RATE DEFAULTERS

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 3 April 1914, Page 5

RATE DEFAULTERS

The Treasurer of the Waitemata County reports to his Council as follows : During the past month the sum of i*£766 6s 5d has been collected and banked baqked for rates, made up as follows:— £ s. d. General rates 511 6 7 Hospital rates - 87 10 8 Loan interest rate §8. 3 2 10 per cent penalties 69 6. q Total 766 a I Two hundred and thirty-one ratepayers paid up, but it has been like drawing teeth to get them to pay up. There is still £623 I2s 4d outstanding, and owing by 187 ratepayers, and made up as follows: No. of Total rates defaulters Riding unpaid £ s. d 13 Wainui 36 12 6 17 Takapuna 46 17 3 14 Titirangi 31 9 11 13 Birkenhead 29 12 4 18 Kaukapakapa 37 18 9 12. Kumeu 80 19 2 10 Majr.etahi 203 14.11 , 7 Wailakfe-ri; 3J 6 1 19 Waikumete 23 13 2 37 Pukeatua 55 4 3 17 Wuipareira 46 4 0 1 Total 623 12 4 1 have -written to several of these rate" ■ payers imploring tljeni to pay up., bu? they treat my letters the same as the three previous demands made, they ignore them absolutely. I have issued several .summonses, and have several more ready I for iss.ij,g.