BOARD OF REVIEWERS OF PROPERTY-TAX ASSESSMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2625, 9 May 1889, Page 2

BOARD OF REVIEWERS OF PRO-PERTY-TAX ASSESSMENT.

Messrs T. Wells (chairman) and A. Primrose, sat at the Cambridge Court-house yesterday, and decided the following cases, Ta.mahkiik Road Distiuct. (Assessor, E. L. Hope.) Samuel Dnnkwater, Tauwhare, Section 38, t'lill. Valuation sustained. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Hamilton, several sections, £0,0'.)2. Reduced to £5,000. Kstatn of ,J. A. Tinnc, allotment 41, £000. Valuation sustained. W. H. Tinno, allotment 43, £000. Valuation sustained. W. H. Tinno, allotment 02, iM>!)2. Reduced to t'oilit. CAMHIdIIfIK ItOAl) PIHTItICT. (Assessor, Hugh Fitzgerald.) John Boyd, part Section 2'A, Ilautapu, £75. Valuation sustained. Mrs W. A. Clraham, part section 1, Tamahere, £70. Objection withdrawn. IC. B. Walker, sections 204 to 209, Hautapu £505. Valuation sustained. i'UKKKUKA Road Distkkt. (Assessor, H. Fitzgerald.) T. R. Cash, Mart mi, section 40(5, Cambridge West, £15, Valuation sustained. D. Henderson, Ngaruawahia, section 14, Ngaroto, £15. Valuation sustained. Jno. Kennedy, Ohineinuri, section 1!)G, Cambridge West, £15. Valuation sustained. CAMiiiuDfiK Bonounu. (Assessor, J. P. Thomson.) In consequence of the late fire in Dukestreet, many of the assessments were reduced by the value of the buildings destroyed, They are included in tho following : — Auckland Agricultural Company, sections 313 to 31S, each valued at £35. Each reduced by £5. T. R. Cash, Section 549, £35, Valuation sustained. Church Trustees, Auckland, Sections 205 and 501. Not owners. Supposed to bo Crown hinds reserve. Government Insurance Department, Section 521, £l'_'o. Adjourned till 15th instant. A. (r. Hughes, Auckland, Sections 413, 4 and 5, each £10. Valuations sustained. Executors of S. E. Rughu«, Section 510, £30. Adjourned till 15th instant. Kxoeutors of S. E. Hughes, Section 587, £1)50. Reduced to £100, buildings destroyed. Ralph Kecsing, Section 523, £25. Valuation sustained. Ralph Ke.psing, Section 587, £350. Reduced to £100, buildings destroyed. Robt. Morso, Section 291>, £30. Valuation sustained. Robt. Morse, Section 341, £200. Valuation sustained. Lewis and Nathan, Section 537, £400. Valuation sustained. L. T>. Nathan and Co., allotment 72, £G"i. Reduced to £55. L. D. Nathan and Co., allotment 73, £.SU. Reduced to £70. L. D. Nathan and Co., allotment 74, £00. Rp.duced to £50. L. J). N.ithan and Co., allotment 75, £40!). Induced to £305. L. 1). Nathan and Co., allotment 70. £70. Reduced to £00. L. 1). Nathan and Co., allotment -150, £20. Valuation sustained. L. 1). Nathan and Co., allotinnut 557, £300. Reduced to £00. Buildings destroyed. Gerald O'Hallaran, allotment 312, not owner. Adjourned to the 13th instant. Owen and Graham, part Section 11, £12. Valuation sustained. T. L. Ox, part Section 557, £120. Kβdiicd to £00. 15 lildings destroyed. School Co.nmissioners, Auckland, Section 5!)!) a. Not owners. Occupied by the school committee. Said to belong to Education B.iard. Wingiite lj-irns and Co., allotment 357, £500. Valuation sustained. Wingate Burns and Co., part Section 31)0, £450. Valuation sustained. The Chairman of the Board of Reviewers spoke in strong terms of the disgraceful conduct of some of the objectors who had not the slightest grounds for objecting ; and indeed in several instances the assessments were too low. He icgretted that the Board could not raise them, and also make those who raised frivolous objections pay the expenses. As instances, lie quoted Mr John Kennedy, of Paeroa, Ohinemuri, who objected to be assessed for Lot 190, Cambridge West, at £15, and yet when asked to sell demanded £20; »nd Mr Henderson, of Ngaruawahia, who objected to £15 for a section in the middle of the salevards at Ohaupo which was clearly worth £25.