Assessment Court.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 134, 10 June 1904, Page 2

Assessment Court.

SITTING AT OPUNAKE. 1 to News.) t#\ OPUNAKE, Juno 0?H The Assessment Court sat herd (o-duy, before Messrs T. Hutchison S.M., Ewen Camjjbell and Alfrdfl liayly, assessors. Tho Court »9 crowded. Mr Campbell; uer-Gencral, appeared for the VaTMOei tion Department, which was also- *<(- presented by Messrs Sam. mil, district valuer, and Coutts, Valuer. Mr Spence appeared for tho objectors. The first case was that of iienjainin Vickery, Opua Koad, who objected on the ground that the owner's interest on tho improved value] was placed too high, and after heajH ing evidence the Court decided thH in every caso where «? tenant's 'M tcrest in the unimproved valuo isofl and the Public Trustee does not aH ject to the valuation, the Cmjfll holds it ought not to ir ■ferefvith! that valuation. Holding' flk viewj the Court had not gone- tnaj question of improvement ■PP'would; do so if tho objector Seeing that if this were improvement would be added capital value—which was not >-rt to—the objector did not insinl uid the objection was dismissed tSfKi :ho valuation sustained. A BecoajSj -ase on the ground that the ■r's interest (Public Trustee) in Uw| lnimproved valuo was excessive andd Iho lessee's interest too small, wfl| .ilso dismissed. J"P^ Charles HcHardy lodged an •fijeo-j tion, but the Court sustained tbt-jj valuation. ' M Other cases are now being heard, a