CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2697, 10 September 1887, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

~. (TotbeEdjta,; . Bia—l observe that a correspondent 'in the'columns of yonr- local' contpna* porary, nuder the above heading, djrecty attention to the manner in winch our' County rates are absorbed. I bjid ■ imagined that by this timo few ratepayers remained in ignorance of fcjifl benefits. (?) derived fvom the rata |r* queKtion, but it would appear that jnthis I must be mistakon. I stall pot cnoroach on your valuable space by recapitulating the figures of (he coFres-' pondent referred to, for the information oan be bad from the Council's own rite demand notice, a copy of'which must be in the bauds of erery ratepayer, In the statement referred to, however, J find that salaries appear to the tune of ;£&oO,'wherea(Mt is weljkrown that the " said item is nearer £6OO, if 'not qujte.' Taking the Jpast twelve 'months' for'■';.■ iinßtan.ce, I should say that considerably !■ .over this sum must have been paid id if I mistake riot Again,.Oounoillors'j expenses are returned at ' £l5O. How this item can amount to'' the sum named I shall leave for those better informed than myqelf to explain, To return to for years in the balance sbeet,evon;if 1 mistake not, the amount has appeared or been returned, very different from 'the actual expenditure in that direction, I ehould imagine that for audit purpose alone.it would be necessary toreturn as suoh the full amount paid in salaries, andmdtr no other heading; \ : f ', ....-.,„ I have, 40.,'. ■■'". " ■',. ■'. PUBHC» : .