PROPERTY TAX RETURNS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2267, 8 July 1881, Page 3

PROPERTY TAX RETURNS.

„ [Bt Telegbafh.J [feom thb owb oobekspondent op the " PBESB. "j WELLINGTON, July 7. The following interesting returns have been tabled. The first shows the total capital and total annual value as assessed under the Property Assessment Act on eaoh assessment district, alto the total annual value as assessed

Totals ... 73,958,182 5,21.6,531 4,115,024 The following is a classification of taxpayers under the Property Tax Act, acoording to the amounts paid by eaoh: —Number who paid under £l, 54,17; £1 and under £5, 9048 ; £5 and under £lO, 3267 ; £lO and under £2O, 2146; £2O and under £SO, 1390; £SO and under £IOO, 480; £IOO and under £2OO, 194; £2OO and under £3OO, 66; £3OO and under £4OO, 27 ; £4OO and under £SOO, 14 ; £SOO and under £IOOO, 23 ; £IOOO and under £2OOO, 12; £2OOO and under £3OOO, 1; £3OOO and under £4OOO, 0; £4OOO and under £SOOO, 1; £SOOO and under £6OOO, 0; £6OOO and under £7000,1. Total, 22,087. The following is a return of freeholders' interests in land, compiled from the assessments made under the Property Assessment Act, classified according to the value of each owner's interest: —Value under £IOO, number 13,130 ; £IOO and under £2OO, 9774 ; £2OO and under £3OO, 7467 ; £3OO and under £4OO, 5251 ; £4OO and under £SOO, 3822 ; £SOO and under £IOOO, 9626 ; £IO2O and under £2OOO, 5807 ; £2OOO and under £3OOO, 2097 ; £3OOO and under £4OOO, 1018 ; £4OOO and under £SOOO, 667 ; £SOOO and under £IO,OOO, 1157 ; £IO,OOO and under £20,000, 509 ; £20,000 and under £30,000, 164 ; £30,000 and under £40,000, 78 ; £40,000 and under £50,000, 44 ; 50,000 and under £60,000, 29 ; £60,000 and under £70,000,17; £70,000 and under £BO,OOO, 8 ; £BO,OOO and under £90,000, 14 ; £90,000 and under £IOO,OOO, 8 ; £IOO,OOO and under £150,000, 12; £150,000 and under £2OO 000, 10; £200,000 and over, 9. Total, 60,658. The following is a return of freeholders classified aocording to the area, showing the total value of their interests ais assessed under the Property Assessment Aot: —l acre and under, 26,004 owners, value £9,591,749 ; over 1 acre and under 5 acres, 5659, value £4,041,165 ; over 5 aores and under 10,1878 owners, value £1,571,079 ; over 10 and under 50, 6481 owners, value £341,806; over 50 and under 100, 6108 owners, value £3,416,960; over 100 and under 200, 6159 owners, value £5,487,925; over 200 and under 300, 3090 owners, value £23,867,412; over 300 and under 400, 1305 owners, value £2,506,964; over 400 and under 500, 834 owners, value £1,965,189; over 500 and under 1000, 1516 owners, value £5,089,297; over 1000 and under 5000,1202 owners, value £10,061,719 ; over 5000 and under lu,ooo, 170 owners, value £3,500,251; over 10,000 and under 20,000, 141 owners, value £4,781,525; over 20,000 and under 30,000, 54 owners, value £2,564,234 ; over 30.000 and under 40,000, 18 owners, value £138,293 ; over 40,000 and under 50,000, 10 owners, value £756,661 ; over 50,000 and under 100,000, 20 owners, value £2,026,851, 100.000 aores and over, 72 owners, value £582,273; total number of owners, 60,658, value £68,773,353. The above do not include lea>eholders under the Crown, who number 1378, the total value being assessed at £812,970. Leaseholders, exolusive of those under the Grown, number 7099, and the value of their leasehold interest is assessed at £3,171,440.

by local bodies:— Annual District. Capital Annual Value by Value. Value. Local bodies. Canterbury... 16,874,837 1,166,559 1,121,963 Otasro ... 11,269,068 888,619 771,832 Wellington ... 12,205,050 807,033 828,277 Auckland ... 10.290,120 762.866 677,384 Hawke'a Bay 5,320,967 409,646 349,001 Waitaki ... 9,012,366 592,067 612,780 Nelson ... 4,002,186 314,154 283,314 Southland ... 4,983,674 275,637 270,469