THE HOSPITAL LEVY.

Otaki Mail, 19 May 1922, Page 4

THE HOSPITAL LEVY.

. i , HO'UOWHENUA’S HEAVY fcONTKIBUTION. At the meeting oi tlie Horowhcn’ua County Council on -Saturday, a lener was read Irom the Palmerston Cosdial Hoard stating that it Jtatl been resolved that a levy ol 11/1 1-10 in the ■ *.£looo lie made on die capital value oi the-contributing authorities in 'lie Hoard’s district lor the purpose 'of providing the sum of £l4,Son Jo tor die maintenance oi the Hospital and die Awapuni Old People’s Home, and , 1 for charitable aid expenditure tor pine year ending March 31, IUJ3: a, • > that a iurtlier levy of 4JU in the i-’iu-it he made for the purpose of ptovid.ug £.YiO ;t/4 to lie expended on siiitt.ii fund on loan, tin? balance of aivhtlects' lees, a new set ot 1 aHerics ami Ideal boilers. The ic.tcs are to eo paid in two equal instalments on A.ay i, pjji, and November 1, hr-hi, anu ’Ho levy on hospital expenditure on .May 1, 11122. The amount lor winch the Council was liable for maintenance . and charitable aid expenditure was £2SS2 14/, and the Council’s liability , for capita.! expeuiUture i’lo2 ls/4, The chairuHUi (Cr, Monk) drew a>

I tent ion lo Ui" large amount ! i>e A county had to pay this year as com'pared with-last. This was brought about as a result of ihe rise in the county valuation Jrom three and a,;iili 10 live millions— u rise ol well iver a million. Ilorowlieima was 'he largest contributing body in The district. The Council was not there, however, to discuss whether Hie levy was lair or otherwise. He would say iih.it tins would be the last year ihat the county would have to contribute the £SOO wide!) the Council lu.nl l>ecu paying each year on being heriuittcd to join 1 tie Palmerston Hospital district. The chairman said it was hoped there would be a reduction m the levy next year. He thought ih"-t could lie done. Cr. Hardness asked how the levy was computed. The ihaiunnn said the levy was ilxed on the valuation and populr- . lion. “Wo are taxed because we are a wealthy district—oil paper." added the chairman. The Board's letter was received, payment of the levy to lie made in due course j