When offered a promotion, I fail to see the force of this reason, I license the represal of a ... until all rates in arreas have been paid.
Enforcing the payment of the rates by squatters who held their land under license, and in the case of those who hold under leases, from the Attorney General's minute accompanying desp. no. 248 of yours, 30th December 1893, that leaves the payment of rates secured for payment of rates at the same time as the rent, so that there is no difficulty in collecting the rates in those cases.
Under the Rating Ordinance, 15 of 1888, we appear to have no power to grant the proposed exemption, and it should require some stronger reason than that advanced to obtain such power.
I would suggest that the better course would be to amend the form of the Squatters' annual Licenses, so as to provide that the Rates should be paid along with the License fee, as it is provided in the squatter Lease that they be paid along with the Rent.
As regards the proposed remission, I should wish to know whether it would apply to Squatters occupying under Licenses, if not to those who have obtained Leases under Ord. 27 of 1890.