ASSESSMENT COURT.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1251, 22 March 1878, Page 2

ASSESSMENT COURT.

f ? T T lDsb the assessment tor the Christchurch district were heard this “ orß » n S befo ™ G. L. Mellish, Esq., judge. Wb Cuff + V ° lty . , Valuer > was in attendance. Where the objectors did not appear the assessments were confirmed. A number of alterations of names were allowed. The following are the results of the assessments

N. w. quarter. Thomas Raine, two properties of £4O each, assessment reduced to one property of £4O: J. Bam reduced from £3O to £27 : J. Bain LLuck educed from JS 5 w i? d o orge Baker reduced tfom ton 30; W. H.Symes reduced from £24 to £2O; Norma! School £llsO, exemption allowed; i w ell ? ore 50 > assessment confirmed ; G. B. Woodman £l2O, reduced to £IOO • W. Hinton £4° valuation divided, viz., ’store £27, and jard £l3 5 R. J. S . Harman £IOO, reduced to £6O ; Rev J. Raven £IOO, assessSd“«r d; J - Md T - To ™“«•

s. E. QUARTER, Andrew Duncan, land in High street. assessment reduced from £SO to £3O; Michael Murphy £4O, assessment confirmed ; Michael Murphy £45, reduced to £4O; J. Stewart £35, reduced to £25; W. K. Wilson £4O, reduced to £35 ; W R Wilson £36, assessment conJJ ‘ Bluke P er S - Manning, A 1 Hotel, £ooo, assessment confirmed; H? H. Prins High street, £IOO, reduced to £80; E. Mitchell £4o, reduced to £3O.

N. E. QUARTER. Arthur Appleby £SO, reduced To £3B ; Michael Mnrphy £4l. reduced to £32 ; Mrs I iunkett £oo, reduced to £4O; Thomas Partridge, two properties £l2 each, reduced to ♦ ioKn loluaß Appleyard £3l, reduced to ±,Z& ; O. H. Brown, unoccupied land £l2. reduced to £8; Mrs Davie, house and sections ot land reduced from £IOO to £45.

N. W. QUARTER. E Midgdy £3O, reduced to £25; George Clark £2OO, reduced to £160; Sarah Webb £BO, reduced to £66 ; W. J. White £4l, reduoed £4O 5C ' C> B( > w en £6O, reduced to £‘*°- This concluded the ordinary objections.

At three o’clock the Court proceeded to consider the objections raised by the City Council to the assessor’s valuation.