TOWN RATES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 770, 17 May 1881, Page 2

TOWN RATES.

[To the Editor of the" Daily.] Snt.|—l received a; notice, of which thesubjoined is a copy, yesterday, (Sunday) morning it having been put in my letter, box afterj 9. jfan; on Saturday) Thisjisfthe'.T , v ifirstintimation£haWreceiv.ed;of a/rate., ! .|, ,\.i which, Pmay observe, is Is in the £, on the full amount of my rent. (;l\ shall, jpay () u, t. ■ the amount to avoid proceedings, but I Wtsay|thisisnota,yery,courtepus : way .. . of rating the inhabitants of Masterton 1 , and " ' collecting tho rates. Now, with, respect . ... to the quid pro quo. I beheye,,'.if; ) i ,w; , ,4''''' amongst the duties expected of "iV Council \ that the:, footpaths; and rqadif •... 't>should be kept in'.al rlrapei ;a'tate. of and cleanliness, arid' that no battle be allowed to'ti-espasathereon, I unfortunately live in ajstreetwhere Horses'and oattle of allsorts,; down.tp/pjieep-and goate, t continually straying linay say daily, and '■ we are.pestered nightly with thelowingof cowsanb calves until it has become a public nuisance',; to say nothing of the iri-idy'] L 1 ces's'ant yelping of a cur fastened up in a / shed. 'Thereappears to be nodrain,in •tlia'sti'eet,aud the road is in manfplacea coyered in thistles and furze. The nori them road out of the town is again ren« dei'ed.'impassableforfopt passengers sby i; theriver- running abross Itf Looking* at' these things I may fairly ask.is the Town ; Councilldoingits duty; t6 the inhabitants ?;! j},■■■■ }< ; jithink it is high time that public! attention should be called to these • ,:'ur! lam,i&ct,>' \ v-r;/ < ■--J! A.B.' '■■•.(.„.

.-■' , J (RATE NOTICE.),, ; • ~.,,,. .. Take Notice that the sum of & is due to, the Council ; of tba ioroWgh 6f ijab T - r v terfcon'inrespect.o|Generajl aud\,LJhvflvy ... Rates due for the yeav'lß&l,B2 up6b!pK). • '' .perty owned and oooupiod by you, numWed on Bate Books; and that the same •'■ must be! paid tp. ( the Colleotor at his office befpw Weaves- f \ day jtbe Ist day of June, lffe'l,' and in de- ' ' fault of auch payment, summaiy.proceed- j ings will be taken ; for' recovery. ! '''' l '' : '' lul; .