COUNTY VALUATIONS.

Shannon News, 17 January 1922, Page 2

COUNTY VALUATIONS.

A BIG INCREASE. A statement was laid on the table at the meeting dl the Horowhenua County Council on Saturday showing the new provisional valuations for the County to take effect from the end of the present financial year. The new valuations show a big increase over the 1913-14 figures. The gross capital valuation has been raised from £3,484,106 to £5,454,745, an increase of slightly under £2,000,000, whilst the rateable capital value hafe gone up from £3,331,549 to £5,241,103 more than at present. In the unimproved valuations, gross has jumped from £2,512,491 to £3,778,331, a difference of £1,265,840, and the rateable value under this head will be £3,652,301 as against £1,805,198 at present, a rise of £1,847,103. The. complete state--1 ment, showing the riding and county valuations, is as follows: —

Tokomaru Wirokino Otaki ... Te Horo CAPITAL. Gros.s. £ .... 1,423,99.9 ..... 2,313 S , 564 764,377 947,805 Rateable. £ 1,408,092 2,148,416 755,665 928,930 £5.454,745 £5,241,103 Previous Valuation 1913-14. Gross. Rateable. £ £ ‘ Tokomaru 931,311 919,633 Wirokino 1,323,265 Otaki ... 521,962 497,801 Te Horo . 590,850 £3,484,106 £3,331,549 UNIMPROVED. Gross. Rateable'. £ £ Tokomaru 1,039,165 1,031,420 Wirokino 1,449,158 Otaki ... 537,232 Te Horo . ■ 648,899 634,491