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Honourable Treasurer stating he was directed to inform him that the question raised therein could not be entertained until the rates due on the houses referred to had been paid.
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Although the truants were so horned out payment of the full, second Quarker's Hates 1864 was demanded of and paid by your Patitioner on 27th June 1894 for the above mentioned forty-two Shops and dwelling houses but under prokst as regards the two houses 17 Pottinger and 30 lokinzor Streets for the reason that such houses were closed by Authority and the tenants had lift in consequence without payment of the re
rents due at the time of eviction. 12. On the 3rd July 1894 Your Ititioner received a further reply from the -- Honourable Treasurer to his letter of 15th June abour referred to informing him no relief could be afforded as regavid's payment of rates for second quarter. 17 Pottinger and 30 Chinese Streets the reason given being such payment having bern lift in arrea
car for more than a mouth from due date of payment which dur date referred to is a date in advance but Your Petitioner would urge such reason gwen would not govern the present case where kuants had been turned out by He Government and was intended only to attach te imoccupied or vacant keresés in the culinary sense.
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13. On the 14th July 1894 Your Petitioner received a notification from the said Terasurer informing him that Histoxcellency the Governor had been pleased to direct that in the case of houses closed by the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board prix to the commencement of the Third Quarter payment of rates should not be demanded until such houses were /12- opened.
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14. On the 11th October 1894 Your Petitioner received further notifications from the said chreasurer notifying that the said Permanent Committed having handed back the said house 17 Bothinger Street on the 3rd July 1894 and the said house 30 Chinese Street on the 18th July 1894 informing Your Petitioner that #16: 98 conts espect of 17 Settinger Street thus allowing as a rebate two days only vize 57cants, and $8.90 cents in respect of 30 chinese Street thus allowing as a rebak seventeen days only viz! $2:15 cents should then be paid to the Treasury by your Retitioner as rakes from the said 3rd and 18th July respectively to the end of the Third quarter 15. Your Petitioner refused in the first instance to pay the Stacks for the month of July last bring the first month of the third quarter for the said houses. bet during the 17 Pottinger and Whinese. Streets as no portion of these houses were. mouth of July and not until the first August when the Shop of each house broame again ket, the floors above 17 Sottinger Street not bring let until the 312 August
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