PEOPERTY ASSESSMENT AMENDMENT BILL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 202, 25 August 1880, Page 4

PEOPERTY ASSESSMENT AMENDMENT BILL.

Tbe Post pivea tbe following summary of tbe provisions of this Bill, the lull text of which has not yet reached us:— Section 1 provides that this Bill shall be! read end construed together with The Property Asfleeameot Act, 1879, and the two Acta together may be cited as Tbe Property Absessment Acts, 1879-1880. Section 2 runs 83 follows: — To the classes of property exempt from taxation under the said Act as mentioned in section 26, there shall be added the following: — " All household, furniture and e.ffeoss in actual ÜBe, including books, p!at<\ wearing apparel, jewellery of all kinds, ao<3 all pictures and works of on; but ouch exemption shall uot extend to or include any such articles when kept or used as stock in trade and for purposes of Bale." Section 3 is as follows: — "The statement to be furnished under the thirty - second section of The Property, Assessment Act, 1879, (hereinafter called ' tbe said Act '), shall be in the form or to : the effect set forth in the schedule to jtbis Act. All provisions of the said, jAct which are inconsistent withthis'section are hereby repealed." T;he schedule gives the following as the new form under which the statements required by the Act are to be made:—? , : : S0HBI)ULB. i Property Assessment for the ye-r ending 31st March, 18 . Property Assesement District : Name : Occupation : Address : la pursuance' of the Property Assessment Acts, 1879-1880, you are hereby required to make a return of all jour prope r ty in the following form, and cause the same to be forwarded to the Deputy Commissioner of your district at on or before t!.e . , in default of which you will be liable; to a penalty of £100. and to be assessed and charged ( ret le duty. Property Tax Dcparta eat, , ,18 . Commissioner. Total value of all my interest in any ' £ lands, building?, or leases, after deducting all liabilities due by . me thereon \ Total value of all other property belonging to me, but excludirg household furniture, jewellery, plate, works of art, and shares in public companies, after deducting my just debts, for which I claim exemption Leas exemption 600 Taxable value ... £ DEOLAB&TION. I Ii i do hereby declare that the above statement is true anA accurate in all the particulars stated by me, according to the bett of my judgment and belief. Dated this day of , 18 . Signature :