PAY A GUINEA

Gisborne Times, 31 October 1928, Page 5

PAY A GUINEA

AND HAVE YOUR PROPERTY RE-VALUED MAYOR’S ADVICE TO RATEPAYERS STARTLING REDUCTIONS IN VALUES "Pay a guinea to the Valuation Department and make application to . have your property revalued", was the advice given last evening by tho Mayor (Mr D. W. Coleman) to ratepayers of Gisborne. T _ The matter of the revaluation of the borough of Gisborne -was brought up at the meeting of*. the Borough Council last ■■ evening bv the Mayor who suggested a way to hasten the work. . His Worship said the matter of the revaluation was an importaht one Some ratepayers under Section 50 of the Valuation of .Land Act . 1925 had succeeded in getting their values reduced to the detriment of other ratepayers, who did not know the nosition. A promise had been "iVen that the work of revaluing the" borough would be .completed at an earJv date, but now it was practically del finite that the work would not be completed before June. That would not suit the borough, esneciallv as the. Harbor Board and the Hospital Board also wanted the revaluations bv the end of March. It-was a rather serious matter for a very lar»-o number of ratepayers. What the revaluations meant could be seen by a few instances of ratepayers who had taken advantage of Section 50 ofnV Act, and had their proDerries revalued. The Mayor then read the following instances—

His Worship suggested that every ratepayer. should know the true position, and he hoped all would take notice. Under the Act an v ratepayer could pay one guinea and apply to have his or her property revalued. It was not fair that some people should take advantage of the Act, and leave others, ignorant of this provision, to make up the deficiency. The Council had . to make up the revenue, and those whose properties had not been revalued had to pay higher ' rates. He wanted to suggest to every ratepayer to pay a guinea and have his or her property revalued. By this means the Valuation Department would he forced to put on an extra hand or two. H could be done and it should be done Re moved: “That tho Valuation Department be written to pointing out what had happened, : and suggesting that assistance should be put on to complete the work ’’ The. motion was seconded by Cr Todd and carried unanimously.

District Origin. Reduc. Amt of Value Value Iteduc. Town £ £ £ 2000 1000 1000 Town 1980 990 990, Town 2000 1000 1000 Town 1880 950 930 Town 8550 2300 1250 Town 0200 7600 1600 Town 1340 830 510 Waikanae Town & Wha590 300 290 tanpoko 7850 5965 1885 Te Hapara 1200 800 400 Te Hapara 75 20 55 Te Hapara S25 250 575 Te Hapara 7140 2950 4190 Outer Kaiti 2925 1175 1750 Outer Kaiti 1000 375 625 Outer Kaiti 1500 750 750 Mangapapa 1500 750 750 Mangapapa 120) 700 500 Mangapapa 77 5 250 525