ASSESSMENT COURT.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2823, 2 March 1878, Page 2

ASSESSMENT COURT.

The Court adjourned at £.30 yesterday for half-an-hour. On resuming the following business was gon» through :— F. Whitaker—Allotment and smelting works, Cbromandel street, £IC3. Excessire Taluation; Mr Macdonald appeared for.the objector.' ' Williaai Souter, sworn, deposed—l hare beeii mixed up in miningjprqperties for aeTeral years. I know Mr Whitaker 'a Reduction Wo.'ks, and I would not lease it at any price.. I consider it is not worth more than, £600 or £660. By Mr Dean—l don't know if a proper man was in charge that it would not pay. I do not say that it was because Mr Masters was incompetent that the affair was a failure. The unoccupied ground would not bo worth more than £1 per week for storages. - - By Mr Macdoald—l: would be glad to let the building for 10s per week. James Craig, sworn, deposed—l am an auctioneer aid rahier. I know the Keduction Works. I would riot gire 2Qs per week fpr the whole affair, and consider the freehold not to be worth more than £400.^ ...

Andrew Fleming, valuer for the Borough of the Thames, deposed—l should say that the weekly rental of £2 for the property is too little.' , Henry Vernon, Talucr for the Borough of Thames, gave corroborative evidence. Assessed at £75* F. Whitaker, allotment in Owen street, £9 ; not owner or occupier. Objection sustained. ' ' E. Barty, allotment and house, Eolleston street, £10; not occupier. The appellant asked to have £. Newman's name inserted instead. Mr Dean asked that this be adjourned. A. Buckland, by J. B. West, allotment, and house, Abraham street, £20; value excessive. And allotment aad shop, Owen street;. value excessive. There was no appearance of appellant, therefore the appeal: was not sustained... Mrs Carter, allotment aud shop, Pollen street, £15. Appellant applied to have her name inseiced instead of J. Cowell. Application granted. . C. Coolahan, allotment and store, Tararu, £20; not the owner. The purchaser's, J. H. Hughes, name was substituted.- ■ ... . W. Davies, allotment and school, Shell, back, allotment and school, Queen street, allotment and school, Tararu; exemptunder Education Act. Appeal sustained. W. Dowden, allotment and house, Kirkwood street, £60, value less than

stated. No appearance of appellant. Appeal not sustained. L. Ehrenfried, allotment, and shop, Owen street, £45. Not owner. Appeal not sustained.

W. J. Faull, house, Owen street, £38. Value less than stated. No appearance of appellant, Appeal not sustained. John Foss, allotment and shop, £48. Value less than stilted. No appearance of appellant. Appeal not sustained. J. Griffiths, allotment and house, £22. Value more than stated, lleduced to £20.' • ;, ■■- •■■ - - ■■- , ■ ■:■ ■■:■■■ T. W. Gudgeon, allotment and house, Pollen street, £22. Application to have Mr Donovan's name inserted. No appearance of appellant. Appeal net sus* i tamed. 11. Hales, allotment and house. Kirkwood street, £12. Value less than stated. Reduced to £10. E. T. Herbert, allotment and house, Eyre street, £40. Not occupier; in occupation of the Her. JR. Laishley. Nd appearance of appellant. Application not sustained. £. W. Honiss allotment and battery, Coromandel street, £250. Allotment and hotel, Coromandel street, £25. 3. Ditto, £12. 4. Allotment and two houses Coromandel street, £16. 6. Allotment and smithy:Coromandel street, £8. Mr Brassey for the appellant said that the following were the objections :—That the name of D. Tookey is inserted whereas there is neither occupier nor owner ; tiiat the New Zealand Insurance Company is en-titl-d through its manager to hare its name inserted therein, and that the value is less than stated.- . James Craig, valuer, deposed that the battery was worth a merely nominal sum; It would take £600 to make it fit to work. William Bowe deposed that he had inspected the battery and considered it was less than worthless. Everything was completely rotten. Edward Honiss, agent for the N.Z. Insuranco Company, deposed—That the battery was a mere wreck. The cottages were both let for fo per week, and the smithy was a mere shell. The hotel had 16 rooms in it, bit it was unfit to live in, and required a new root. It would not let. Andrew Fleming deposed that he was one of the valuers of the Borough of Thames, end had inspected the Tramway battery before valuing it. They bad valued it at 10s per week per stamper. Name altered from D. Tcokey to G. P. Pierce, and battery reduced to £100. The other valuations to be confirmed. B. Jeffrey, house md allotment, Brown street, £9. Appellant apptird to hare his name inserted instead of that of 8. Dickey. Application granted. A. Johnston, allotments Mackay street, £29; v-lue less'than staled. No appearance of appellant; appeal not sustained. G. Osborne, alloin-ent and hcise, Bichmond street, £28; not the occupier. E. G. Brown's name was inserted instead.

S. B. Percy, allotment and two Louses, Queen street, £30; not the occupier, part in occupation of fi. N. Dodd. .Reduced to £15. K. N.. Void's portion to be rated for the other £15. H. S. St. Paul, allotment and bank, Pollen street, £80. Not owner. Appellant applied to hare J; Marshall's name : inserted for his. Ho appearance of appellant. Appeal not sustained. „•'. : W. Howe, allotment and slaughterhouse, Tararri, £75. Value less than stated. Beduccd to £25. A. Somerrille, allotment, Pollen street, £10; allotment and 4> shops, Owen street, £90. Value less than stated. Mr Brasisj appeared for the objector, who stated that only one of the shops was let, and it fetched 5s per week ; none of the othevs had been let for some time time. Mr Dem said that was owing to the appellant neglecting to repair the shops. Joedueed to £45. ; D. Taylor, houce and allotment, Mackay street, £25. No appearance of appellant. Appeal not sustained. W. Souter, allotments and school, Baillie street. Not liable under Education Act, 1877. Apped sus'iined. The Court thea roce. .