Notes of the Day

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6626, 12 August 1931, Page 3

Notes of the Day

An application from a settler for the remission of the 10 per cent, penalty on rates was before yesterday's meeting of the Manawatu County Council when it was decided that as the council had imposed the penalty it could not now remit it. Further, the penalty had been paid by a number of settlers ant if a remission was made in one case it would have to bo mado in all eases. The Manawatu County Council is at present employing approximately 100 men on unemployment works in tno county. Cr. W. D. Reid was appointed by the Manawatu County Council to represent the council on the electoral committee to elect the County Council’s representative to the Boaul of Managers of the Redding Agricultuial High School. Building permits for work to the value of £9O were issued in the Manawatu County in July. , At yesterday's meeting of the Manawatu County Council the rate coliocto reported that the arrears of rates collected since March 31 to date amounted to £lll 6s Id. «o far 33 payments, amounting to £299 15s Sd, have been made on account of the current yeai iat Mr. A. E. Patterson, formerly of the stall of Messrs J. Cobbe, Ltd., and now of To Awamutu, is at present visiting Podding.