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1016 ( 15 of 1888. ] RATING .


Rating
Rates fixed .
[ See 21 of 85.
28. After the time for appealing has expired , the following
20. ] percentages on the valuation of every tenement enumerated in
the list shall be payable as rates from the first day of July in
each year, or froin such other day as may , from time to time,
be fixed by the Governor in Council , viz . , for any tenement,
In the City of Victoria, ..... 13 per cent.
In the Hill District, .
82 per cent .
In any other place, 7 per cent .
[ See No. 16of Two per cent of the rates levied in the city of Victoria may , in
1890, s. 33.]
the discretion of the Governor, be disposed of to defray the
expenses of the water supply.
Rates on
piers.
29. On the valuation of piers, wherever such piers may be
situate, a total charge of 7 per cent. shall be payable. When
such piers are within the City of Victoria, and are valued in
conjunction with adjoining tenements under section 4 , the
assessor shall make a suitable deduction, not exceeding 45 per
cent. , from the full rateable value of each pier, which may then
be assessed as if it formed part of the adjoining tenement.
Lower rates
in certain
30. The rates provided for in sections 28 and 29 and the
districts. districts to which they apply may, from timeto time, be altered
by resolution of the Legislative Council . If such resolution
should be carried, the Governor shall fix a date for its coming
into effect.
Rates how
. 31. The above rates shall be paid quarterly in advance at the
[21of85. 22.] Treasury within the first month of each quarter, and the times
appointed for such payment shall be notified quarterly by the
Treasurer in the Gazette.

Payment and Recovery of Rates.
Rates to be an
occupier's
32. The owners and occupiers of all tenements shall be liable
tax. to the Crown for payment of the rates assessed thereon, but the
[21 of 85. 23. ) same shall be deemed an occupier's rate, and, as between the
owner and occupier of any tenement, shall, in absence of any
agreement to the contrary , be borne by the occupier ; and the
amount thereof, if paid by the owner, may be recovered by him
from the occupier in an action for moneypaid to his use, or, if
he is still in occupation of the tenement, by distress in the same
manner as for rent, and the provisions of this section shall
equally apply to the recovery of rates paid by one owner on
account of another under sub -section 2 of section 4 .