THE RATE DEMANDS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2186, 26 June 1914, Page 4

THE RATE DEMANDS

BStAtto BY 5s&W ?ALIJAWH, The tftsfc of niaking a jtew vaftiatlo'ii of tlie'ivhfrle -of the City of Wftffittgton ftis yep'f is MlvUly to delay t'tio issue of the City CoiiaeiV& rate tonaiiifc fortho. ■cUweiit half-jxar. As tto rates tire cojl* looted in two lialf'.V'earty insialiiieii'te id Wellington.- it is reasanabk to asfiwrw .that tiw tvro. deinftiids should jbe made as nearly as possi'Mc- ovei'.y s.fe months, ■Inife its a iiiiitter of fast, 4no demand is always liKids in Jtewmber, b.irt the dnto of the other dcniui'id vawos at the plea.6wve of the- Valuation BojjartHusnt, which alone ca.ii readjust rates ti'i ensfls wjjef'o pmprtks have teen subdivided, s'ineo the last dowaiwl. As a. nite, til* : fc' jiianefe of late ,vp*rs have ten inadc in August and Beeeniber, w]jfel> is only four montte s.pi»'t. h. the flld d*;ys when ■ the rating was on tlie aiwwmil vaiuo t-ho demands ware issued regularly on May 15 and December 15, fat Riiok mgtjiai'it.v dfeaftpuarcd ivhW fating on tHa'ttuSwnrovwl rate *(i-s adopted by the Wellington City Coitnoih 'flic present general is aSpp-nted to ho ready toffa.fsfe tlio e'fid of j'njv. As soon as tin* valuations ate known", the City Goitofcil) in order to raise ftiioutf!) ino.i»y' for the mai'nte.naiico of t'im ov't'v! ttnlst strifes a r*te that \vl-Vl brim* in' tJhe necessary ret-nrn, glter which the staff of tho City Treasurer's dspartnient Ims to G-crnipilo toMw to serve as ft rfdc in- niaiusif! out tire deInnJxk If' tli<-- flWlt h Hot "fiprodod 'Mp." it is likely ttet the (Iwnaiid tor thp (•u'n'eMt kah'-yc.ir Wrfl Hot to jssuod until the ond <tf Aug'ivst- or .beginning xji September,