View report page

15
Christchurch..
1885—Rateable value, £90,508
1886— „ 104,590
An increase of £14,082
St. Saviour's.
1885—Rateable value, £222,370
1886— „ 221,182
A decrease of £1,188
In other words, the rateable value of Christchurch has increased
15.55 per cent., while that of St. Saviour's has diminished 0.53
per cent., as compared with last year. The effect will be to relieve
St. Saviour's in a corresponding ratio of the burden of such of the
charges incurred by this Board as are of the nature of common
fund charges, and to transfer it to Christchurch. This will be a
distinct gain to St. Saviour's; and, inasmuch as the increased assessments
in Christchurch are chiefly in respect of railway property,
the general rating of that parish will not be affected thereby.
In November last, notice was received from the South Metropolitan
Gas Company that from and after Christmas, 1885, the
price of Gas supplied by them would be reduced from 2s. 8d. to
2s. 6d. per 1,000 feet, and that concurrently therewith the charge
for the public lamps would also be reduced from £3 12s. 6d. to
£3 9s. per lamp per annum, less the 5 per cent. discount which is
allowed if paid within a month.
Price of Gas.
Precepts to meet the estimated expenditure for Sewer and
Drainage Work, Paying, Lighting, Scavenging, Dusting, &c.
have during the financial year been issued as under: —
dateofprecept description of rate.
st. saviour.
christch'ch.
total.
£
£
£
22 April, 1885 Sewer Rate
336
186
314
186
1,022
22 April, 1885 Gen.purp. Rate
4,061
2,105
18 Nov. „ „
4,063
2,604
12,833
13,855