CITY ESTIMATES

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 8, 10 July 1923, Page 4

CITY ESTIMATES

INCREASES IN MANY ITEMS

ROUND FIGURES FOR THE YEAR

Provision has been made by the City Council, on the recommendation of the Finance Committee, for considerable increases in several items on the estimates for the year 19523-24. For instance, it is anticipated thai- street works will cost £70pO more than during tho year 1922-23, scavenging and street watering £1400, the collection and destruction of refuse £2500, the fire brigades S27CO, city reserves £3000, Town Hall renovation £1485, the Zoo £500, superannuation, various special works in the city £3500, and. on top of all waterworks £13,200.

In round figures the comparative figures for 1922-2o and 1923-24 in the general account are ;is follow :—

KKCEIPTS.

EXPENDITURE.

OTICEE RECEIPTS.

\Tnexpeudcd balances forward from last year -. Mechanical Fire Ladder 2,800 Stokes Valley ami Pnkurata Stream Bi-idse " : ■■• 1.000 Balance Antecedent Liability at Bauk 2,904 Special Expenditure: City Reserves '■ • ■fi.un Technical .School Buildins »»00i) Town Hall Clock SculToldlug .200 Koldiers' Memorial. j>2s Toucariro Park SO;' Sections 7 ami S, Nguio f'Wl NKaio Subway 1.000 ijtolii's Valley and J'nkurata Stream BrWcc : I.01"1 1,0 n<l Maud Bay I.M Laud Vhor'oy street =>"' Lrnil at Mirmnar for Kescrvc :•<■»> Qutirrv. Jlavauni 400 Balance Autuccdeut Liability r.t Bank 2,i'oi Interest on Loans chargeable to General Account: Strect-paviug Loans: £33,000 at 4 per cent, and charges. 2.2U £3,103 at 44 per cent ID: 1. £■'.0,000 at .1* per cent to Town Hall Loans: £50,00!) at 1 per cent, aud charges 2,020 .C1U,475 at -Ij'per cent 932 £5,330 at 44 per cent 2-10 Street "Widening and Renewal Loan: £30.000 at 5!. per cent : 4,400 Consolidation Loan, 3-5 to General Aceoi;;;t " 2,541 Overdraft Loan, 1E97 £36.000, at 4 per cent 1,478 Destructor Loan, £20,000, at -1 per cent : SOO Te Aro Reclamation (Loan, 1597, £3,350, at 44 per cent. C lot City Works Loan, £35,000, at 4 per "cent, . 1,400 Hunter street Endowment Loan, £1(3,600, at 4 per cent. GGO Willis street-Chew's lane Widening Loan, £4(5,000, at 4-1 per cent. ... 2,070 Cuba aud Victoria streets Widening Loan, £10,200, at 5 per cent SlO Hutt road Construction, £26,550. at 4 per cent 1,062 Street Widening Loan. £28,000, at fi ' per cent 1,630 Sinkiuj? Fund Chargeable to General Account: Street Widening Renewal Loan, £30,000. at 1 per cent SOO Street l'aviug and Town Belt Loan, ,€105,000, at 1 per cent 1,050 £25.375, at 1 per cent. 25" £15,334, at 1 per cent i. 153 Portion of Consolidated Loan, threctiftlis of £2,000 1.200 City Works Loan, £33.000, at 1 per cent '. 550 Destructor Loan, £20,000. at 1 pelcent 200 Hunter street Endowment Loan, £16,500. at 1 per cent , ic>s Hutt Koad Construction. £26,050, at 1 per cent «65 Street Widening Loan, £25,000, at 1 per cent 250 Employment of Returned Soldiers ... £00 The ffenera] rate of 3d in the £1 is estimated to bring in £183,593, making the total receipts £275.924, as compared with an estimated expenditure for tlio ensuing year of £276,134.

WATEKWORKS I'IGURES.

