ASSESSMENT COURT.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3153, 27 March 1879, Page 2

ASSESSMENT COURT.

BOBOUGH OF THAMES.

The annual Assessment Court of the Borough of Thames, for the purpose of hearing and determining objections to the Valuation 8011, was held at the Courthouse, Grahamstown, at noon to-day before Colonel Fraser, Judge. Frascr and Tinne, allotment and store, Beach road, assessed at £45. Excessive valuation. No appearance of objector. Valuation confirmed. Robert Stackpole, allotment and house, Burke street. Excessive valuation. No appearance of objector. Valuation con« firmed. James Ellis, allotment and house, Waiotahi, assessed at £4. Objected to on the ground that the house has been pulled down. Struck out. W. AveneH, paddock, Baillie street, assessed at £12. Not the occupier. J. P. Guthrie's name substituted as occupier. ' John Watson, allotment and drill shed, Pollen street, assessed at £26. Not the owner. Mrs M. J. Eae's name substituted. F. C. Dean objected to James Sargent's names appearing on the. list as occupier of allotment and shop, Owen street, as ' James Angus was the occupier and ought ' to be assessed. ■• ' Name substituted as required as owner ( and occupier. ! John Angus, allotment and shop, Owen " street, assessed at £32. Valuation excessive. Valuation confirmed. ]

O'Dowd's name appearing on the list as occupier of allotment and. hotel, Owen street, assessed at £35, whereas James de Hirsck was the occupier and should be assessed. Objection upheld. F. C. Dean objected to Henry Carran's name appearing on the list as occupier of allotment, office and yard, Tararu road, assessed at £20, whereas W. 8. Laurie I was the occupier, and should be. assessed. j Objection upheld, the wcros, " Secretary ! Moanatairi Water Supply Company, Begistered" being inserted after Mr Laurie's name. W. J. Faull, allotment and shop, Owen street, assessed at £38. Valuation excessive. Valuation confirmed. , Gerald O'Hallox-an objected to being assessed for allotment and office, Gre/ street, Talued at £30, as Henry Vernon was part occupier, and ought , to be assessed in respect thereof. Objection not allowed. Henry Yernon applied to haze his name inserted on the list in respect to allotment and office, Grey street, assessed at £30, being lessee thereof. Application/ not allowed. - f W. Deeble, allotment, shop, house, store and stable, Kolles.on sheet, asjestedV at £101. Valuation excessive. Valuation confirmed. G. O'Hallorui, allotment and office, Grey street, Talued et £30. Valuation excessive. Eeduced to £25. Eoberfc Kelly, allotment and house, Tararu road. Not the occupier. Name of F. Sojierfield substituted, as owner and occupier. ''■''■'.'■ : ; '/ r T. W. Gudgeon, allotment and shop Brown streat. Not occupier. A. Otto's name was substituted as owner and occupier. R. Kelly, allotment" and offices, Brown street, assessed at £70. Valuation ex-, cessive. Eeduced to £?0. f ' ' W. Wilkinson, allotment and printing office, Albert street, assessed at £53. Valuation excessive, The Town Clerk raised several technical objections to applicant's notice of appeal, his Christian name not being given in full, and the objection was not in accordance with the terms of the Act. T.e evidence of the two Valuers and Mr j. Craig was taken in support of ..the....valuation. Mr Craig stated that £1 per week would be a fair rent.forit; Eeduced t0£52.... r , W. Wilkinson, allotment and house,' Pollen street, assessed at £48. Valuation excessive. Valuation confirmed. J. Kilgour, allotment and house, Eich*> , mond stveet, assessed at £10. Venation excessive. Assessment sustained.i :. ..;.; I J. Kilgour, allotment and house, Eol- { leston street^ ass £8. Valuation ! excessive. Eeduced to £5. J. K%our, allotment and studio, Pollen street, assessed at £20. Valuation exces« si?e. Assessment confirmed. ; , 7. Kilgour, allotment and? hous^, Witf! loughby street, assessed at £8. Valuation excessive. " Eedpedtq £6. ' James Kilgour, two allotments, 'Bolleston street., assesed at £10. Valuation I excessive. ? "' l <r\ Jajnei Kilgour, twp^lotmentiCEoi. ilesvon stviei, assssed at'£B r -c^ Valuation ercessive. Mr Crif-j fgive evidence iin support of the valuation." ViluatibW" | confirmed. : =!?»f: o-) I James Kilgour, allotment and house,, Eoileston street, assessed at £10. Valuit. tion exeftssive. ; Valuatipn,,confi^jjesci^ )7 'On i J^mes Kiigour, three allpfcin(fclt|]jjift} Maciay street; assessed at £18. „t^ta^,: tion excessive. Mr Crickr, vak|ef K !c|^ posed that for allotments on the seme ji street he paid higher rental. Mr j. Craig deposed that £4 each was littk enough. 'for these allotments. Dr Kilgour smd that the allotments were Uriletißble. Talaation confirmed. V' :;[ {> ; tJUI'C J. Kilgour, two allotments m Eolle&ton street, assessed at £iO. ■ Valtiatioa exces--1 sive. Valuation confirmed* This was all the business.