ONEHUNGA RATES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 681, 5 June 1929, Page 15

ONEHUNGA RATES

GENERAL LEVY REDUCED loan subsidy wanted vein ® JUT!?'? for the current Rn. L°S ted by the Onehunga Borough Council at its meeting last evening, provide for a reduction of ? d in the £ in the general £3 e 7<?W E ,t' ns a 9 ros « rebate of to the ratepayers. T ilE ,. , t “l al revenue is estimated at i IW - and the expenditure le H- v * n K it balance of £ 74G f o r contuxsencies. The principal items of revenue, other than rates, are: Water ! Hillsborough Cemelery, £ ; vehicle licences, £1,450" Sfr t fi° 1 i LaX ’ Expenditure: Hos- £ 3,641; street lighting, £-,..1)0; interest on loans. £5,566; streets maintenance. £ 7.000; and sal-£“-r,28' 1 The household refuse rct £?. 13 reduced trom to 7s a house. Iliu 1 olio wing recommendations of uu» council in committee were adoptedihat a deputation from the council Wait upon Sir Joseph Ward requesting a subsidy on a loan of £5,000, and provided the subsidy is granted, an enaeayour be made to raise a loan of £o,ooo for the relief of unemployment by carrying out some permanent work in the borough. That the Hand Committee be asked to report on the best method by which the band should earn the annual subc'f £SO granted by the council. That the charge for water by toeter to all sports bodies in the borough be reduced to lOd a. 1.000 gallons. That the town clerk be authorised to take the necessary steps to have the agreement completed 'With the Mount Roskill -Road Board dealing with the burning of household refuse from that district and to secure payment of overduo accounts. That the rates set out in the amended schedule be struck for the current year. The medical officer of health reported that the periodical analysis of the water supply had proved satisfactory. Mr. F. S. Morton wrote stating that it was His fixed intention to resign his position on the Transport Board after May 31 with the object of bringing about an elective board. The letter was received and the council decided to nominate the Mayor, Mr. Edward Morton, as a candidate for the vacancy. Mr. W. <J. Kemble, chairman of the Onehunga Fire Hoard, notified that Mr. 11. G. Speight, the council’s representative o-i the board, has tendered his resignation and that notification had been sent to the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Permission wa§ given the Manukau Rovers Football Club to make an entrance charge to the recreation reserve for a football match on June 15. A donation of £5 was made to the Onehunga branch of the Plunket Society.

An application was made by the Auckland Harbour Hoard for payment of £SO. balance due on account of a promise made by the ex-Mayor toward the reconstruction of Cornwallis Wharf. The question was referred to the council in committee. In reference to a proposed loan for the relief of unemployed, Cr. J. Pil-

kington pointed out that the council in committee liud decided to -earmark £2,ooo_out of revenue and add it to the £5.000 to be raised by loan, and then ask the Government for a £ for £ subsidy on £7.000. making the total amount to be spent £ 14.000. The Mayor agreed that this was the intention of the committee.