Estimated Eeceipts

Bate at -4 per cent, on annual value... 50.918 Water by meter— Unrurnment 2.500 Public '. 7,600 Harbour Board is 200 Dr. balance 8,281 ,' Total £78,512 Estimated Expenditure. £ £ : Workifis &*petis« 31,500 w'aiiiiuj Wator-.i-orks »nrl charsi-s 1 tr.;u,oi"j a! i; per tent. mo Conbolldation Loan— Proportion to Waterworks' Ac-i-oiiat 1650 \V!ilcr«-orks Li«ni. 1*97, J.'-s')jO at i\ per ri'iit ZTi W.-itcr hupiily Kiiiliiwiiiriit Lorn), £-|'JH.(HW iit ■! por irnt., ai\cl-i:h.irsji-s 7(iJil Nortlilaiiil anil Wadcptown Wntu'iSiippi) (.fi'iiu, «ii. ; V.O at 1 p.f. 002 Wahmi Uuvttcatiim Loan, iM.OOO at 4 per cent., nu<! i-lmi-j;cs... 30S0 Water Supply J.oiui. l!)2u (portion). ±17-4,000 ut ;•-', per cent. (half-year) '. 4S-I1 Sinliiiiß Fimil— WnU-r Supply Improvement Loan. .tl'Jii.Oon at, ! pur cent. 1!)00 Ci-iiisnllilatiou Loan, a-utlir. oi C2OOO £00 Vnt-cnvorks Loan, l'jlu, IlRi.oOO .if, I iut I'cnf 1000 Valcrwin-lio Supply Loan, I',i2U. I i'?;i.'J(3, at t ptr i-out m;w Rvtoir-ioi: r,r M.ihir.. .; ;,.;,7iV l'.?lilii'.'sutciit of -31iiiii3 ...,,....,,., 3,g00 "llt.ili I

LIBRARY ACCOUNT. Receipts: £ Subscriptions, etc 20-10 llutc at i:-200d iv the £ 42U0 TtSm Expenditure. £ Working Expenses uass Kates. Kent, mid Services S.iO Interest, 200 £7335 STREET LIGHTING ACCOTJXT. Uate of l i-iod in the £ on the annual value S7sfi Cost, of Street Lighting UOOO HOSPITAL AXU CHARITABLE AID KATE. Kate of liv in the £ on the annual value ; 33,775 Credit balance £2,975 Brought Forward ; £30,750 Outgoings to 80.-.nl £30,959 lls. Od.

tJstimntcd Last Year. JiO-2-1. Kent: - V ' ' * declaimed Laud 35.593 30,570 Market Kcscrvc i;0O7 . 3.3E5 r;iUiatua ; ; '7§2 3 j>g.i Street Wideniug Prop. ... ■ 7/.130 7,95(i Sundries 03t 1,000 Licenses: Auctioneers 1,740 3.740 Dogs 3,4X<1 ],420 Publicans 5,533 1,000 Vehicles aQd Drivers j,s(S 3,87b "Wholesale 400 100 ■ Oilier Licenses 2.,'ifil. ■ 2,55 i) Tiuililing Fees 2,1>51 3,000 G;metery Foes 2,SO:i 2.8115 Uoverunient Subsidy .(50 450 Town Hall 3.347 ;j,3SO BMlis S-i7 , 700 Vublie lavatories 701 720 Kinking Fund Commissioners Annual l'aynicut 400 400 Itcserves S.oOS 7,01)0 Fire Brigade Account, Rent and Services 4,0'1U 4,000 Gas Co., Ltd., Annual Payment SO!) • S2O Jioo ;.. 1,162 1,20(1 ilutt road ' 2,417 2,007

Exp'ndi're. laEt Yoar. 1923-24. & £ Street Works 55.909 62.572 Scavenging and Street Watering 18,600 20,000 Collection and Destruction of Refuse 17,074 20,250 Drainage 34,117 14,500 I'ire Brigade 16.630 22,102 Reserves 17,175 18,070' Cemetery 2.2fi2 *' 2,958 Salaries 1S,1S(I 21.55S Baths 56G SCO Town nail—Current Expenses 2.401 2.400 Beuovalmg — 3485 PriuUnsc, Advertising, etc. 2,117 . 2,120 Sanitary Services 1,55'J 2,100 Technical School (ord. sub- • sidy) i SOO 500 Subsidy to Bauds 537 400 Zoo ■■■■... 3,454 4,003 Upkeep Corporation Property 2SS 300 Govt. Street Traffic Control ' 500 500 City Conveniences I.SSO 2,500 Motor Workshops 1,000 4,000 Ilatlis ami Beaches Ml 1,000 Boys' Institute 200 200 Free Kindergarten Union... 100 100 Workers' ■Educational Assn. 100 100 Hutt ttoad Maintenance ... S.COO 4,000 Superannuation '. -I.GOO 5,000 Iloiiriiiß Pensions 1,730 . 1.750 Biiudrv" Wages ;i,-i95 ' ! 5.500 Harao'sr Board Heat 1,000 1,000 Ciriiernl Expenses 2,82(1 2,500 Unauthorised 1-013 3,200 Tost of Elections ' -ISI 2,000 Insurances 'H8 i 2" Miscellaneous 2.47J5 2.J.00 Vublic Health ■• &-<> W0