RAGLAN COUNTY BOARD OF REVIEWERS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2628, 16 May 1889, Page 2

RAGLAN COUNTY BOARD OF REVIEWERS.

Mi-KKRS W. IT. Wai.i.is (chairman), John Brook* and T. Mitchell. The Board sat at the Raglan Court-house on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 7th and Bth May, and decided the following cases : — K.uuor itoAD DrsTiticT. (J. K. McDonald, assessor). James Brcgmen, Autea, allotment 10S, block IX, £475, reduced to £-150. James Bregmen, allotment 125, block X, £33, valuation sustained. Ann Swan, Ruapuke, allotments 111 and 113, £000, reduced to £525. Paul do Quincey, £'33, valuation sustained. William Dilworth, £8, valuation sustained. F. Green, £13S, valuation sustained. James McL'herson, £235, valuation sustained. L. I). Nathan, £372, valuation sustained. William Cochrane, £25, valuation sustained. Town of Raglan District. C. Sutton, several sections, £438, valuation sustained. Mary Tole, £G, valuation sustained. Wh.uncaroa Road Di.sntier. Campbell Johnstons, Waitrttun.i, section 10, block 111, £LO7O, valuation sustained. C. Siitton, £715, valuation sustained. O. Wright, £124, valuation sustiiined. TriiONciA Road Distiuct. William Foil, £2. r >, valuation sustained. Whaxoai'k RmiNrt. William Marshall, allotm-nt l>, block V, and allotment 8, block 2, £755, valuation sustained. William Patorsoii, allotment 2, blocks VIE, Vilf, XI, Xir, valuation sustiinci. .Martin Pearce, allotment I, block IV, £1100, valuation sustained. Tk Akau Riptno. John iStndholm and Co., various allotments valued at £1500, valuation reduced to £750, £431)0 valuation reduced to £3000, lessee's interest £205, valuation reduced to £1.00 ; £31i,000 valuation reduced to £22,500. Le-see's interest £8,000, valuation sustained. Considerable interest was shown during the silting of the Board. (July Mrs .Swan and Messrs Brcgmen, Jnhnstone am! Jiurton (as agents for Messrs Marshall, raterson and I'earce), and Mathias (for fcitudliolm and Co.) appeared in sup[)ort of objoclions raised against the value of their several properties. The evidence of the assessor, Mr J. K. McDonald, in most cases proved the excellent character of the land as shown by the grass and crops grown thereon. The objections also in many cases bore out the evidence, but owing to the dilliyulty of roachim* some of the properties for want of loads thought the valuations excessive. One person having large quantities of fl.ix growing upon his property, considered it of little value owing to the diliiculty of getting it to port for want of road communication, having nearly thirty miles to travel before reaching Eiaglan.