WEST COAST COUNTIES

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1933, Page 2

WEST COAST COUNTIES

COMPARATIVE STATISTICS, 1931-32.

County Area Population Rateable Loans Over- Other Total Sq. M. draft Liabilities £ £ . £ £ £ £ £ Buller 1950 6680 407,930 U. Buller 7208 8829 1941 17,978 Inangaliua 949 3520 168,625 U. Ina’hua 18,499 219 727 19,445 Grey 1579 5510 670,828 C. Grey 11,109 3741 14,850 Westland 4410 4360 820,152 C. Westland 517 187 1461 2,166 U.—Unimproved rateable value. Note: —The Westland loan of £517 C.—Capital rateable value. will be extinguished February, 1934: the net liability is only £23 ASSETS Rates OutOther Total Estimated Total ' standing Sums Assets £ £ £ £ £ Buller 6570 4458 11,028 7,115 18,143 lnangahu a 3471 V78 4,249 23,113 27,362 Grey 3650 1256 4,906 11,875 16,781 Westland 2496 183 2670 11,870 14,549 RECEIPTS. Rates Licen- Gold- Total ses fields £ £ £ £ ' Buller ... 12.284 5782 1126 19,372 Inangaliua 3544 1562 1819 7195 Grey ... 713. 7634 6256 21,365 Westland ... 4169 2371 3258 9,793 REVENUE Highways Unem* Grants ployment Other Total £ £ £ £ £ Buller ... 5,646 15,604 10,189 10 31,449 Inangalu a 707 2,728 668 4,103 Grey 1 ... 9,481 10,925 4,616 318 25,340 , ' Westlanc 978 3,478 2,415 329 7,200 PAYMENTS Roads Hos- Adminpitals istration Loans Etc Total £ £ £ £ £ Buller ... 34,624 2961 3,372 6,815 47,772 Inangaliua ... 7352 1434 1319 1,165 11,270 Grey ... .40,739 3138 • 3603 1317 48,797 Westland ... 13,791 1468 . 1428 128 16,815 . . - ROAD PAYMENTS Highway Revenue Total Road Revenue Total Grants • ■.*" ■ " Grants' ■ ■ .. £ ■£■ - £ • £ V £ ■ Bijller 13,542 3,299 . 16,841 15,554 2,137 17,691Inangabua ■ 1,007 257 % 264 3,096' 1881 4,977 •Grey ..: 11,562 '3,062 14,624 - 12,191 ''6,633 18/824 Westland 1144 • 1,531, ■ 2,675 1 5,893 •- '5;108 ll'OOl ,- EMPLOYEES AND WAGES- ■ • / /, ; / ,"'/ ‘ ' -M 1,// Percentages AdmiiiisPhid Other Paid Total Rev. Payments ■ trative’ £. . ' : £ . ; £ Buller ..; '5. 1,398 1 446 24,000 , 25,398 • 7.22 '2.93 Inangaliua 3 : 1,070 , 'll- '; 1,702 : 2,772 14.87 : 9.45 Grey S' 1,686 • 226 ' 21,150 ■ 7.89 3:46 i Westland 3 794 158 : 8,0.89 ' 8,883 Sill'- / 4,72 fV-TT r- • ‘ J • • '!• ' LICENSE FEES. •: Lieens- Drivers Heavy i»g Aet Tra/Bi Hawkers Sundry Total Value ■ . . .£ £ £ £ £ £ ■ Buller . ... 606 183 •. 1,310 13 120 2,2411 Inaugahua ... 468/ 99 525 93 960 . Grey 400 138 825 12 , 1,375 .Westland ... 454 . 211 255 4 4 928 ROADS AND BRIDGES Mileage Tracks Un former Total Highways Bridges Lengths Feet. Buller ... 457-J 184 1150 17912- 156 1 148 12.609 Inangaliua 1984 64-1 58-1 321 78i 49 2,729 Grey ... 317 170 487 89 116 12,210 . Westland ’494 387 312 1193 . 185| 145 15,364