SMALLER CONTRIBUTIONS.
HOSPITAL BOARD'S LEVY. WILL WANT £7390 LESS THAN LAST YEAR. Tho local bodies contributing to the North Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board havo at last received the assunuice of the Board that the levy to be mado on them by the Board for tho 'year ending March 31, 1913, will bo lower than that of tho previous year. Tho Board adopted its estimates to-day, and after cutting down the item for an isolation ward by £4OOO the saving on the levy of last year was £73?«. The following are the estimates:— CAPITAL EXPENDITURE. Hospital— £ Administration block .... 15,000 Isolntiou Wrjrd 5,000 Heating Wards .... 250 Induced draught .... 200 Alterations to lighting tystem . 100 Laundry machines and appliance* . 290 Water service 150 Forced circulating system . . 3)0 Fire prevention .... 9) £21.270 Sanatorium — Land . . ... . . 1,000 Buildings snd contingencies . . '2,000 Excavation?, etc.. and septic t»nk . fiGO £3,660 Tnarnngi— Water power . , • . . SOO Orphanage— Equipment ..... 100 drop si ..... , £2j.3.'!0 Balance of capital available . . 12.07S Deduct., less liabilities on same . . 1.050 £11,023 Capital requirements . . £in.9o2 MAIXTF.XAX OK EXPEXT.)ITUUK. £ llonpit.nl 1.0,000 Sanatorium 3.000 Hottlo Lako and public health . . 2,000 Akaroa Hospital 'IOO Kaikoura Hospital .... Gs>o Lvttolton Casualty Ward . , , 200 Subsidy to doctors' guarantees . . 125 Tuaranfci .1.50;) ifemoriat Homo ..... 2.750 Orplianiurn 1,150 Female lirfiifrn and Homo . . . 1..+50 Armagh Street depot .... SSO Industrial Schools .... 2,500 Outdoor relief ..... .1:500 General expenses and contingencies . 2,500 £44,925 Balnnce available, leff estimated liabilities •1,154 £41,771 Total estimated requirements . £55.671 Estimatfd revenue— Rents 2011 Ucaverios ..... 5,200 Income from bequests . . . 2,000 £7,400 Xet requirements .... W;*.273 The estimates lust year were i'."t;,oCy.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10443, 24 April 1912, Page 3
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