(Guyana Graphic May 17, 1968)
Eighteen properties at Rose Hall Corentyne have been sold at public auction this year for non-payment of taxes.
The properties which value thousands of dollars, have been sold for only $2,513.79 , the amount of taxes owed to the Rose Hall Local Authority .
The overseer of the village disclosed that while rate collection for the date was better than last year’s for the same period, there was still a large amount of rates uncollected.
As a result, he said, 215 notices of persecution had been sent out to offenders
