HOSPITAL LEVY BASIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 November 1932, Page 6

HOSPITAL LEVY BASIS

INTERESTING test case. [pee press association.] WANGANUI, November 11. In the Supreme Court to-day, Justice Reed was asked to determine the correct legal basis on which Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards can make their annual levies upon the contributing local bodies. At present, the procedure is to regard the .valuation of land in each local authority, as disclosed by the roll actually in force at each March 31 as the correct medium to indicate the apportionment of the levy for the ensuing year. The Wanganui County, however, is challenging the legality of that roll when a complete revaluation of a county has been made, and later in the year, an Assessment Court approves of a new roll and makes it retrospective to April 1 for rating purposes. It is contended by the County that if the new roll is the legal medium on which to strike the rates, and all the rating machinery of a local body must remain inactive until that roll actually passes the Assessment Court, it should be regarded as a legal and fair basis for the Valuer-General to work upon to determine for Hospital Boards an “approximately correct” valuation of each contributing body as at each April 1. His Honour reserved his decision.