CLOUDY AND UNSETTLED

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 197, 15 May 1919, Page 4

CLOUDY AND UNSETTLED

«, Aft?r a mild forenoon yesterday, a cold wind came up and the aspect of tho .weather changed. Present indications are for moderate to strong easterly to northerly winds north of New Plymouth and Napier, and increasing north-we6terlies elsowhoro, with uncloudy and unsettled weather at times, and ecattorcd showere.

CITY FINANCES -»— AN INTERESTING STATEMENT. The Mayor yesterday furnished for publication the following comparative tables of the city finances:— 1310. 1914. 1919. Jfc X £ Assets 2,896,614 3,246,256 3,629,804 Public debt. 2,116,574 2,291,050 2,303.050 Sinking funds 177,032 294,450 440,626 General revenue 213,527 233,353 272,414 General expenditure 212,035 231,645 271,795 Tramway & power revenue 139,160 176,126 245,354 Tramway & power expenditure 133,335 172,464 242,507 Electric light revenue .... 44,814 61,968 94.41S Electric light expenditure 42,585 55.533 74,434 Accident funds 4,298 12,581 28,459 Depreciation fund invested ' - 15,887 48,846 Eates received 151,521 161,059 .161,842 Rent received 20,525 33,278 42,276 Expenditure on streets, refuse destructor & drainage . 54,611 54,379 73,981 Reserves and Zoo 11,235 11,526 13,553 Hospital, Charitable Aid 10,160 13,623 23,055 Waterworks 32,769 40,832 43,463 Capital value of city ... 17,627,216 19,161,425 20,744,367 Revenue. Mar. 31, Previous 1919. year. General— ■£ ~A,n Ordinary revenue ... 272,414 259,349 Other receipts 20,952 15.559 Abattoirs 6,402 5,642 Tramways 222,892 218,320 Power simply 22,462 19,129 Electric lighting 94,418 87,536 Totals 639,550 605,505 Expenditure. Mar. 31, Previous 1919. year. General— ■£ ■£ Ordinary expenditure 271,795 25«.693 Special expenditure 39,582 44,435 Abattoirs 5,447 5,077 Tramways 212,746 200,420 Tramways (special) 9,532 6,240 Power supply 20,229 18,182 Electric lighting 64,556 58,416 Electric lighting (special) 9,878 11,340 Totals '..'. 633,765 601,803