MUNICIPAL PROGRESS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 April 1910, Page 2

MUNICIPAL PROGRESS.

A roi'Y of the municipal handbook

an excellent compilation issue;! from the IJegistrar-Generar.s Department, under direction of the Minister for Internal Affairs has reached the "Chronicle." oflice. It reives excellent descriptions -of the many municipalities throughout New Zealand, mcludin.u; such items as water suppU , , wa.L" j :- paid, rates, fiiiance.s generally, nnd areas of ivcroation reserves. In regard tn Levin, it is mentioned that niiiieteeii town lol.s are 'vested in the Council, and that an annual re-venue of C-IO is yielded by them. A sum of C'iO was expended on the volunteer fire brigade during , 1!)(1S- ()!). in the financial y.v.ir closed Inst month C 12!() was ]iroduced liy the general rate. There is a liabitity of C'inn per annum, by the borough, lor loans raised when Levin was a part of the Tlnrmvhonua County Council district. Tin.' liability is met out of ordinary revenue. The gross receipts for the year ended Hist March, 1.900, were .CL'B2S general accounts, and ClO,'100 loan account. The total expenditure was C 1287, which included .CoDO.'i expended on the gns undertaking. CIH7O on the waterworks ar;;d catchments nre-a. and C2HOI on streets. The cost of the. high pressure water supply, now being competed, will be over C20.0W).