IS IT INTRUSION?

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 226, 23 September 1936, Page 6

IS IT INTRUSION?

Last evening when I returned to my home in Mount Eden my womenfolk informed me that a man called and demanded to see through my house. They protested, but he insisted, and had a peep into each room—discussing the heating and other amenities as though they were of serious import to him. He said he was a valuer and also barged into the next residence and the next, despite the protests of the housewives. What is the meaning of all this business? Women don't want even their own menfolk mooching round the home when they are at work, and whether he called himself a valuer or not, I only regret that I or one of the menfolk was not at home to receive him. Mr. Editor, I protest against these intrusions, and if it is permitted by law it ought to be stopped; if not, the Mount Eden Borough Council should make a move in the matter, or housewives are sure to make trouble. U. NOME. [The Rating Act of 1925 gives a valuer right to enter a house and to ask any questions calculated to help him in the performance of his duty. Those who refuse to answer questions or to allow him to enter are liable to a fine of £10. The borough valuer at Mount Eden states that he has encountered very little trouble. Where people have refused to allow him entrance he lias made an inspection from the outside and noted the address for explanation to the Assessment Court. —Ed.]