VACANT SEASIDE COTTAGE.
QUESTION OF BATES. OWNER MUST PAY. An unusual case came before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., at the Magistrates' Court to-day, when the Waitemata County Council sought to recover from Mrs. T. D. Thomas the sum of £1 16/11, rates alleged to be due on a seaside cottage. Giving evidence, Mr. Thomas said he managed the property for his wife, and it had been vacant for more than six months during the year for which rates were demanded. The Act provided that under such circumstances only half' general rates should be levied. Mr. Cutten: That would mean the council would only get half rates on seaside cottages. In answer to Mr. Haig, witness said there "was some furniture in the house, but most of it was "fixtures." Mr. Cutten: I must give judgment against you, Mr. Thomas. Mr. Thomas said that would mean one interpretation of the Bating Act for cities, and another for a county council. Mr. Cutten said he did not want to !hear any more about the case, and gave judgment for plaintiff for the amount claimed.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 228, 26 September 1929, Page 9
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183VACANT SEASIDE COTTAGE. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 228, 26 September 1929, Page 9
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