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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 3, 3 September 1878, Page 4

LOCAL THE PEEIOD 1878. Boards for nf Wellington in accordance with of law, to report for of the Government and accounts of the Board have been exto submit for consideraol>aeivatiors upon referred to : — upon inspection that required by law to be written up had not been name of any of the had paid rates had been book. Neither had I^^^Hof payment of any rate been to pay rates were issued Local Boards Act, 1873" ordinance), instead of Eating Act, 1876." were thus deprived < accorded to them by of ascertaining by the Rate- book the had paid rates, rates time was wasted in the en- 1 to make a satisfactory ox- 1 of the affairs of the Board, ((■matters were found to be in such I jimate of chaos and confusion as to jepder this utterly impossible. The late Treasurer explained that patters relative to accounts were "almost entirely entrusted to the tfjlerk and Collector to the Board ; Rat he (the Treasurer) was quite tanable to explain the acoounts. He Ifco seated that the Clerk to the Board had absconded, thus depriving both, the Treasurei and Chairman of tequisite information. That a new Clerk and Collector had been ap. pointed, subsequent to the arrival of the Auditor of Local Boards at Kpxton. Xt was pointed out to the late that he could not legally himself of the responhis office that iv the eye law he was held to be the ac> to the Crown ; that proper had not been exercised Clerk and 'Collector, who the servant of the Board, accountable to them for the |, of his duties. was directed to the targe of rates stated to be in arrear March last, as shown by furnished by the Clerk The rates levied for account are stated to whereas the amount (exclusii^ of arrears) been actually collected ol' account is £237 £87 10s 9d. It was be impossible from the Uncertain statements fur- : arrive at a satisfactory to what the amount of piior to the 31st It is considered that Collector was ob- '