RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9147, 16 May 1908, Page 7

RANGITIKEI COUNTY COUNCIL.

ESTIMATES 1908-1909. ' The following were'the Estimates of receipts and nxpenditnre laid before last meeting of the Council, shillings and pence being omitted, for convenience of printing : RECEIPTS. £ Government Subsidy on General Rates 2500 Ten per cent fine on Rates 100 License Fees 400 Dog Tax 335 Recovery of damage to Roads 100 Refunded account Bulls Bridge 25 Ohihgaiti Ballast Pit Account 100 Lilburn’s Bridge Account 50 Private Subscriptions 50 Ordinary Revenue Thirds 50 Transfers and Refunds 100 Miscellaneous 250 Refund account Charitable Aid disbursed on account Charitable Aid Board ' 160 4210 General Rates 1908-1909: Rangitoto Riding 1338 Otakapu Riding 11-l6d 1190 Porewa Riding 11-16 d 1530 Waugaehu Riding Jgd 1640 Rangatira Riding %d 1515 Otairi Riding 13-16 d 1635 Te Kapua Riding Awarua Riding l%d 1890 Erewhon Riding Jgd 1310 Estimated dr. balance 31st March, 1909 3649 21,967 EXPENDITURE. General expenses, office, statutory requirements, interest, etc. Dr. balance Ist April, 1908 4317 Salaries 1125 Salary Health Officer 125 printing, Advertising, Stamps and Stationery 300 Office and Audit Expenses 100 Valuation Expenses 150 Legal Expenses 40 Licensing Expenses 30 Election Expenses 50 Travelling Expenses 30 Dog Tax 135 Council Chambers 35 Inspector’slOffice, Hunterville 14 Hospital and Charitable Aid 865 Charitable Aid expended in relief locally 160 Small Birds Nuisance 25 Interest on Loans 750 Interest on overdraft 130 Telephone Subsidies 50 Fidelity Bond 10 Accident Insurance 10 New Typewriter 36 Miscellaneous and Contingencies 50 8528 Other items chargeable to “general” Bridges:— Bulls 50 Kakariki 75 Ouepuhi 50 Painting bridges, etc., ISO Turakina 40 New Machinery and Repairs 100 Tools andpMaterials 170 Roadmen’s Cottages 405 Gravel Reserves 168 Sanitation 50 Public Pounds 15 Road Construction (liabilities) Mr Thoms’ district 350 Road Construction (liabilities) Mr Mair’s district 400 10,581 Road Works in Ridings as per detailed list following 11,386 Total 31,967 ROAD WORKS. RANGITOTO RIDING. Labour 350 Metal . 300 Carting ’ 20 Timber and Pipes 60 Repairs to small bridges SO Scott’s Protective Works 20 Survey, fencing, etc. 60 Road Machine work 50 Road construction 50 990 OTAKAPU RIDING. Labour 300 Metal 310 Carting 20 Timber and pipes 50 Repairs to small bridges 50 Survey, fencing, etc. 100 Road machine work 50 Road Construction 50 930 POREWA RIDING. Labour 450 Metal 380 Carting 25 Timber and pipes 73 Repairs to small bridges 130 Survey, fencing, etc. 20 Road machine work 40 Road'construction 50 1160 WANGAEHU RIDING. Labour 750 Metal -.5 Carting 31 Timber and pipes __ SO Repairs to small bridges 55 Survey, fencing, etc. 55 Road machine work 100 Road construction 130 Road Foremen 25 Contingencies 25 1346 RANGATiRA RIDING. Labour 600 Metal 210 Carting' 65 Timber and Pipes 55 Repairs to small bridges 125 Survey, fencing, etc. 10 Road Machine work 50 Road construction 20 Road Foreman 10 Contingencies 25 1170 OTAIRI RIDING. Labour 700 Metal LjO Carting 50 Timber and pipes 6 ( j Road machine work 65 Road Foremen e 0 Road surveys, etc. 25 Repairs to small bridges 75 Contingencies 50 Ohiugaiti Township Roads 60 1285 TE KAPUA RIDING. Labour 1500 Metal 3() Carting 10 Timber and pipes 10 Repairs to small bridges 25 Road machine work 50 Road Foremen 105 Contingencies 50 1780 AWARUA RIDING. Labour 1000 , . -etal ‘ 200 Carting 15 limber and pixies

£ Repairs to small bridges 25 Road machine work 30 Road Foremen 120 Road construction 25 Road survey, etc. 10 Road works, Mangaweka 150 Contingencies 50 1650 EREWHON RIDING. Labour 550 Carting 15 Timber and pipes 25 Repairs to small bridge# 26, Road machine work 30 Road Foremen 70 Road surveys, etc. 10 Road construction 300 Contingencies 50 1075 GENERAL EXPENDITURE TO BE DIVIDED PRO RATA. General expenses, office, statutory requirements, interest, etc. 4211 In reduction of overdraft 1000 General items, estimate by Mr Mair 1215 General items, estimate by Mr Thoms 838 7264 Less estimated miscellaneous revenue 4310 Total nett'general items 3054 PROPORTION OF ABOVE TO EACH RIDING.

The township amounts are included in the General County Estimates.

Rangitoto 404 13 0 Otakapu 886 0 0 Porewa 430 0 0 Wangaehu 358 17 6 Rangatira 381 16 10 Otairi 374 2 0 Te Eaupa 239 1 0 Awarua 275 4 0 Erewhon 274 17 0 £3054 11 4 MANGAWEEA TOWNSHIP. RECEIPTS. General rates 169 0 0 Ten per cent on rates 3 0 0 Subsidy on rates 23 10 0 License fee, publicans 25 ' 0 0 License fee, wholesale 20 0 0 License fee, carriers 6 0 0 Dog tax 13 10 0 Rent gravel reserve 0 10 0 Miscellaneous 7 0 0 Estimated Dr. balance 31st March, 1909 51 17 0 £318 7 0 EXPENDITURE. Dr. balance 1st April 1908 95 17 0 General expenses 40 0 0 Licensing expenses 15 0 0 Labour 110 0 0 Metal 25 0 0 Pines, etc. 10 0 0 Carting, etc. 5 0 0 Sanitation 17 10 0 £318 7 0 OHINGAITI TOWNSHIP. RECEIPTS. Or. balance 1st April, 1908 18 9 3 General rates 8S 0 0 Ten per cent on rates 1 10 0 Subsidy ou rates 9 0 0 License fee, publicans 25 0 0 License fee, carrier 2 0 0 Dog tax 4 0 0 Estimated Dr. balance 31st March, 1909 4 10 9 102 10 0 EXPENDITURE. General expenses 15 0 0 Licensing expenses 10 0 0 Labour and carting 15 0 0 Road construction 45 0 0 Sanitation 17 10 0 £102 10 0