ASSESSMENT COURT, FOXTON.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 56, 9 March 1880, Page 2

ASSESSMENT COURT, FOXTON.

Wednesday, March 3, 1880.

(Before R. Ward, Esq., Judge.) Mr Thynne, Valuator to the Foxton Local Board, deposed to h»ving fulfilled the requirements of the Rating Act. A. Burgess objected to being rated for part section 158, assessed at a rateable value A'4o, being only a weekly tenant. Upon enquiry, the Court learned that notice had not been sent to Mr Bartlett, owner of the property, as required by sec. 11 of tho Rating Act Amendment Act, ltf79. He determined to adjourn the case in order to enable Mr Bart— tt to receive notice «nd have time to object to the Valuation, should he desire to do so.

Jno. Symons objected that he was rated for two sections,whereas he owned only one ; also that the rateable value was excessive. He was rated at £7u, and asked that it might be reduced to £50. He had _ acres of land whioh he valued at £30 per acre, upon which were two houses— one Worth £250, the other worth £80.— Mr Thynne said under the Land Tax the property was estimated to be worth £900. He considered the/valuation a fair one. Objection dismissed. /Bank of New Zealand, per J. N. Flower, 'agent, objected to the valuation on their Foxton property. Mr Flower said the property was rated at £200, whereas it should be £129. His opinion wan that the valuation was excessive. The oost of the land was £450, and the buildings between £SOO and £900. He thought £8 per week would be the highest value the buildings would bting. By Mr Thynne — The frontage is 50 feet ; land has been selling at about £10 per foot iv the Main street ; the Land Tax valuation was about £1600, but I do not think property is of the same value now as then. — Mr Gray said he did not know the value of the buildings, but thought the land worth about £ J 0 per foot. — Mr Thynne said the property was on one of the best sites in the town; the boarding house next door was let for 413 per week. — Valuation reduced to £160, being 10 per cent on value of property. Samuel Durant sent in an objection to the rateable value of his property, but did not appear. Case struck out. John Rhonicies also objected. No appearance of objector. Ca9e struck out. W. Robinson objected. Case adjourned till March 17, objector being an enginedriver. W. J. Port objected to the valuation of section 104, rateable value, £80, Holmes' boardinghouse. The property was let at i'l per week, and now he was getting £1 ,ss, but that was partly for furniture. Could not say what the selling value was ; would take £t*!00 for it j would have to consider before selling it for less. — Ueduced t" £o<> per annum, by consent of the Valuator. Same objector against rateable vulue of sections 127 and 128, which was fixed at £40, and should be reduced to £26. Ob jector stated the property was let for £26 per annum. The whole property is worth about £380. — By Mr I hynne. — I tried once to sell the land and house for £5' p O. It is worth less than that now. I would sell it for £350 now. — Objection dismissed. Ed. Cummerfwld objected nguinst the rateable value of section 63, Foxton, aud asked that it might be reduced from £30 to £15. — Mr Thynne agreed to a reduction to £•£5. — Objector called Mr Purcell, who thought the property was worth only A'loO. By the Court.— l look on the house as worth nothing ; it is of white pine. — Mr Thynne thought the property was worth £250. — Valuation reduced to £20. P. J. Collins objected to valuation on his property, and asked that it might be reduced from £45 to £26. — Mr Gray* said Collins had offered the property to him for £600. — Mr Thynne oonsented to a reductiou to £40, which was made accordingly. On the application of Mr Thynne, the name of J. W. Gower was struck out op posite section 306, and ** Owner " inserted. Joseph Burne objected by letter tn the valuation placed upon his properties. No appearance. Case struck out. Ellen By era objected to' the valuation upon her property, fixed at £30. — Mr Thynne consented to a reduotion to £ 15. Amount reduced accordingly. Chas. Howe objected to the valuation of his property at £275. Objection dismissed. F. W. Hodder objected to being rated for butcher's shop on Main-street. Case adjourned till next Court day, to enable notice to bu sent to new owner, Jas. Robinson. Geo. Gray sent in an objection against th« rateable value of the Manawatu Rowing Club shed, which was fixed at £20. Mr John Young, Treasurer of the Club, appeared iv bupport of the objection. He stated that the cost of the property was £35, and claimed exemption on the ground that the shed was built on a Government reserve.— The Judge ruled that the shed was not exempt from taxation. — Valuation reduced to £3 10s.

Jno. Kewley objeoted against the valuation of his property at £20 — Mr Thymic consented to a reduction to £10, which* was made accordingly. J. T. Stewart objected to the valuation of his property. Objector being absent, tho ease was adjourned.

The Assessment Court was then adjourned for 14 days.