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Nga Ture O Niu Tireni: I Pahitia I Roto I Te Tau Wha Te Kau Ma Rima O Te Kuinitanga O Kuini Wikitoria, Me Te Nohoanga Tuatorutanga O Te Paremete Tuawhitu O Niu Tireni, I noho ki Poneke i timate i te rua te kau ma waru o nga ra o Mei, 1881.
Rate
Rate.
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Annual rate may be levied.
The Governor may, for the purposes of this Act, levy in each year a rate on all holdings within a district, of not exceeding one farthing per acre. Provided that for all holdings of one hundred and twenty acres and under, the rate shall be two shillings and sixpence ner holding. |
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| 8. | Landowners' lists for rating purposes. For the purpose of levying such rate, and forming a landowners' list the Inspector—
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| 9. | All rates payable under this Act shall be paid at such Rates may be recovered by Inspector. times, in such manner, and to such persons as may be prescribed by regulations; and any 'rate payable as aforesaid shall, in case the same be not paid at the appointed time, be a debt owing by the landowner to the Crown, and may be sued for and be recovered by the Inspector in any Court of competent jurisdiction in the manner provided by "The Rating Act, 1876," for which purpose Inspectors shall be deemed to be local bodies within the meaning of the said Act. | ||||
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Any person who considers himself aggrieved by reason or tne unfairness Objections to rate. or incorrectness of any landowners' list, or by reason of the insertion or incorrectness of any matter therein, or omission of any matter therefrom, may lodge a statement in writing of his objection with the Inspector before the expiry of the thirty days' notice hereinbefore mentioned.
In the absence of any objection in writing, so lodged, the list will be deemed to be correct. Any objections which may be lodged shall be determined by the Resident Magistrate of the district, who shall appoint a place and time for hearing the same, and whose decision shall be final. Where there is more than one Resident Magistrate in a district, the Governor shall declare which of them shall exercise this jurisdiction. |
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The Governor shall by warrant under his hand, from time to time, Colonial Treasurer to pay composition for Crown and Native lands subject to Act. direct the Colonial Treasurer to pay in respect of all unoccupied Crown lands and Native lands within any district declared to be subject to this Act, such gross sum as the Governor shall think to be a fair composition in lieu of the amount for which such lands would be rated under this Act.
And such sums shall be paid by the Colonial Treasurer, from time to time, out of moneys appropriated for that purpose by the General Assembly, to the credit of the separate fund hereinbefore mentioned. |
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| 12. | Crown lands held or occupied by other persons than Her Majesty, and Occupier of Crown lands or Native lands liable. Native lands held or occupied by other persons than Natives, under lease or otherwise, shall be rateable under this Act, and; the tenant or occupier of such lands respectively shall be liable for such rate as owner under "The Rating Act, 1876." | ||||
| 13. | All rates and composition moneys received under this Act shall be paid Appropriation of Kates. into the Public Account, and form a separate fund, to be applied exclusively towards paying the salaries of officers and the general expenses incident to the administration of this Act; and such fund shall be operated on only in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations. |
