BOROUGH FINANCE.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 412, 20 April 1937, Page 6

BOROUGH FINANCE.

Receipts and Expenditure for Past Year. A statement, of receipts for the year ended March 31, 1937, presented to the monthly meeting of the Stratford Borough Council last night, showed that the amount received was £31,829 compared with the estimate of £30,685. Expenditure was £31,449, and the estimated amount £30,685. ■Details of the estimated expends lure, with the actual expenditure shown in .parentheses, are: Salaries. £B6O (£837); honorarium, £75 (£l5O, inc. 1935/36); office expenses, £163 (£196): .uidit, £75 (£45, inc. e. 1.); licensing, £2O (£25); valuation fees, £25 (£28); public lighting, £B5O (£860); fire prevention, £l5O (£160); reserves. £365 (£456); Hospital Board, £9OO (£833); Rest Room, £25 (£96); bands, £llO (£107); National Park Board. £2O (£20); town clock, £IE (£26); sundry, £.200 (£345); advertising. £lOO (£47); abattoir, £1250 (£1291); Library and Reading-room, £350 (£383); cemetery, £290; (£319, £39 old cemerery); Town Hall, £l9O (£176); water and drainage, £lOOO (£998); sanitation. £585 (£894); horses, drays and motors, £699 (£558); domains, £495 (£1091); bank interest, etc., £l2O (£146): electricity, £ll,OOO (£10,614); streets, £3900 (£3220); interest, and repayments, £6655 (£6923); aerodrome, £2OO (£166); repairs -to cottage, £120; contingencies, £,5 (£2OO. aero loan). Estimated receipts and actual receipts were:— License fees, £l’2oo (£1279)rents, £llOO (£1226); refunds and sundries, £5OO (£372); Ruteidv on rates, £315 (£324); Rfe st Room , (£43); Library, £290 (£324); Town Hall, £l2O (£144); abattoir, £1350 <£1290); cemetery f Seßj £ 260 (£262); main highways, £350 (£306); electricity account, £13,500 (£14,219); rates, water, sanitation, etc,. £<10,870 (£11,132); from last, year, £5OO (£500); aerodrome, £3OO ( £408).