Property. Tax Board of Reviewers.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1675, 3 April 1886, Page 2

Property. Tax Board of Reviewers.

FBIPAIT, APRIL 2.

Before Messrs Hirst, Santon, and B. 8. - Abraham. Assessor, T. S. Hoe, inat> tendance. COUHTY DISTRICT. A. Farmer objected to both acreage and amount. Acreage reduced from 658 < to 545, and valuation from £3,285 to £2,458. . ' Thompson Bros., represented by A. Farmer, objected to" acreage, 258 acres, should be'2oQi ... ,A i , ; ,- h£.v. __ The Assessor stated that thfu Govern- ■,- ment map wasihe one used; ' : o^^ ' f ' ; The objector:; saicl that the "land wa« bought for 200 aofes. Application not granted. r f -. G. F. Hawkins, 198 acres, asked* forifc. reduction on grounds that valuation was *""' excessive. ■' \. J\ Assessor stated he was. willing "to reduce from £3 to he found that a swamp was on the land which caused considerable damage to the property by flood. Beductiori s-ranted. Tho3. Sauson, Kairanga property, 99 acres,, sec. 1599, and Aorangi property, 108 acres. No. ,1&Y GrantedH:* »;;■/:•>,■ Adjourned sitting. ; ' " ' *■"*''•' v * Thompson Bros., sec. 11, lla, £1450. Valuation uot objected but' only acreage. Same reduced to 243a 2r 15pi ' . Geo. Richardson, tec. 48, not owned by him, and number of other sections wrong: should be 66 riot 6'B. . Wm. Coombes, part 259, reduced front £450 to £350. . ; ".' Wm. Coombes 331 a 6t V part 2f>i' t " George-street, reduced from M 56 to '*■ > £2pO.;\ ■ ■- ■ ■■ ■■■.■'..■.■•,:■•■, .-. ;"■ C. H. Kane per G. M. Snelsori, see. -■„ ..-■ part 332, from £180 to £150 ; sec. part 332, from £150 to £100fsec. 270, from £170 to £120.* , > , John Manson. \ Noiappearance., ' ? I * "•" J. B. Nathan, sees. 112,1 13; il7,lft,' - 123, 124, a74, and 76, reduced from £1600 to £1500. Sec.! <S08 ; ff rom £540 to £500 ; sec. 324, from £160 to £120. TOWN PROPERTY. H. McNeil, Assessor. I Wm. Akers. No appearance. £50 had been allowed. ; • . .: W. L.^fßuller, . 0.;. A^ Bergeson, (J. • : Biuns. No appearance. '■ ■• * Wm. Coombs, sec. 259, occupied by Messrs Beaven and Frantzen, valued by Assessor at . '^ . Applicant stated that the property was valued 3£ years ago at ,£l3oo, and wlien he wag speaking to Mr McNeil about th» valuation he had said he would, retiucco the amount on -account of depreciation £200, instead of which he had rSseoTfr^ J6250. The Assessor informed the Bench that the valuation was not;' excessive! that ' the property had a double frontagf. Mr Coombes said lie would be wil« line; to take the" amount assessed %$m the Government for the land. He received £2 12s a week rent from Mr B«aven,and £i 7s from : Mr Frantzen ; had to pay all insurance and taxes. * : . ; r J \f The Assessor stated that Messrs Bichter, Nannestad & Co. had a property alongside this valued at the same. H«, would call Mr Waldegrave. ' ' '■'* > Witness thought Beaven'a property^ worth j£Boo, and he considered that for ' thewhole £l4oo would-be a bargain. H. S. Palmerson, called/ "consider;*! ,-,- "Beaven's place worth £i;too.'; he wouW give that much if ht wanted it; The Board decided to allow|Beaven t « to stand at £1100, but would reduoe-thf adjoining by £100, total £1450. : MessrsMcCleland, Jas Donald, H. C Field did not appear. „. y >. „.i : John Harris, sec. 527, Coleman PlaeeV >' valued at £600, leased at 30s a week ; had. to pay rates and taxes, insurance* £c.' Was sub-let at 255. ' : f' J. WaldegraVe, called, thought : th» . , property nearly as valuable as his,ow.a alongside, viz., £800. . ; ' ""'•" Applicant believed he would not get, £450 for it ; he had offered it"f»r A to several, but they would not look at it. Application not" granted; . . ? John Manson. No appearance. v . „ G. A. Macquame, represehtee! v Watson, for various properties not owned by him, transferred to Mr Clark? Transfer granted. ... t ;. r> Thos. McKenzie. No appearance. -^ John Mdwlem, f-acre sec. m Mainfitreet, occupied by Manawatu Bail way Engineer, 1 rent £SQ^ a iyear, reduced b,y valuer from £320 to £270, still too high. By consent of Assessor a further reduction of* £20 was made by the Board. The County Assessor draw the tion of the Boardtto the fact that they had heard an application after thei court rose m the morning and granted a reduction to an objector while* he (the Assessor) was absent. i The reviewers remarked that they would take the responsibility of then* action as the matter was a trivial one. The Board bef ore ' separating opmplim^nted Mr Hoe on the successfaLresulti of his valuation.' ' ' f "• ; - -""■ '^ L# *■ } '„) i Oliver, Whiley, and :Bush. No ap-. pearance. * . " •' ' •* . " ; - United, Manawatu, Lodge requwt to have valuation rawed to £800. ? • •**•'- --' AssessoAstated that he had raited his valuation from £350 to i-450, and he considered the amount sufficient. Application refused. Messrs Udy, Whitehead, and Warb'ur--ton. No appearance. This concluded the business and the> Court rose.