The ordinary income has been calculated at Tls. 1,034,000, while the ordinary expendture is estimated at Tls. 957,000, leaving a credit balance of Tls. 77,000. This, however, will now be reduced by the decrease in lottery revenue to Ti. 42,000.
Police:—The net expenditure for the Police, exclusive of the gaol, amounts to Taels 280,000. These figures are based on the present authorised strength, including estimated staff of the Wayside Police Station, but it is not probable that this Station will be opened during the year.
Health Departmnt:—Shows an increase over last years expenditure of Taels. 11,700, chiefly die to increase in staff and of nur-ning home, ngineer's Department:—The estimate under this heading amounts to Taels 899,000, being an increase of Taels 22,000, due to increased expenditure on drains, and on most of the smaller items such as water, gas, etc.
Volunteers:—The estimate this year has been placed at Taels 24,000, us against an estimate last year of Taels 18,000, to meet the requirements of the enlarged force.
Educational Grants:—The only point which calls for special mention under this heading is the increased grant to_the Public School. For some time past the Educational Committee have felt that in order to bring the school up to the proper standard, an inerensed stof was required and certain changes should be made in the school-books and apparatus.
they considered, however, that before ing their views before the ratepayers and asking for an increased grant it was advisable to have their decision confirmed by an independent commission.
The following gentlemen were therefore requested to hold the necessary enquiry and kindly consented to do so, vizi Messrs. G. J. Morrison, F.S. A. Bourne, D. McNeill, C. W. Hykes, R. E. Lewis and the Rev. James Jackson.
"The very able and exhaustive report made by these gentlemen fully bore out the decision of the Educational Committee. Tt will be found on page No. 7 in the Public School report which has been distributed.
Arrangements are now being made to carry out the recommendations of the Special Conimittee, and the School Couunittee cheve that when these have been completed the school will be placed finally ona proper footing, which has hitherto been impossible owing to the absence of sufficient funds. Once this.is done, we believe that with an improved school before long we will gee a satisfactory increase in the number of pupils which will enable us to dispense to a Considerable extent with Municipal assistance. The Council strongly recommends the adoption of this scheme.
The ordinary Budget was estimated to srotuce a credit of Tls. 77,000, since re-iced to Tis, 42,000.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.