, 1874-09-30

on the aforementioned days, to receive infer.
nation in writing relating to the taxes for the
present year.
For lIle. town Of Christfansfed
at the Royal Treasury's Office at 10 O'Clock,
forenoon, viz:
Wednesday the 18th October, for the inhabi-
tants of Kings, Company, Queens, Strand,
North and West Streets, also Western suburbs.
Thursday the 8th October, for the inhabi-
tants of Smith, West and Ulke lanes, Water
gut, Market and Princes Streets, Kings and
Queens Gross Streets, Church, Hospital and
Green Streets and Eastern Suburbs.
Friday the 9th October, for the inhabitants
Of Hill, East, Lagoon, little Hospital, New and
Fisher Streets.
For the Country
at II o'clock forenoon viz:
Saturday the 10th October, for the inhabi-
tants in both East End Quarters, at the Stock
Estate Sallys Fancy.
Tuesday the 18th October, for The inhabi-
tants in Companys Quarter at the Estate Work
and Rest.
Wednesday the 14th October, for the inhabi-
tants in Queens, Kings and Northside Quarter
Ltr. B at the Courthouse at Kingshill.
Friday the 10th October, for the inhabitants
in Princes Quarter, at the Estate Grove Place.
Thursday the 22nd October, for the inhabi-
tants in Westend Quarter and Northside Quar-
ter Letter A. at the Police Office in Frederik-
sted.
For tho town OF Frederiksted
same day for the inhabitants of Strand, Kings
and Queens Streets.
Friday the 23rd October, for the inhabitants
of Princes, Hospitals, and New Streets, Kings
Cross Street, Market, Hill and Lagoon Streets,
all at the said Police Office.
Resides thnSn nlnoidatiOnq which ava rouuir.
ed for the calculation of Taxes and which
every owner or lessee of houses in and out of
town, or of estates, is bound to give to the COM
mission, the Government considers it requisite
at the same time to be informed of the number
of labourers on the estates or of other persons
residing there, as also Of the quantity of stock
on the estates &c, for which purpose the blanks
for the tax lists are furnished with columns to
contain such information.
Owners of estates are to specify in writing
the exact number of acres in Sugar cultivation,
in Cotton cultivation, in other cultivation and
in pasture.
If any portion of the land is considered to be
useless, and yields no revenue to the owner,
the number of acres of such portion must be-
stated in the tax list, and a certificate on oath,
issued by the proprietor and two burghers re-
siding in the quarter and furthermore attested
by the quarter officer, delivered to the commits.
sion, when it will be taken into consideration
if and to what extent exemption from taxes can
be granted.
Owners of houses that have been
%unoccupied for six months and up
wards claiming reduction in the tax
es, are to give satisfactory proof of
the house having been vacant during
the period stated.
Persons neglecting to procure the
information and proof prescribed by
the regulations in the above shape,
time and place, must ascribe to their
own neglect all losses resulting there
from.
Blanks for tax lists will be distributed some
days previous to the meeting of the Fax Com
mission, and are required to be accurately ELL
ed out by the concerned, and delivered to the
Commission on the day, which is fixed on for
each street in the towns, and for each Quarter
in the Country.
Tax Commission for st. Croi1, the 24Sh Sep
TENDER 1874.
S. w. VAN BRAKLE. r. PETERSEN.
J. A HOVER.
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