HOSPITAL LEVY

Evening Star, Issue 21746, 14 June 1934, Page 12

HOSPITAL LEVY

CONTRIBUTING BODIES TO PAY £2,493 MORE BOARD APPROVES OF APPORTIONMENT The Otago Hospital Board met today to fix the amount of levy to be paid by the various public bodies in the board’s area. There were present Messrs W. E. S. Knight (chairman), J. W. Dove, A. Steel, A. F. Quelch, F. W. Jones, M.P., Dr W. Newlands, Mrs Ross, and Miss Farquhar. A letter from the Director-General of Health stated that the Minister of Health had approved of the board’s estimates. On the motion of Mr Quelch it was proposed that the board, having adopted the estimates showing the amount necessary for carrying out its operations for the year ending March 31, 1935, declare the sum of £42,438 -ts lOd on the portion thereof to be levied on the contributory local authorities within the district, and approve as under in proportion to the capital value of the rateable property as determined by the Valuer-General the apportionment of the £42,438 4s lOd: Dunedin City Corporation: Capital ratable value, £17,106,487 ; levy, £25,854 11s 4d. Palmerston Borough Council: £115,312 (£174 6s 8d). Waikouaiti Borough Council: £llß,623 (£179 5s 8d). „ Port Chalmers Borough Council: £306,321 (£462 19s 6d). West Harbour Borough Council; £407,500 (£615-18s). St. Kilda Borough Council: £l,//4,021 (£2,681 4s 8d). Green Island Borough Council: £384,700 (£6Bl 8s Sd). Mosgiel Borough Council: £304,310 (£459 18s 8d). , . „„„ Roxburgh Borough Council: £i2,445 (£lO9 9s 8d). Lawrence Borough Council: £56,850 (£BS 18s 4d). Tapanui Borough Council: £38,400 County Council: £802,451 (£1,212 16s 4d). Waikouaiti County Council: £1,119,657 (£1,692 4s 8d). Peninsula County Council: £673,432 (£1,017 16s 4d). Taieri County Council: £2,349,/0: (£3,551 6s 4d). Tuapeka County Council: £2,448, i03 (£3,701 0s 4d). Totals: £28,078,969 (£42,438 4s lOd). Mr Quelch said that for some years the board had been trying to avoid levying on capital expenditure. The capital levy this year was £5,000. The board, however, had made certain savings in maintenance, so that the actual increase would be about £3,000. They regretted that it was necessary to raise the levy, blit it was quite unavoidable. Mr Dove, who seconded the motion, said the condition of the hospital administrative building warranted thenasking for a capital levy. Did he understand they had to submit any capita] over £2O to Wellington ? The Secretary: For contingency purposes. The Chairman said that was not provided for in the Act. Mr Dove said the limitation of £250 was small enough. They seemed to be entirely run from Wellington, and the Government might as well make the whole thing a national job. The Chairman said the increase over the amount levied last year was £2,493. The motion was carried.