COUNTY VALUATIONS

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 168, 28 June 1909, Page 2

COUNTY VALUATIONS

Waitomo And Ohura The work of assessing the values of properties in the Counties of Waitomo and Ohura has been accomplished by the Government Valuer, Mr H. A. Ellison, and the figures for the various ridings, as published below, make interesting reading. A striking feature in connection with the valuation is that taking the whole district or:iy about a dozen objections of a trivial nature, and chiefly concerning minor details, were lodged. These were cosily and satisfactorily adjusted between the objectors and the valuer, and :i:ere is therefore no necessity :;r he'ding an assessment court. Considering the wide extent of the district covered by the two counties this res;:!: is most satisfactory and is a tribute to the manner in which Mr Edison has accomplished his work. The gross totals under the various heads for the previous valuation, made in 1960-7 are also shown below, and taking a line from the previous values there has manifestly been a tremendous amount of progress in both counties between the time of the respective valuations. The figures of each riding in each county are as follow: —

j — Waitorr.o County.— Waitomo Riding: Capital £100,687; unimproved, £68.134 : improvers, £32, 553. Te Rauamoa: Capital £90,861; unimproved, £62,682; improve'ts, £2B, 179. Otorohanga: Capita!. £144,104; unimproved, £86,216: imr.-rove'ts, £57 888. Hangatiki: Capita:. £73,245; unimproved, £51,366 ; improve'ts. £2l, 879. Mairoa: Capital. £1 ■"?.£■ 16 : unimproved,£66,s97; improve':; £93.319. Paemako: Capital. £90.0:7: unimproved, £62,936; improve'ts. £27,151. TeKuiti: Capital, £225.205: unimproved, £168,643: improve'ts. £59,565. Aria: Capital, £176,169: unimproved, £150,277; improve'ts, £25.892." Gross total of County : Capital, £1.009,277; unimproved, 716,851 jimprove'ts, £292, 426.

—Ohura County Waitewhena Riding: Capital, £53, 625; unimproved, £39,006; improve'ts, £146,19;. Otangiwai: Capital, £77, 606; unimproved, £59,485; improve'ts, £181,21. Matiere: Capital, £712,93; unimproved, £49,328; improve'ts, £2l, 965. Tongaporutu: Capital, £34,411; unimproved, £285,41; improve'ts, £5, 870. Mangaroa: Capital, £66,050; unimproved, £38,709; improve'ts. £27, 341. Tatu: Capital. £69,241; unimproved, £54,390; improve'ts, £14,551. Kururau: Capital, £75,094: unimproved, £65,126; improve':?. £9,968. Gross total of County: Capita], £447, 320; unimproved. £334. ~ ; 5 : £112,735. The total capita" value ::: "Vaitomo County is £1,009.277. as eorhoaref. with £427,854 in 1906-7. shewing an increase of £581.423. The unimproved value at present is £716.551. as against £353,002 in 1906-7, the increase being £463,549. The value of improvements increased from £74,852 in 1906-7, to £292,426 showing an increase of £217,574. In Ohura County the figures under the head of capital value a-e. "< 906-7, £330,147; 1909. £447.620. Increase, £117,173. Unimprovef value 1906-7, £312,982 ;_l9u9. £334. 5"o. Increase 163: 1909. £112.7-':'s. Increase. £95 57". _lt shoulf ee r.ctof that in 1906-7 Ai'ia :::u:ng was :r.c.•;::•::: as portion of Or.ura aw: -"-'to- approximate capital