30 Trees, Seeds and Soil 15 9 Lighting Free Hot Water and 60 47 Milk to Picnics .. 80 9 Cartage 20 24 Sundries 35 59 Tea Rooms 6 10 Hall Wages 15 10 Hall—othen exps. .. 32 26 Painting House 25 5
Bathing Facilities — 1 other expenses Bathing Facilities— 195 45 wages 150 55 4 Tennis & Car Stand, wages .. .. j . Tennis & Car Stand, 130 64 6 other expenses Hot Sea Water Baths, 32 8 salary and com. .. 284 212 6 Hot Sea Water Baths, 1 wages Hot Sea Water Baths, 75 61 8 other expenses 226 196 2170 1422 5 Century Baths— Wages 90 47 Other expenses .. West End Baths— 20 7 Wages 90 47 5 Other expenses 35 17 235 118 1 Library— Salaries and wages .. 980 703 Library Ass. Sub. 1 1 Office expenses 35 40 Binding Books 150 103 jJ Books 400 218 Papers & Magazines 120 69 Lighting & Heating 170 144 Furnishing & repairs 30 26 Window Cleaning .. 6 4 Linoleum 75 38 Sundries .. .. .» Art Gallery— 25 15 30 Sundries 1 33 1993 1323 36 Abattoir — Salary 90 60 Inspection Fees 125 83 Slaughtering . .. 1200 793 Repairs i60 17 Sundries 40 26 0 1615 979 Levies— Hospital Board 3737 2803 Harbour Board 134S 671 Timaru Fire Board . 1300 975 6377 4449 2 Waterworks — Maintenance of Race 7 & Reservoir 1300 889 6 Improvements to race 750 378 4 4 House Renovations Maintenance of re>5 25 3 ticulation .. .. 800 535 1 Insurances 35 34 1 Services 250 139 9 Sundries, refund 8 rates,, ’phone, etc. Interest and sinking 20 23 6 Fund 7748 4869 3 Floating outlet 160 6 Fencing 200 86 0 Sundry Works 2 5 11,278 6980 Public Works— 1 Salaries 1613 1125 Street Maintenance 6500 4832 0 Street Sealing 2160 1533 7 New Metalled Roads 1700 1726 2 Asphalt Path Repairs 400 463 2 New Ashpalt Paths . Storm Water Drain 900 206 2 2 Extensions Storm Water drain150 148 6 age maintenance Sewer maintenance . 1500 1070 and Pumping 500 277 0 Drainage Connections 300 219 Rubbish Collection . 1400 993 4 Street Scavengering Contingencies £500, 460 373 less £50 to Library Eversley Sanitary 400 319 3 Service 17 13 5 Street Lighting 2244 1522 1 Street Widening 200 406 3 Motor Car 120 90 Street Name Plates 80 9 Miscellaneous . .. 238 208 7 Council’s Houses Advances —Loan Ac50 78 9 counts 73 4 Insurance 408 408 9 Park Lane Sewer 286 0 Refund Loan Ac. 1451 1366 6 23,077 17,448
: — Unemployment— Commitments al1157 1102 ready incurred Water Retie, (cost of pipes) Widening Arthur, 1000 633 Hobbs,, Hunt and South Sts. <fc Cemetery Road material,. Etc 875 324 Tree Planting and other work in Park (trees, etc.) 39 7 Forming West End croquet lawns (transport, material, etc.) ' 200 336 Ashbury Park (rubbish 20 19 disposal) Material for seats in 85 reserves 100 Towards provision of work every fourth week (wages) . . . 1000 1013 Contingencies 500 4991 4227 8550 ing Funds ■ . 17,842 Transfer Omnibus Ac. 78 Total Payments 81,589 54,343 Loan Works. Receipts — 53 53 Street Improvements Waterworks, No. 5 .. Kerbing & Channel523 74 ling 23 Road and Asphalt . . 151 151 Caroline Bay Redruth Drainage, . 2655 2583 860 Etc 860 4159 4244 Payments — 53 Street Improvements 4 Waterworks, No. 5 .. Kerbing &; Channel417 523 ling ‘ • 23 67 Road and Asphalt . 151 Caroline Bay . > 2655 1661 Redruth Drainage . 860 664 4159 2919 Balance 1325 Other Separate Accounts— Rhodes Bequest—Received, includ. bal. 169 114 Balance 169 114 Grant’s Subdivision — Received including balance 471 447 Balance 471 447 Workers’ Dwellings— Received including balance 891 690 Spent 563 281 Balance . 328 189
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 19093, 27 January 1932, Page 12
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