BOROUGH FINANCE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 248, 10 June 1932, Page 6

BOROUGH FINANCE

COUNCIL REDUCES ESTIMATES TO AVOID INCREASING RATES. CAREFUL PRUNING ADOPTED At the April meeting of the Rotorua Borough Council, when the estimates for the year were under consideration, the chairman of the finance committee, Mr. George Urquhart, pointed out that it would he necessary to reduce allocations if an increase of rates was to be avoided. As the works committee required the largest amount of money during the year, he particularly appealed to members to endeavour to adjust the allocation for the year to the minimum which was consistent with efficient administration. The estimates were, therefore, held over for consideration and revision, and the ratepayers will be interested to know that adjustments have been made to obviate any increased rate payments for the ensuing year. With the object of enabling the public to understand the -position, a statement of the estimates as adopted is appended, also a list of the works and services on which reductions have been made. Estimated Receipts. Treasury — s Bath Fees 1170 Crown Land Rents 1200 Subsidy on Rates 360 Fees and Fines 75 Pound Fees 40 Licenses and Fees — Dogs 125 Buildings 110 Vehicles 60 Drivers' 400 Heavy Trafiic 1500 Publicans 196 Billiard Rooms 16 Public Buildings 24 Explosive Fees 80 Auctioneers' 77 Hawkers 10 Drainage and Drainlayers 60 Sundry 1° Health Regulations 40 Rents — Real Property 1 Wharf Lockers 9 Pipe Line 20 Rubbish Bins 18 Kerbside Pumps 60 Miscellaneous — • Royalty on Stone & Pumice 125 Motor Camp 500 Taxi Telephones 15 Rest Room Conveniences 30 Weighbridge 10 Benzine Tax Refunds 90 Drainage Connection Fees 200 Total £6631 Estimated Expenditure. Administration — £ Salaries 900 Printing and Stationery 150 Telephones, Exchange, etc. 115 Mayor's Honorarium 100 Legal Expenses 100 Insurances 8 New Construction Work — Ranolf St north of Arawa St. 280 Yictoria Street 185 Peririka Street 170 Malfroy Road 170 Whakaue Street 30 Maintenance Work — Amohau St. Bitumen 66 Other Bitumen Road M'tnce. 99 Metal Roads maintenance 206 Pererika St. do. 116 Malfroy Road do. 115 Culverts, Devon, Seddon Sts 33 Pumiced Roads M'tance. 500 Grading of Roads 300 Footpaths and Watertables 200 Street Maintenance 460 Scavenging 237 Salaries 530 Highways — Cambridge, Napier, Whakatane Roads 645 Street Trees 100 btreet Lighting 500 Insurances 200 Plants and Tools (new) 50 do. (Repairs and M'tance.) 200 Unemployment Relief 550 Sundries 50 Repairs to Buildings 70 Mechanic's Plant 20 Bridges and Culverts 125 Street Frontages 25 Motor Camp Maintenance 175 Poundkeeper, Wages, etc. 130 Ohinemutu 250 Whakarewarewa 175 Miscellaneous — • Town Planning 50 Band Bonus, etc. 220 Yaluation Charges 35 Audit Fees 50 Bank Charges and Interest 150 Licensing Expenses 13 Health and Sanitation Exs. 40 Inspectors' Salaries 220 Building Inspecticm ' 25 Town Clock Maintenance 20 Municipal Association 8 Oifice Fuel and Cleaning . 60 Unauthorised 50 Travelling Expenses 15 Repairs to Institute 10 County C'cl. (Drivers' Lic.) 75 County C'cl (H. Traf. F) 750 By-law Licensing & Trafiic 125 Aerodrome 50 Motor Cycle Maintenance 15 Pur. Pumping St. Site 100 Reserves — Fenton St. 50 Carved House 20 Kuirau Reserve 100 Supervision Relief Work 330 Drainage — Maintenance 75 Storm-water Scheme 200 Whakarewarewa Plans 25 Total £11,221 u Rieductions Made. Reductions made in the original estimates were as follows: — Victoria St., from £150 to £100. Whakaue St., from £70 to £30. Ranolf St., from £40 to Nil. Maintenance Bit. Roads, from £184 to £99. Maintenance, Pumice Rds, from £625 to ££509. Footpaths, etc., from £350 to £200. Street Maintenance, from £560 to £460 Salaries, from £600 to £530. Unemployment Relief, from £750 to £550. Insurances, from £300 to £200. Carnival, from £150 to £100. Sundries, from £120 to £70. j Municipal Con., from £150 to £75. J The reduced figures are those in- J cluded in the estimates tabulated I above as adopted. The larger figures j were in the estimates deferred for re- 1 1 vision.