CO129-293 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [8-9] — Page 75

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List of duties attached to 4th. Clerk Treasury.

72

Making out the Rates debit notices as well as the Receipts for all the Chinese rate-payers throughout the city from the General Valuation Book as well as from the Interim Valuation Lists some 2,500 notices and 2,500 receipts in foil and counter-foil, per quarter.

This is an intricate task, and requires an enormous amount of ciphering and checking work.

Sorting the above notices in lots so that they may go to the proper parties. Keeping all the books for collecting squatter licence fees, Village Crown Rent and Village House Rent.

Making out one Village Crown Rent Roll and one Village House Rent Roll yearly.

Entering into the collection books all payments, and posting same in the Rolls, and balancing the books at the close of the year.

The entering and posting of the receipts involves an amount of work, there being over 2,200 payers and the payments running from a few cents upwards.

Making out Village Crown Rent and House Rent defaulters, and

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COPY. 3 V.V ace C Pack 13 SEP List of duties attached to 4th. Clerk Treasury. 72 Making out the Rates debit notices as well as the Receipts for all the Chinese rate-payers throughout the city from the General Valuation Book as well as from the Interim Valuation Lists some 2,500 notices and 2,500 receipts in foil and counter-foil, per quarter. This is an intricate task, and requires an enormous amount of ciphering and checking work. Sorting the above notices in lots so that they may go to the proper parties. Keeping all the books for collecting squatter licence fees, Village Crown Rent and Village House Rent. Making out one Village Crown Rent Roll and one Village House Rent Roll yearly. Entering into the collection books all payments, and posting same in the Rolls, and balancing the books at the close of the year. The entering and posting of the receipts involves an amount of work, there being over 2,200 payers and the payments running from a few cents upwards. Making out Village Crown Rent and House Rent defaulters, and
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COPY. 3 V.V ace C Pack 13 SEP List of duties attached to 4th. Clerk Treasury. 72 Making out the Rates debit notices as well as the Receipts for all the Chinese rate-payers throughout the city from the General Valuation Book as well as from the Interim Valuation Lists some 2,500 notices and 2,500 receipts in foil and counter- foil, per quarter. This is an intricate task, and requires an enormous amount of ciphering and checking work. Sorting the above notices in lots so that they may go to the proper parties. Keeping all the books for collecting squatter licence fees, Village Crown Rent and Village House Rent.. Making out one Village Crown Rent Roll and one Village House Rent Roll yearly. Entering into the collection books all payments, and posting same in the Rolls, and balancing the books at the close of the year. The entering and posting of the receipts involves an amount of works, there being over 2,200 payers and the payments running from a few cents upwords. Making out Village Crown Rent and House Rent defaulters, and
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COPY.

3

V.V

ace C Pack 13 SEP

List of duties attached to 4th. Clerk Treasury.

72

Making out the Rates debit notices as well as the Receipts

for all the Chinese rate-payers throughout the city from the

General Valuation Book as well as from the Interim Valuation

Lists some 2,500 notices and 2,500 receipts in foil and counter-

foil, per quarter.

This is an intricate task, and requires an enormous

amount of ciphering and checking work.

Sorting the above notices in lots so that they may

go to the proper parties. Keeping all the books for collecting

squatter licence fees, Village Crown Rent and Village House

Rent..

Making out one Village Crown Rent Roll and one Village

House Rent Roll yearly.

Entering into the collection books all payments, and

posting same in the Rolls, and balancing the books at the close

of the year.

The entering and posting of the receipts involves an

amount of works, there being over 2,200 payers and the payments

running from a few cents upwords.

Making out Village Crown Rent and House Rent defaulters,

and

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