RATING . [ 15 OF 1888. ] 1047
33. If any person fail to pay any rates for which he is liable, Recovery
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of
within one month after the day notified in the Gazette as the rateof
[ 21 of 85. 24.]
day for payment, the Treasurer may recover the same by suit
in the summary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, together
with interest at the rate of eight per cent. per annum until the
day of payment.
Refund of Rates.
34. Refunds of rates may be made subject to the following rates
Refund,
of
rules :
[ See 21 of 85.
25. ]
( 1. ) Whenever any tenement , not being a teneinent in the
Hill District, is unoccupied during one or more
entire months of any quarter in respect, of which
the rates upon such tenement were paid in advance,
the Treasurer shall refund the rates for such
months .
( 2. ) When any tenement in the Hill District shall be con
tinuously unoccupied during any six consecutive
months from April to November inclusive, the
owner shall be entitled to a refund of the rates paid
during such period on account of such tenement,
and for each succeeding month during which such
tenement shall be continuously unoccupied he shall
be entitled to a like refund.
Provided that no refund of rates shall be made in respect of the
non -occupation of any portion less than the whole of any land
or building which may have been assessed as a separate tene
ment .
35. Refunds may be obtained in the following manner : Mode of
obtaining
( 1. ) The owner of any tenement may give notice to the refund.
Treasurer that such tenement is vacant not later (21 of 85. 26.1
than the fifteenth day of any month from the first
day of which it is intended to claim such refund.
(2. ) So long as such tenement shall remain continuously
unoccupied, no further notice shall be required, but
after the re-occupation of such tenement, notice of
any subsequent vacancy shall again be required, as
provided in the preceding sub -section .
( 3. ) The person claiming the refund may , within fifteen
days after the expiration of the quarter during
which the tenement has been unoccupied, apply to
the Treasurer in the Form D in the schedule for
such refund.