VALUATION OF LAND.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20184, 12 March 1931, Page 13

VALUATION OF LAND.

♦ ' CASE OF WAIMAIRI COUNTY. REVALUATION TO BE SOUGHT. i Ihe Waimairi County Council, on the motion of Cr. W. J. Walter, decided last night to npply for a revaluation of the county. Cr. Walter said that the increase u: tho valuation of 1927-28 over that of 1926-27 in respect of rateable capital value was 45 per cent., and in respect of unimproved valuu, 57 per cent. The ratio of increase in the City, after the revaluation in 1929, wasi v as regards capital value, 19 per cent., aa regards the. unimproved value, 3a per cent.; in tho Papanui portion of the City the ratio ot increase in respect ol capital valuo was 23 per cont., and in respect of the unimproved value 49 per cent. The Prime Minister talked about helping the small larxnor, and there were many small farmers in the county. The timo had come when an application .should bo made for a revaluation. A Councillor: Wo might get a higher one. Cr. Walter said that nearly every stile that had taken place recently had been made at 60 per cent, below the Government valuation. He was oertain that tho valuations must come down and lie knew of a case in which a man who applied for a revaluation got a reduction of 60 per cent. The chairman C. E. Cross) soconding the motion, said that the valuations round Christchurch were much too high;. tho poor farmers in the Wairarapa riding were paying mo much. Cr. W. P. Spencer supported the motion. Cr. J. Liggins asked if f in the event of the valuations being reducod, the rate of the rate would not be increased. Cr. Walter said that the effect would be to reduce the county's contribution to the Hospital Board. Cr. F. Scott Eaid he was in sympathy with the farmers, but he wanted to kuow how the revaluation would affect a residential district like Fendalton. The chairman said that the residents of Fendalton would not be penalised. After some further discussion, the motion was agreed to. SALMON FISHING. * QUINNAT PLENTIFUL IN RANGITATA. (artcix. TO TH* MUSS.) TIMARTT, March 11. At present salmon fishing is in full swing in the Rakai.a and the Rangitata. Fishermen are having good sport, and in both rivers the runs of fish are increasing with every tide: From a fairly quiet beginning, the fishing has improved day by day, and yesterday saw tho best catch so far at the mouth of the Rangitata, 24 fish being taken up to 5 o'clock, bb compared with 20 on Sunday, and 19 on Monday. Sixteen salmon were landed between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. yesterday, the remaining eight beina caught m the afternoon. Tl» fish ..this year are smaller than usual although several over 80 pounds have* been caught. However, thfl majority of the salmon are strong, and in remafkably good - condition, ana generally give hotter sport than was the ease last year: Mr Qeorge McCullough, of Waitouhij landed four nice fish at the mouth of the Rangitata yesterdav morning. All were well-shaped, 'and the biggest was 21 pounds in weight. Mr D. Sinclair, of Timaru, got two good- fish yesterday morning, and on the previous, d»y he tqdk a twenty-eicbt pounder. Another,Timaru fißherman, Mr B, McCallum, camped at the I Rangitata. landed ' one quinnat yesterday, and three fine fish last Saturday, weighing respectively 19. 15, and. 12 pounds. The salmon taken yesterday morning was a 20-pounder, and' ran out more than 200 yards of line, 8<"Bg down the river, and out through /the breakers to the open sea. t , A angler, Mr F. 'J. Keetley had good sport with a pounder, which fought for 15 minutes before it was gaffed. Mr T,, Yeltand, of Timaru, caught a small fish, and « few. minqtes • afwrwards lost a* big fellow) which snapped his tackle. OJ Monday. Mr Yelfand took three at, the mouth.. all' of which were good-sized fish. Other successful anglers yesterday were Mr cL Cook, of Ringvtata, and Messrs R. Downing and V. Ewer, of Christchurch. The bbove-mentionea catches were obtained from the south bank, .but anglers on the north bans had even better luck.-especially 8t ft uoinfc where sea and river meet. If conditions continue favourable, it is expected -that there will be # «K»me good bags later in the week in the Rangitata/botji at the mouth and at Orton- Crossing. , . Fishermen stated that sea-run trout are very plentiful, in the Rangitata, a number of good fish between e»g and J5 pounds havinir been taken during the past fortnight • FISHING IN THE, WAITAKI. WAIMATE, March 11. Salmon fishers in the Waitaki at present are not meeting with a great deal of success, owing to the clouaea state of the river, but the fish are now commencing to ruii well. Two or three fair-sized salmon were caug.httne other day, ranging from 241b to Good hauls of trout were obtained oy some anglers, the fish being of a good size. The river is now clearing, and salmon appear to be plentiful.