NOT FIRM ENOUGH
SOME DODGE EACH YEAR
PAYMENT OF ifiIAINAGE RATES When the question of the collection of rate arrears was being discussed at the monthly meeting of the Hauraki United Drainage Board a member expressed the opinion that the policy taken at present was not firm enough. “ We should take more drastic action,” he contended. From the statement furnished by the clerk, Mr J. E. Green, it was seen that certain men dodged payment each year and these people he said should be handled firmly. A member: We should go the tough way. Each case where rates were outstanding was considered by the board and the clerk was instructed to sue in a number of cases after consultation with the chairman, Mr C. K. Fox.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3112, 29 April 1942, Page 8
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126NOT FIRM ENOUGH Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3112, 29 April 1942, Page 8
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