CITY RATES.
4 AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON COMPARED. The following ecmparativo tables will be found interesting as showing the rateable value of property in Auckland and' Wellington. It f will be seen that for the year just clocsd, ] tho amount of rates collected in Wellington ( totalled .£135,2-16, as against .406,651 in the ] northern city. It should bo remembered, in ( explanation of the increase shown in the 1907-5 1 figures, that it was during that year that the larger portion of the Onslow Borough joined t the city, thus increasing tho rating area, and i that Northland was added to the city last year. Moreover, the water rate is-levied as ( the connections proceed. The valuations for Wellington City aro as follow:— . < Value of , Canital Uuimproved improvevalue. value. ments. Year. ,C .£ 190S-9 16,79i,17(i 10,070,1-15 G,72-l-,031 j 1807-8 ... ... 16,102,743 9,878,37-1 '6,314,309 1903-7 .I. ... 15,475,559 9,748,737 5,728,822 1 190.3-6 11,330,959 G,629,656 4,701,303 1901-5 ... ;.. 10,93-1,551 6,628,784 4,305,767 i 19034 ... ... 9,581,69-4 6,222,753 3,358,938 ) The statement of the rates levied, collected, J and the arrears. (Wellington), is as follows:—' j Aiiiount levied. Collected. Arrears. < Tear. ■£ <£ ( 1903-1- 89,267 - 8G.136 3149 , 1904-5 88,781 85,650 ' 3131 , 1905-6 110.765 106,785 3950 .. 1906-7 125,748 120,209 5539 1907-8 137,228 132,109 5119 j 1908-9 ... ... 140,7-16 135,246 5500 ; ■ Tho following statement has been prepared > by the Auckland city, treasurer:— Not Collectable. Collected. Arrears. Year. ' J! £ & 1599 33,663 25.585 5078 ISB4 25.70;: 23.65S 5045 . 1899 .... . .V. 34,545 31,223 - 3321 1901 ... 46,379 45,149 1229 1906 58,031 55,332 701 1907 58,387 57,965 421 "1908 ... ... 63,119 63,073 346 1909 ... ... 66,865 66,651 210 ; The following is extracted from the Official Gazetto of 1907: — Estimated Estimated ; area, inc. Rateable annual , Town Eate- pro- value. Belt, payers, perties. Citv. . Acres. ■£- Auckland ... 1788 4557 8,688 411,685 Wellington ... 7219 7400 16,007 ' 928,530 It will be noted .that Wellington means Greater Wellington, but this does not apply to Auckland. .
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 482, 15 April 1909, Page 7
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303CITY RATES. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 482, 15 April 1909, Page 7
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