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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 62, 17 March 1904, Page 2

noUOlt.'U YAU'ATbOXS. YestA'day wns the last day on which objections could ho lodged against tho borough valuations, urn! notwithstanding' tin- fact that there was an increase made on the annual value ol' .li'l,iiU<>, representing a cupital value of about £OO,OOO, not one objection was lodged. This speaks well for the careful manner in which the valuation must, have been made by the Town Clerk (Mr J*\ T. Bellringer). The annual rateable value 01' the borough now is £50.758, representing a capital value ol' something like £IOO,OOO, and considering the I'act that the Government valuation is £858,502 it cannot be said that, it- was on account of the lownes.s of the borough valuation that no objections were made. The valuations of the different wards are as under Ward 1000-l 190-1-5 Increase East £12,285 £i:-J,500 £1,275 Central £25,288 £28.010 £2,722 West £8,072 £*>,lßß £5lO £•10,245 £50,758 £ 1,51 A A comparison of the past two years is even more interesting Ward 1.904-5 Increase for, Syrs Ktißt £io,:Jo:i £i:-i,s(io Central £28,010 £l,<>77 West £<;,<s7i j;y,ißß £:i,si7 £•10,807 £50,758 £11,451 From Lilt? above it will lie smi that iluring Ihu past two years tliu valuation in tin; borough lias increased over lis per cent, ami the revenue from rates by over £1,500 per annum.