All sums received by a county council by way of Exchequer Equalisation Grant or Exchequer Transitional Grant shall be applied towards meeting the expenditure of the council (other than any part thereof apportioned and allocated to large burghs in respect of education or police) on all purposes for which the county council exercise functions throughout the whole county, including the small burghs therein, and all sums so received by the town council of a large burgh, and all sums received by the town council of a small burgh under section twenty-five- of this I Act, shall be applied proportionately towards meeting the expenditure which but for the said sums would be defrayed out of those portions of the burgh rate as are respectively payable—
(a)by occupiers and owners in equal proportions;
(b)wholly by owners; and
(c)wholly by occupiers.