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Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1918, Page 4

At yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki County Council reference Was again made to the menace of ing trees and weeds ott"" die <&.upty roads. It was resolved to notify?#-, occupiers or owners of properties concerned to remove the obstructions, and if the notice was not complied with the Council would proceed to carry out the necessary work and charge the cost; against the properties concerned. The week-end was marked 'by several tragic events (says the Wanganui OhTonicle). Yesterday the ibo4y of a man was found at Waitotara Heads, and although identification was difficult, it W believed to he that of Mr JPSfcrlaw, th» late engineer at the Patea Fleering Works, who has been missing for some time. A tragedy was reported from Warnrley yesterday, a man natnedt O'Reilly, who was recently called up for military service and classed CB, being found with his throat eut. On Saturday; morning, the death ocaarred suddenly,' at Aramoho, of Mr. Carlton Hair. The deceased, who w*s Well known about Wanganui, was crippled. His death was due to concussion of and it ia supposed the injury was sustained by a fall. When a resolution was proposed at yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki County Council, striking the rates for the current year on the same basis as for last year, Or. Simpson, who seconded the motion, put in a plea for the adoption of the system of rating «sn unimproved values. He said it was the most just form of taxation, especially to the settlers in the bec&Mocks. Th# position at present was that the man who went into the back country spent his tim« end money in improving the land, wa« then taxed an the improvements he made. The men Who lived on the byroads were very unjustly treated. In J stead of taxing the man in the back country for the upkeep of the main roads, his money should .be spent on the back roads in order to give hint access to his property. If the rating was on the unimproved value, the burden would fall heaviest on those best able to bear it —that is, the man on the main roads. It was hoped settlers would talcs the matter into serious consideration. He believed also that it would mean that the remaining road districts would merge into the county. The present system was against the advancement of the district. He quoted a number of authorities in support of the system of rating on unimproved values, who regarded it as the most equitable form of taxation Baby won't cry with pain or cold it you put him down with a North British Hot Water Bottle. But look for the "Unique" stopper. It ensues you against leaks. All chemists. Strict "spot" cash trading is the mighty factor which has built up the successful business known as the Melbourne, Ltd. The system enables the firm to under-gell competitors bv eliminating bad debts and book-keeping expenses, while the cash discounts from manufacturers and merchants go a long way towards the payment of shop rents. , Uie unique feature of the "Unique" brand Hot Water Bottle is that it is easily filled without "spiffing" itl j never cracks, leaks or breaks at the sjatata, 4&.db(Di&ta.