STRIKING OF RATES

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 539, 11 June 1920, Page 3

STRIKING OF RATES

V - MANUKAU . matter of striking jt' rates for the current financial year was considered by the Manutafc, County Council on Tuesday. ■■" It decided to collect in tne vat,)e fol 'owing geitcfr.l 6| J '<:<>' i'akuranga I'aicwMi thfffwrttul eiding March3l, Papakura, id Papatoetoe, 3 4d; Turanga. P.,d: Wairoa 1 l-3d. The hospital and charitable aid rate was fixed at one-third of a pennj in £l. The following figures will be of interest to our readers in the M inukau County:— Mangere Riding: Rateable .alue of riding, £602,651. Geneva! rates struck laßt year: County, Hd in £l, rU'55 10s sd; Road Board, Id itfcJf), HxGll os lid. TataLiVsd in jti, us 4d. Riding Balance, March 31. 1919, (debit), £135 10s lid; tif.rS. March 31, 1920 (credit), £159 Js !)ii. G«»neial rates oustatoding March 31, l'jJO, £ll7 lis 7dsfc and sinking 'Tund amouijfli^Pi«.s on bridge loans tooe nifttout of riding account this yearf fn addition I ;LMS 3s lOd, share of £9OfH) machinery ipan and £l2oflbproperty loan. Pakunnjfea Riding: Rateable value, £&>1,150. Gfceral rate last year, Hid Tfl ill, 1308 Ise 6d. Riding balance March 31, Js769 10s 9d; ditto, 1920 (debit). £lS9lls Bd. Gep. err.l rates March "31, 1920, £5 15s iffi iffof) 3s 4d interest .on loan to be met this year , chit of riding account, in ndditioiv-to £99 lite Id, share of £9OOO inacl>,^ry ;J Md*JSf§oo' property loans. Pa pittic, Rateable value £579,500. Rateable „ this yejir due to' sole control iw MarurewaTown Districts-area bv Manurewa Tofov Board, '£555,2J6. General rate tost year, Id in £l, £2831 3s 6d. Riding balance March 31, 1919 (debit), £BOB 6s l<f; ditto, 1920 (credit), £143 14s 3d. General rates outstanding March 31, 1920, £2Ol 13s 4d. Share of £9OOO machinery loan and £I2OO property loan to be met out of riding account this year amounting to £266 17s. Papatoetoe Riding: Rateable value of riding, £497,345. General late struck last year, 5-8 d in £l, £1295 4s sd. Ridirg balance March 31. 1919 (debit), £292 Is Id; ditto, 1920 (debit), £455 13s 3d. General rates outstanding March 31, 1920, 137 3s Id. Share of £9OOO machinery loan and £I2OO East Tamaki property loan, amounting to £194 9s 9d, to be met out of rid!ng account this year. Turanga Riding: Rateable value of riding, £164,950. Geenral rate struck " last year, IVid in £l, £lO3l Is 7d. L Riding balance March 31, 1919 (deb- | it), £IOOO 13s 3d; ditto, March 31, v 1920 (debit), £350 7s lid. General rates outstanding Maich 31, 1920, £l7 15s 6d. Share of £9OOO machinery loan ind £I2OO East Tamaki property loan, amounting to £63 6s sd, to be met out of riding account this year. Wairoa Riding: Rateable value of tiding, £577,848. General rate struck last year, 1 l-3d in SI, £3210 4s Id. Riding balance March 31, 1919 (debit), £l6ll 3s lid; ditto, March 31, (debit), £B7B 5s 9d. General outstanding March 31, 1920, 5.234 10s 6d. Share of £9OOO machinery loan and £I2OO East Tamaki property loan, amounting to £226 2s lid. tc be met out of riding account this, year. . , The only riding rate increased was the Papatoetoe Riding by l-8d in £l. This was deemed advisable in view of some big improvements during the current year. A hospital rate of l-3rd of a penny in £1 on all rateable property in the county was struck.. The rates decide* on will be confirmed at the next ordinary meeting of the council.