COUNTY COUNCIL ESTIMATES

Shannon News, 22 June 1923, Page 3

COUNTY COUNCIL ESTIMATES

Following are details of the annual Council tha® Horowlieilua County council for the current year:— fTE HORO RIDING. ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURE.. •SS ic , Work s estimates 34^5 an<i general ex- - penditure ® Share 'antecedent liability 141 MacWneiy ana plant Ul account -j^q £5015 ANTICIPATED REVENUE. Balance 31/3/1923 „ u Arrears genera] rate 1200 Subsidy on rates 350 Share grant due—Otaki bridge ... 130 General rate stii& of a Id ...... £3280 £5014

Public Works Estimates.—Main roads 8 miles, say £700; Mangaone road, Reikorangi end, £100; Te Horn end £oO; Waikarme Beach road £SO, Wai,kan?e«^w^ship £35 ’ Te: Horo Beach £50 ’ Te Horo to Mangaone road Mangaone road to Hautere cross Hautere Cross to Main road £7O, Old Hautere road £ls, Tewaka Swamp and Doctor’s road £lso', Otaki Gorge Hautere cross to> end of road ±.50, Hu,tt boundary roads £45. Rahui extension ;£4O, replaihs to ; bridges, painting;, etc. (Taungata. and Waihoanga bridges) £SO, bridge timbers etc £SO. Mangaone ro-ad bridges ’£6o, bridge, Te Horo* Beabh road £l5O, bridges Hautere cross road; £l6O, concrete pipes £so.' surfacemen’s wages and casual work £IOOO, contingencies £l5O. Otaki bridge, half share £3OO, Ngatiaiwai road £SO, total' £3465. OTAKI RIDING. ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURE. £ Public Works estimates 2965 Share hospital and general .expenditure 1018 Share antecedent liability ....' 77 Machinery .and plaint—working account * 150 £4210 ANTICIPATED' REVENUE. £ Balance 31/3/1923 519 Government subsidy on rates .... 300 Otaki bridge grant 130 Arrears of general rate 1000 £1949 General rate 3d 2300 £4249 Public Worlds Estimates, Otaki—Te Mauna. road £BO, Rahui road £2O, Bta,iir’'s) road .£6O, Freeman’s road £lO, Tewata read £5, Waiitohu Valley road £2ooi. South Manakau road £4O, Waikawai Reacli road £4O, North Manakau road £2O, Manakau. township £IOO, Main roiad Wirokino boundary to Overhead bridge £550, Main roaid Overhead bridge to Otaki' bridge £2OO, bridge South' Manakau road £9O, bridge Rahui road £SO, Otaki bridge repairs £3OO, Waitohu bridge £250, bridge renewals, timber, etc., £SO, culverts renewals, etc. £IOO, Waikawa, Beach road extension, new work £IOO (£ or £ Government grant) .£IOO, suracemen and casual labour £6OO, contingencies £100; total, £2965. GENERAL ESTIMATES (Of! which eavch Ridjng pays its share) Expend- EstiAccount, ed. mated. 1922-23 1923-24 £ £

Salaries— Office 640 800 Engineer 450 500 Ranger* 226 230 Engineer’s. Department— Including provision for new car 159 500 Office expenses (including new, typewriter) ...... 83 120 Printing ,and advertising 103 130 Licensing _ .... 8 Legal charges ........49 50 Hospital Board 3410 2598 Bank interest and" fees Timber, material, plant 168 250 Small birds’ destruction 34 40 Insurance premiums! ... 132 135 Valuation Department ... 422 65 Interest charges; to gener’al lajccount . 102 102 Audit 21 30 Road, making " plaint renewals 356 450 Chairman and councillors 242 250 Postages and bureau fees', etc 40 40 Dogs—.collars land commission ■ 32 30 Elections L...„ 1 34 Unauthorised . .12 15 Additional clerical work — Rate books; etc 45" 30 Miscellaneous— New sheds, Pfealth Inspector, cottage, repairs, granfe, etc. 317 30fl Contingencies * 500 7395 7557

Less general, revenue estimated 500 £7057 RIP/ING SHARES. (GENERAL, ESTIMATES. To’komaru £1907 W/irokino £2876 Otaki £lOlB 'fir. Hoto £1256 £7057 / APPROXIMATE RIDING VALUATIONS (Capital Value.) „ Tokomaru £1,403,000 f: Wirokino 2,120,000 •*\ Otaki ... £752.000 Te Horo .' , £925,000 £6,200,000