The Maikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.
TUESDAY, FEB 12, 1889.
Equal and exact justicr tu all m;:n, . Ol whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or ,hl.
ArcoirnTXi' t<> tlio statistical returns of the i;.';'i.-tr;ir-(ioiu;:-al, the total revenue of all the loeitl bodies in (ho colo'iv, lor tho liiiiinciiil year end'vl March last, amounted to ISs id. Of ihi* sum
i'!-">.J.M:SI I:!s7'l»';is derived from l'li'ijy. X'<>'■'> ! lls ( >d Jioni tho General GuvenmU'UL anil .•:■"> 1 1, •> 9 tl* r »d j I'n.ni lo.ru-.. Tin' total «"-x i>i.'ii<li! iii't.: .Siniii" , 1110 s:huo period amounted 1,, i;1,5r:).7.57 !>s -il, •J M;j.:)K) ll.sMil inlcri'.-it on lo.nis. Tlk* iii''!: , , , iiiilehiTilncs.-i of the lo(;;,l W.ic'o lvaoln-s tho lii;_i'!i iigiiiv of iT),.V2.),7I''H. whieh, it mlilud to tlio national debt, makes the (otiil public liabilities of Now Zealand exceed foi'i.y-livo millions sterling. Tho total value of I In; ratable properties in tlio counties, road districts, town districts and lioroughs, exclusive of Crown and Xntivo lauds, was £(',(),7K I.«0(J. of an annual valuo of It is calculated that ilie capital value of property is vn.rih sixteen time.* tho not annual value. Tho capitalized iumuul valuo. therefore, of tho 1 mils thus roturui' 1 is £00,583,'200, which, added to fho valuo of properties rated on. a basis of totaL value, ,ivos tlio sum of .fciOiViliS.OOG a,< tho total valuo of ratable properly in tho colony, except Crown and Native l.iuds. From the. assessment of IS>.") for the pur peso of Property-tax, the valuo of nil real estate in the colony was rjivon as .£ 110,. r r2!),o;i4, and personal property as £82,51:0,31,'). The present selling value of Crown lands is estimated at £-"),750,000. Tho ptivato wealth in tho colony was calculated at .£1. "J, 000,000, or eipial to i':M-U per head of t!ie population. The total income of the people of the colony, based on Professor Urown's calculation, is put down as £30,000,000, though rt is probably more than that. This estimate would show an average income per head of £•>[, Imin.tr greater than that of tho United Kingdom, which is estimated to be ,£35 per head.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18890212.2.7
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2588, 12 February 1889, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
344The Maikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. TUESDAY, FEB 12, 1889. Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2588, 12 February 1889, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in