NO INCREASE IN RIVER RATE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 121, 8 June 1937, Page 8

NO INCREASE IN RIVER RATE

This Year's Impost Again to Produce £9000 STOREHOUSE TO BE BUILT A rate to produce £9000, the same as that struck last year, was decided upon. by the Hawke's Bay Rivers Board at its meeting in Napier yesterday afternoon. The motion of the chairman, Mr C. Lassen, to this effect was passed without d'iecussion. Estimates for the coming year presented to the meeting showed expenditure at £12,788, the only unusual itein being one of £1400 for a store and dwelling. The engineer, Mr G. Roch,fort, explained that the equipment df the board .was* scattered all- over tlfjp areas controlled, and that it was necessary to have some large etore. At present a building was rented for £50 a year from the Hawke's Bay County Council for the purpose, and the direct aaving in rental and transport would almoet make up the di'Tjrenco. T Following is a statement of the estimates for the year from April 1, 1937, to March 31, 1938: — EXPENDITURE. Tutaekuri — £ _ Waitangi to Redclyffe 600 Redclyffe to Moteo 220 Ngararoro — Clive to Pakowhai £00 Fernhill to Roy's Hill 500 Tukituki 400 Streams — k; Tutaekuri, Waimate and Waima 250 Old Ngaruroro to Longlands 460 Irongate 100 Muddy Creek 150 Awanui _ 260 Kahumoko and Ross's Drain 50 fmprovements to Awanui Channel , 250 Tmprovements to old Ngaruroro , 450 Repairs Muddy Creek Floodgate 100 Dwelling and store 1400 Depreciation of plant 550. Administration, engineering, tra.velling and sundry 1000 Accident Insurance 65 Interest on Loans 4600 Confcingencies 1183 Total , £12,788 RECEIPTS. £ Balance forward 2438 Rent 900 Sundry • ^50 Rates 9000 Total £12,788