TAXES.
TO THM KDIVOII 01? TJIW flTAlt. Pin,— lt lii of ion Hald '• wo want moro taxcfl. 1 ' My reply In, then tux carrlugcfl, gigs, buggies, (lotfcnrtH, and rcKiilar rldo hornou, and lay a ftnc of two ponnilf) cm nil persona who Imvo not tholr nnmoa printed on uny vgl»lcl««lrivwn by horse, bullock, nm, or mule, mid tliocc who aim adord thoco luxurlCH will thun pay tlioir propor duos for riding nnd cutting up our roadH, fio.\ and thono who can only afford to wullc will hnvo tho mitl6fiu;tlou of knowing that though thoy havo to hulp to inaintiiln tho roido, wliloh thoy do not cut up, thoy aro iiovortholOAfl roliuvcd from aw nuooflnod tux wliluli goon to fill up a liolu, nnd oth lt who tonds to nparo liln. tho poor nmn'ri poolcot. I had iv imrrow cflc«p« from bolug run over v uhorttlino ago, Utroufjh' furious driving, and «u<jh wiih my noar duHi'iKitlon. that with a groatful heart 1 thanked God for a provldontlal oscanoi and, Mr Editor, 1 hud no monnH of bringing tho miscreant to jnstico. But) Sir, hud thoro boon a law to compel
him to ImTo hia name on his cart, I might Imyo »ccn hia nnmc, nnd brought him to Account, but Afl It was lie escaped. May we not tliou In justice ask for nn imessod tax an abova fltatod. Your obedient acrrnnt, PiTOILB.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 59, 22 July 1868, Page 3
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232TAXES. Star (Christchurch), Issue 59, 22 July 1868, Page 3
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