UNPAID RATES
POSITION OF LOCAL BODIES LEGAL READJUSTMENTS iFkom Our Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON, October 23. Two recent decisions of the Supreme Court which adversely affect local bodies in the collection of ; rates are overcome by the Rating Amendment Bill which was introduced by Governor-General's Message and read a first time in the House of Representatives to-day. By the decision of the court in what is known as the Mount Albert case local bodies would have in all cases to sell land tor non-payment of rates or else lose the right to payment. A clause in the Bill provides that all local bodies have to do to protect themselves is to obtain judgment for the unpaid rates. The decision of the court in another case invalidated most of the classification lists of drainage boards, river boards and county councils on which special rates for the security of loans are levied. The Bill validates all the classification lists actually in use.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22710, 24 October 1935, Page 9
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159UNPAID RATES Otago Daily Times, Issue 22710, 24 October 1935, Page 9
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