VALUATION OF LAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 May 1921, Page 7

VALUATION OF LAND.

HEARING OF OBJECTIONS.

NEW ASSESSMENT COURT.

The president of the new Assessment Court, constituted under the Amending Valuation of Land Act of last year, is to be Mr. V. G. Day, who at present is serving as stipendiary magistrate in Canterbury. The Act provided that after April 1, 1921, all objections to valuations made by the Government officers should be heard and determined by an assessment court, consisting of a president and assessors; One assessor will be appointed by the Government in each land district, and each local authority will have the right to appoint an assessor. Each Government assessor will act in. respect of the district he represents. A local authority’s assessor similarly will act in respect of land within the jurisdiction of the local authority. When the amending Act was before Parliament members suggested that a single assessment-cour* might not be able to deal with objections throughout New Zealand without undue delays. The Government undertook to make arrangements, if necessary, for the creation of a second assessment court. No step in that direction is yet contemplated.