COUNTY AFFAIRS.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19896, 27 May 1936, Page 9

COUNTY AFFAIRS.

CHAIRMEN RE-ELECTED. ANNUAL MEETINGS TO—DAY. The statutory annual meetings of county councils were held to-day. when the activities 01' the local Dodievs during the last [\\‘L‘ive months were reviewed. ’ At the \\'alkato tionnty Council's meeting Mr J. .\. Sampson was l'Celected ehairmnn. for :1 t'urther term. tJther county r'hairmrn t‘e—elected to t'tll‘tec were Messrs iii \\'. \\'iison "ling."— lun‘l. .i. \\l Anderson (.\lnluinutni, \\‘. U, Kennedy ti’iaituf, and S. Li. Marky t\\‘uipu,‘. MATAMATA FINANCES. FJGLTRI-Is FOR THE YEAR. (Special Reporter.) TIRAU, \\'ednesday. At the annual meeting at the Main—mata County Council 10-day the re—ceipts from all sources {or the year were given us £80,605 (including loan moneys £15,000), and the total ex—penditure £71,737 (including loan moneys £7749). Other items of interest regarding the past year's accounts are as t‘ul—iuwsz—Speciai and separate rates col—lected, £12,708; main highways sub—sidies received, £22,187; Gurermnent grants received, £503. The reserve on the plant working nrronnt avail—able for plant replacement was T'e—duem‘t during the year from £2170!) to £2l”. caused by fairly extensive pur—chases of new plant, The rretlit hal~ nnnos of the various interest ne—rnuuis ruse from £1 i:lt‘. tn £sil2ttl (tur—illK the your, :1 result 01‘ an almnrmaiiy gnml rate, t-tiilrrllnn. The net. luau iizihilit)‘ (if the raunt)‘ inerrasml during; year from 33179.6“) in L'ttti,iST. t'neM-rvisrti Ithlil :uitlinrii\' nuw amounts in E:tfu_tltltl being the reiliaiuvivr ut‘ the Innin roads luau, “2.3.0410 having ln‘en l‘JtSt‘tl In tint". inliltl minimu- in lmini nl .\iarrh 11l tutallmi £1332”. lII‘ lhix :nnuunt 513.00” is 111 l tlvu] tit‘plmit. Assuming Ill.lt the general rate will remain at iii in the ,L' the estimate fur the gross it“: \\uuht he £27,902 75 9d. Levies fur the years ittfim to date tinrlnriin: above estimate‘ >h<m the [nilriwing tlurtuatinus: ,_ L'fliiz'iT. Lithi'tii'zi $37.71!). £25.5i3. LELAZS, £25.15; and £27.902- .