MORNINGTON BOROUGH FINANCE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12800, 22 October 1903, Page 8

MORNINGTON BOROUGH FINANCE.

TO THE EDITOK. Sip.,—lnstead of the personal wrangling going on in the papers, soino good might be done if someone competent would answor tho following questions:—ls it in..the power of the council to proceed at law for recovery of amount due a? rates? If not. why not; and if so, why not exercise 'their power without hesitation, fear, or favour? frying to shift the blame from the shoulders of ono to another is the subterfuge of chicanery. Just let tho ratepayers know who has' the power to enforce immediate payment of rates now owing, and of the extent of that power, and we will see if wo cannot put those in authority who will use that power. What a l'idienloix, farce!—anyone to hold property and leave rates unpaid. Con-, sideration. for debtor.! imablo to pay is a question for private forbearance between man and man; but in the matter of public rates payment should not on any account be allowed to be delayed, but put on equal footing with Customs duties or postal rates. No one who did not pay borough rates should own their so-called property five minutes afterwards if I had my idea of justice carried out. This is not unfair hardness: it is as a lover of equity I speak, and give first consideration whero it is due.— I am. etc., Beli.ekxowes Batepateb for TwEsrr October 20. Tears. [Rates cannot be recovered if moro that l two years overdue.—Ed. 0. D. T.]