ASSESSMENT COURTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIX, Issue 11540, 29 March 1898, Page 3

ASSESSMENT COURTS.

KAIAPOI. Monday, March 26. (Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.)

Mr A. P. O’Callaghan was present with the respective valuers, and the following was the business : —H. R. Butcher, la, Jollie Street, Kaiapoi, £IOO, objection disallowed; Emma Hides, 70a, Beach Road, Kaiapoi, £3llO, disallowed; F. Egan, 3a, Sidey Quay and Brewery, £IOOO, disallowed ; same 37p and malthouse, £IOOO, disallowed; Church Property Trustees, 77a, R.S. 320, £2130, struck out; R. W. Chapman, 1890 a, Eyreton district, £13,713, disallowed; J. Evans Brown’s estate, 778 a, Swannanoa, £0243, struck out; W. Hide, 98a, Swannanoa, £439, struck out; A. Chapman’s trustees, for whom Mr Andrews appeared, 283 a, West Eyreton, £1269, rereduced to £1129; same, 112 a, West Eyreton, £2306, reduced to £1896 ; same, 491 a, £3722, struck out; same 386 a, £1837, reduced to £1793; D, Pihl, 102 a Ohoka, £1583, improved value adjusted; same, 76a, £1232, increased on applicant’s request to £1540. The following were not supported : —Chapman’s estate,' 272 a, £2534; same, 234 a, £1215; same, 112 a, £1853; same, 1803 a, £12,480; G. Rhodes’s estate, 90a, £2097; W. K. Bassett, 34a, £171; G. Brown, 50a, £1018; P. Gribble, 30a, £559; A. Jago, 19a, £318; J. T. Peacock, 76a, £1194; S, K. Bassett, 83a, £1415; R. H. Rhodes’s estate, 100 a, £1950; Church Property Trustees, 60a, £1086; C. Yaxley, 20a, £400; H. Garland, 78a, £1400; H. Laing, 223 a, £320; Cook Eeynell’s estate, 978 a, £10,223; B. Chapman’s estate, 404 a, £3241; Christ’s College, 70a, £434; same, 97a, £BOB ; M. J. Dixon, 17,387 a, £17,716; H. Maindonald, 80a, £220; Christ’s College, 42a, £156; F. M’Gowan, 42a, £156; J. Maindonald, 195 a, £2352. The objections of Rose Dixon, 5579 a, £12,000; and 1031 a, £2126; were adjourned. TIMARU. The Assessment Court for the revision of the valuations for the Borough of Timaru for municipal purposes was held yesterday, when Mr C. A. Wray, S.M., was judge. Only three objectors appeared, in small cases, and only one reduction was made, on a property in the hands of the Public Trustee, the annual valuation being reduced from £2O to £ls.