YEAR’S ESTIMATES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 June 1938, Page 7

YEAR’S ESTIMATES

FIGURES FOR MASTERTON BOROUGH RECEIPTS & EXPENDITURE. PERMANENT & OTHER WORKS. The estimates adopted by the Masterton Borough Council at a special meeting last night are as follow: — RECEIPTS. Actual Estim. 1937-38 1938-39

DETAILS OF PROPOSED WORK. New street construction: Oxford Street, tar seal, £210; Titoki Street, tar seal, £320; Short Street. South Road to High Street, £135; South Belt £3OO, half cost to county, £150; Ngaumutawa Road £2OO, half cost to county, £100; Cooper Street, £145. Kerbing: Totara Street, west side, Te Ore Ore Road to First Street, £5O; Kirton Street east side. 'Bannister Street to Worksop Road, £7O; Pownall Street, east side, Renall Street, to past College, £80: The Terrace, north side, Opaki Road to King Edward Street, £25; Short Street, north side, South Road to High Street, £5O. Footpaths: Renall Street, reconstruct north side. Chapel to Pownall streets, £80; Akura Road, railway to Dairy Co., £3O; Johnstone Street. Makora to Colombo roads. £5O: Totara Street, west side. Te Ore Ore Road to creek. £2O. Miscellaneous: Casel Street, stormwater, £205; South Road, stormwater, £36: new truck, Morris, £390; contingencies, £389. Grand total. £25,862.

£ £ Rates subsidy 450 450 Licences and fees ineluding dogs and pound 986 980 Driver’s licences 557 560 Hire of halls ; 234 200 Petrol tax 2175 2200 Heavy traffic fees 804 800 Other sources 603 580 Rents 149 305 Transfer from water 2000 2000 Cr. district fund 1000 887 Gas rate 1510 2300 General rate at 4 5-8d 14217 14600 Total £25862 EXPENDITURE. Actual Estim. 1937-38 1938-39 £ £ Honorarium 250 250 Salaries 953 915 Interest on o/d 21 40 Auditor 45 45 Office 327 350 Park 1853 2000 Mawley Park 51 50 Park Revenue 47 100 Band grant 150 150 Dogs .... 36 40 Driver’s & heavy traffic 21 25 Town clock 35 40 N. & S. Ward adjustment loan 143 71 Fire Board levy 1566 2005 Election & rolls 57 250 South Park grant 50 50 Beautifying Society .... 100 100 Municipal Buildings .... 508 600 Plunket. Society 25 50 Interest £1500 Drainage Loan 108 108 Interest Ruamahunga Bridge Loan 58 5 per 7 cent discount on rates 1444 1475 Proceeds from Gas Rate 1510 2300 Pound 237 235 Streets — — — — — 4953 4950 Stables 134 150 Sanitation and drainage 2598 2705 Tarring 3601 3875 Baths C, A, & men’s .... 227 270 Coloured lights 64 70