Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Area, Rates, Etc.

The city of Dunedin, including the Town Belt and reclamations, has an estimated area of 1,800 acres; number of dwellings 4,983, rateable properties 6,021, owned by 2,762 ratepayers. The annual or renting value for rating purposes is assessed at £279,173. A general rate of 1s 3d, together with a special rate of 9d (or 2s in the £ in all) is levied on all rateable property within the city. Of the fifty miles of stree's in Dunedin, thirty miles are formed, metalled, and finished with kerbed asphalted footpaths, and ten miles are unformed or only partially formed and completed.