Charitable Aid Contributions.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 777, 21 March 1905, Page 2

Charitable Aid Contributions.

HATE OF TKNX'ENCK STRUCK. At Monday's mcotiinj of the llovnitul and Charitable Aid Jkxtrd a •tatoiuwit was i.( yled showing thi amended Valuation*, with the exclusion of the Strutfoid district. The valuations and conlrihuliontaro ias (oldUw, on the buj.is of a rate of 10d in the £IOO : laianuki County Council.—Valuation £1,61)0,30% anniml couti'ibu tion £6B<i Os lid, monthly contribution £36 18s sd.

Clifton County.—Valuation £540,113, annual cunlrihution £227 10s lid, monthly contiibutiou £lB 19s

art of Kgniont Count;,.—Vuluation £458,398, annual contribution £l9l, inoiithly contribution £ls 18s 4d.

Aew I'l.vniouth Itorough. Valuation £889,029, annual coiitri-liutiuii £370 8s ?:\, monthly contribution £3O 17s 3d.. Viaitaia Borough. Valuation £f>1,057, annual contribution £2O I 18s !ld, monthly contribution £2 Is lOd.

Inglewood Horough. Valuation £123,899, annual contribution £sl 12s <>d, monthly contribution £4 Gs. The valuations thus total £3,721,899, the unnuul contriih,utions ou this basis £1550 lis Bd, and the nionthly contributions £129 4s 3d. The revenue from local bodies this year wifc therefore bo less by £3ll 2s Id than last year, with a corresponding loss of £3ll 2s 4*l in subsidy from the Government.

'J he Chuirnyin (Mr (i Tiseh) explained the position, and moved a resolution, striking a rate of 10d' in the £IOO on local bodies for the year ending Minrch 31, ]9o(>. He touched on (iw figures stating that in the new circumstances the inI crease of one penny in the rate was absolutely necessary.

After some discussion the motion was carried.

The first installment of the new rate, for tho month of April, is duo in May. Tho following letter was rend

from the clerk in the Taranaki County Council :—"I um directed by the Taranaki County Council (one of live largest coutrlUutlng bodies to your Hoard's funds) to cull ntlention to furthcoming adjustment ol accounts between your Board, and th'e new Stratford Hospital Hoard, and to point out particularly the injustice of throwing large buildings on a small district."

In the discussion which followedlit was pointed out that tho members of the Board were fully alive to the situation, and would do aJI in their power to put the position Ijefore the Government „ n the adjustment being made. The letter was formally received and acknowledged.