HOSPITAL LEVIES EXCITE PROTEST

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 355, 16 May 1928, Page 10

HOSPITAL LEVIES EXCITE PROTEST

INCREASED DEMANDS LOCAL BODIES TO CONFER

Having been circularised by One Tree Hi?! Road Board, local bodies which are pay a hospital levy will hold a cbe? ference to submit a united prml test against the board's increased demands.

Increases in the demands mad« the funds of local bodies ranjre fJ? £1.350 from Mount Albert to £1? j from the Papatoetoe Town Bo&id ** Explanations offered in respect | the greatly increased levy are that | large sum has been utilised for re’jJf i work during the past winter, and th» extra charges have to be made to e*?* ! a sinking fund in buildings necessary by the Hospital BoartL 0 Part of the purpose of calling th local bodies’ conference is to ref"** the explanations offered. in the firv place, it is considered that payment 0' relief from hospital funds should b* limited to £25.000 a year, and any additional money required should be I charge on the consolidated fund. j* regard to the sinking fund. 10 per cent is thought unnecessarily high for new buildings that should last 50 years. INCREASES DETAILED Six local bodies have so far decided to support the One Tree Hill Road Board, and send a representative to the proposed conference. The Mount Albert Borough Council has to pay a levy of £6.289, an increase of £1,350 on the amount naif* last year. The Onehunga Borough Council ha* had its levy increased by £612. The Xorthcote Borough Councils levy has been increased by £l4B. making this year’s charge £753. The Manukau County Council is called on to pay £1,037 more than wa* the case last year. The One Tree Hill Road Board is levied to the extent of £3.020, a stantial increase in last year’s amount The Papatoetoe Town Board’s levy has been increased by £195. The Mount Roskill Road Board ha* also had its levy increased and is supporting the other six local bodies in their protest.