COLLECTION OF NATIVE RATES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 13092, 4 June 1913, Page 2

COLLECTION OF NATIVE RATES.

' m. — - -, „' . DEPUTATION,. TO MINISTERi The local members \pf the .deputation' from several- County GQuncilsi ( tq v .wiiit ' ' on the.Hpn; Mnist^f^^tite^ Affairs, leave next^^unday^ night, v ]Mr :H. Kenway leaves f6r~; Napier .to-night, Jas he has private 'ousihess? to ■• transact * Hbere before he goea'^oii. fo v Wellington. The, rep(resentatjLyes>iinees ' >at- ' WelliteUwi 'HjA iMond^y htihs,~<hn#l %las ''^feMjifw .with the Hon. Mr Hemes. cflmnjejice»ro^ N TueVday morning.' •" The' following" wilt, comprise' the deputation: -^oook Cbuni^;^ MesWs ,H. 'Kenwayj <3l H. Williams anir . J. . Warren ; Waiapu ' County, Messrs it;S; i.W.miams and- Wi^ <Myajr L Waikohiijh Me^r^.^. .^elfp^a^ O. H. Bridg6>ya, Ta^ng^,, McE>ye;i\' ; WhakatafieyAlr? Reid, Patea, ? Messrs' Hprher'and PiewJeu. 'An invitation has alsP been sent tP Raglan rCounty to. . be represented. „ Amongst pther niatteTS that will be laid beforer; the >linister; ; by the v Ooo^ Couirity » ' Oouncil - will be an table sh^w^J^: that .during the past seven •••yearfc^thftu Council has •Wst; f £33Q2 4s 8d m N#ti^ l rates. .. ./'."',' ' -i ' '" '"' '^■■'^y_ The objectVaf the deputation is to'pn-' ; deavor to; bring about an,i amendment to the Native Lands Rating Act, so that natives may be compelled to pay Iratej;' levie.d upon the blocks. At present it is pointed out, one owner is nominated to represent a block, but\ if b& objects to Eay the money m respect I'of1 ' of the bloclq c is only liable to, be^proceeded; against., for his own share. There is^ *promfi>|S.';£ by which judgment against ,anomit>ate4:i» owner, may. be registered m the Native. * Land ; Court,' and, ,if jthat jblock iof^4a|jj^^ is not leased or sold, there is no nlachi-/ nery ; provided to pay the local body' the amouait of rates, for which judgme^^--Jms been obtained.- If native; lands were' frequently sold or <)eased so that a local 1 , body might apply to the Native; Lan^.. •Court for the reraedyj -how provided i'to^ withhold certificate ,■of ; judgment - | on ! rates, the present ia^w would /be Buffi-. „ cient, but as so few^ales or leases take * place the money for which judginenluM ; obtained is not recoverable by the. lQfjal.<. body. B-^_^__ 1 —