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AUCKLAND MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK


and for expenses incurred in general maintenance of completed works. An annual estimate of the amount required for these purposes is prepared, and each local authority is assessed for its proportion of this amount as the capital value of all the ratable property in its district bears to the total capital value of the Drainage District, these values being furnished by the Valuer-General. The following table shows particulars of these operations for the year ending March 31st, 1921:—

District. Capital Value[1] Amount Assessed.
£ £ s. d.
Auckland City 21,868,377   22,081 2 4
Mount Eden 2,302,815   2,325 4 3
Mount Albert 1,635,418   1,651 6 6
Newmarket 661,404   667 16 9
One Tree Hill (portion) 663,457[2] 669 18 2
Avondale (portion) 387,464[2] 391 4 8
[3]Point Chevalier 242,150   244 10 1
£27,761,085   £28,031 2 9
  1. As at March 31st., 1919.
  2. 2.0 2.1 For portion included in Drainage District.
  3. Amalgamated with Auckland City March 1, 1921.

The following principal works in the scheme were completed at March 31st, 1921:—

(a) Outfall works at Orakei, comprising outfall sewer, storage tanks, buildings and plant.

(b) 7 sections of the main sewer of a total length of 8 miles 10.5 chains.

(c) 13 branch sewers of a total length of 12 miles 73.2 chains.

(d) 4 pumping stations.

The main outfall sewer is 1,213ft. long, with its point of discharge 875ft. north-east of the Orakei Jetty. For a length of 732ft. from the seaward end it consists of

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