ASSESSMENT COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 79, 2 April 1895, Page 5

ASSESSMENT COURT.

YESTERDAY.

EASTWARD.

The following objections were doalt with ab bhe Assesamenb Court yesterday afternoon after we wenb bo press, before Mr Northcrofb, .S.Mr, in connection with Easb Ward' valuations for city rating pur-

poses :— R. S. Laud, Lorno-sbreeb, £50— Valuation sustained. Queen-street, £110—Reduced to £103. _

T. E. Mason, Vicfcoria-streeb East, £130 —Reduced to £120.

John1 Mcintosh', " Turner-street,. £20 ; no appearance—Valuation sustained. E. D. McLennah, Shortland-Bbr'-Qb, £50; no appearance—Valuation sustained. <,\. Ellen O'Hara, Wakefield-sbreet, £10; no • appearance—Valuation'sustained. . - David ' Quinn, Lorne-sbreefc, £26—The objection was nob signed, and was thrown OUb. .• , - ;-'■- ; - William Rattray, Forb-sbreeb, £75; no appearance—Valuation sustained. John Reid, ForD-sbreeb. £180; no appearance— Valuation sustained. D. Ross, Gore-street,. £25 — Valuation is«Bbained. D. Ross, Forb-streeb, £160—Reduced too £114. ' " '•. ' . • ' • , . John Savage, Chancery-storeeb, £S—Reduced bo £5." , W7. H. Skinner,'Shorbland-sbreeb, £18— Reduced to £16. ' T. •8. F. Tinno, Beach Road, £54—Reduced bo £45. ,■..''. _..,'■ ; R. and W. R. Walker,; Forb-streeb, £144; no appearance—Valuation sustained. .

C. Williamson, Stanley-street, £12—Re duced bo £11. ' '•"•';< -.

J. W, Winks, Chancery-street, £60 — Valuatidn reduced to £50. ' ,

J. W., Winks, Shorbland-sbreeb, £275— Reduced to £250.

The Bench stated thab a special day would be fixed for the hearing of an objection by Arthur Wrighb, who was assessed in Bast Ward bub claimed to be in the Parnell district. A. G. Barblebb, Queen-street, £170—An adjonrnmenb was granbed for ben days. NORTH W rARD. The Aasessmenb Courb for the Ciby of Auckland, in order to hear objections againsb valuations of properby made by bho ciby valuer for rating purposes, sab again ab the S.M. Courthouse to-day, Mr H. W. Northcrofb, S.M., being on the Bench. The Norbh Ward objectors, 74 in number, were dealb wibh as follows :—

Auckland Sailors' Home Mission Hall, assessed ab £50. Mr Buddie, for the objecbors, called Col. T. M. Haultain, hon. secrebary bo bhe Sailors' Home, in supporb of bho objection, lb was contended that the Mission Hall was U3ed solely for religious purposes and was therefore exempt from rating. Mr T. Cotter, City-Solicitor, who appeared in supporb of valuations, contended that this did nob apply to private chapels, but Colonel Haultain said that the building was nob a private chapol. Anyone could. attend the services there who liked to do po. Mr Northcrofb said he would take time to consider the objection.'

General Tru9b Board of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland ; property in Nelsonstreob assessed at £_00 and £42., -. Mr W. S. Cochrane appeared for. bhe Board.—Total valuabion reduced to £210. , .

Moss Davis, Nelson-sbreet, assessed at £20—Reduced to £11. .

.R, J. Eccles, Chapel-street,'£s6 ; no appearance— Valuabion sustained. .J. E.. Baker, Qiieen-streob, £200—Valuation sustained..' '.'•.. .., W?-..H.i George, Albert-street-., £42—Re-duced-t0.£40...', ■.; ;: \""". -■;"- £?:. y

Andrew feell, _WyndKa.tn.-str_-b, £54— Reduced to £50. ".

J. M.. Brigham, Welle^liy-^r^fe j valua tior_.£2B—-Ambn'ri.. sustained. v' " '

Brown, Campbell and Co., Albert-street —To stand at £600. . \.

Wm. Brownhill, Wellesley-street, assessed ab £20—Reduced bo £17. .

D. Dingwall, • Albert ; s.reet, assessed ab £70—Dismissed. Swanson-sbreeb, £20— Dismissed. , .- :.. <

Chas. H; Evans,-Hobson-streeb, £50— Keduced to £42.;; ■■■■■■,

John Fin lay, Cbupel-sbreeb, £46, reduced bo £40; same,. Chapel-street, assessed ab £46—Sustained.

M. Ha'gin, Chapel-street, £14—Reduced to £11.

Gerald O'Halloran (for Dilworth Ulster Institute), Cusboms-sbreeb Weßb, assessed ab £140—Valuation susbained. : '•■:

Adam Henderson, Cusboms-streeb West, £50—Reduced to £40. = .-.-.-- .>

Lady Hobson, Chapel-sbreeb, assessed ab £38 and £18 respectively—Reduced to £31 and £16 respectively. .: - •

M. Hogan, Customs-street West, assessed at. £30—Reduced to'£lo. •

Samuel Isaacs, Victoria-street West, £30 —Reduced bo £16.