CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 29

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2

22

in

with

The

Ordinance

A

object of this

to comply

very general desire.

on the

part of the Public that the

Government should no

longer

Be

empowered to recover rates

by

obtaining a Summary Warrant

of

Execution without affording

parties supposed to be liable

have

opportunity of stating any ground they may have of defence. It is true that parties liable to

rates seldom can have

a valid defence, but, nevertheless, it is

scarcely

consistent with the

usual policy of English Law to repudiate the possibility of

such

contingency.

Every writ must be preceded by

a writ of Summons

a direct

application for payment at least

four days before issue of such and I may state

Jun 10 7 23

that such House to House

applications

are

found the

most expedient mode of recovering

the Rates and it is on

that

system that the Treasurer now

mainly relies, with results extremely beneficial and quite

satisfactory to the State justifying the increase to his Staff which Your Grace

sanctioned at

my suggestion on 8th May, 1867.

Enclosure Mr. 2.

to Governor N. 46

I have the honor to enclose

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2 22 in with The Ordinance A object of this to comply very general desire. on the part of the Public that the Government should no longer Be empowered to recover rates by obtaining a Summary Warrant of Execution without affording parties supposed to be liable have opportunity of stating any ground they may have of defence. It is true that parties liable to rates seldom can have a valid defence, but, nevertheless, it is scarcely consistent with the usual policy of English Law to repudiate the possibility of such contingency. Every writ must be preceded by a writ of Summons a direct application for payment at least four days before issue of such and I may state Jun 10 7 23 that such House to House applications are found the most expedient mode of recovering the Rates and it is on that system that the Treasurer now mainly relies, with results extremely beneficial and quite satisfactory to the State justifying the increase to his Staff which Your Grace sanctioned at my suggestion on 8th May, 1867. Enclosure Mr. 2. to Governor N. 46 I have the honor to enclose
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2 22 in with The Ordinance A abject of this to comply very general desire. on the part of the Tublic that the Government should no longer Be empowered to recover rates by obtaining a Tummary Warrant of Exxecution without affording parties supposed to be liable have opportunity of stating any ground they may of defence. It is true that parties liable to patés seldom can have valid. uny vertheless, it is defence, but, nevertheless, scar cely consistent with the usual policy of English Law. to repuclicte the possibility of Enclosure Mr. 2. to Governor N. 46 such کیسے کیسے contingency. Every writ must be preceeded by writ of Summon a direct application for payment at least four days before issue of such and I may state Junnn10723 that such House to House applications are found the most expedient mode of recovering the Rates and it is on that system that the Treasurer now mainly relics, with results extremely beneficial and quite beretary of State justifying the increase to his of 8th May, 1867. Staff which Your Grace sanctioned at my suggestion. I have the honor to enclose
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2

22

in

with

The

Ordinance

A

abject of this

to comply

very general desire.

on the

part of the Tublic that the

Government should no

longer

Be

empowered to recover rates

by

obtaining a Tummary Warrant

of

Exxecution without affording

parties supposed to be liable

have

opportunity of stating any ground they may of defence. It is true that parties liable to

patés seldom can have

valid.

uny vertheless, it is

defence, but, nevertheless,

scar

cely

consistent with the

usual policy of English Law. to repuclicte the possibility of

Enclosure Mr. 2.

to Governor N. 46

such

کیسے کیسے

contingency.

Every writ must be preceeded by

writ of Summon

a direct

application for payment at least

four days before issue of such and I may state

Junnn10723

that such House to House

applications

are

found the

most expedient mode of recovering

the Rates and it is on

that

system that the Treasurer now

mainly relics, with results extremely beneficial and quite

beretary of State justifying the increase to his of 8th May, 1867. Staff which Your Grace

sanctioned at

my suggestion.

I have the honor to enclose

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