ASSESSMENT COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIX, Issue 11558, 20 April 1898, Page 3

ASSESSMENT COURT.

WMKAM. Mr ; H. W. Bishop sat WaipaxaiKoad Board'-Oi£ce,.to -bear-objeo-i tions to valuations in the Waikari di»-i trict. Mr E. J. Knight was the VEloez;i and Mr A. P. O’Caliaghan -(supervising valuer) was-present. M. M’Kay, 2831 acres;, capital gratae £7562. Mr Westonjfor objector. Dechaan; was;reserved.—L..and W. A. PorresteivJASH acres; capital value .£4377, £640. The objector’s valuation wasA*IOOO. : After hearing evidence the vahtatkmwas reduced 2s 6d'peracre,capitahvaiiUe £ffl9lt; Same objector, 2f acres; £lO, impeowa-; ments £7 for camping-paddock. Seduced to £B. ' ' W. H. Tumer,.2&77 acres £4685, improvements £2BO, Eednced by 2s 6d per acre; capital value JSdShr-; T. York, £16249 acres; capital vah»! £16,149. The capital-valiiawafrtednaad-to j£l4A^y.inipmvenMgxt3^dhwi«ed.Jßlß3>S«np€l.| Dallard, 15 acres, 3 roods 15 pewfaeatg; capital value .£4OB, improvements £BB. The objection was dtsaliowedL — W.- „H. Turner ;provemeiits..£sQ2. Aflm*3marhtgCTa» tenon )the objection wssidSsatSowed. Joseph H. Ha.il, Motanau, 4254wa0w>1: capital valne, £21,436. Objectors offaa*i» suggestion that as the "Court was like jy "to be adjourned-till another date,.tbafcJieP.' Dick should make a new valuation. Mr O’CallajgphamiaidJMr Dick’s tSmjmn* taken -up, and, he- couldmaheiK>promiiaß^ Mr Bishop said he would sOmt.£4 per .acre, making the-unimproved vs£w £17,106, hut the haps like him.to- accept the vadne.grvafiNaPj for the improvements by "objector,: miitiprt ing t0£7792. The vafaation foriihiß.teißfti would be, therefore, as . stated, izstead*<£ .£17,640, and the .at present valuation, £3586; .value, £20^02. Mr TTa.U elecfcedito accept ‘theyrocfai efciao on land, to d»*-iwmm«a(i J. H.JJ. WiTl«tTrm >tf 3Q6lv -aeresaahlVfo«nrt Benger, improvements £832. Objects claimed for further improvements, aniS. wished for a. rednetion of the diffeiDsnoa between the improvements and capital value 0££6122. Mr OT!a3lagham:>pointed -outthatethe va* improved''valuation was .accepted bjr the Crown for leastsdSby objector. Mr Bishop said-that objector "Cfndd'JKlt appeal against the tmimproved'-vdao, Mr O’CaHaghah-ofEered to irasreas»46bjector’s value for improvements. Objector decidednot to accept the«sffer. In reply* to Mr T. S, Weston, Mr Biabqp said theprincipaL-cases <£Mr <3-. H. Moore, ,Mjss Moore and Mr H. P. Gray, nvhanb would take time for hearing ewlene% would be*adjourned. txD, April 28^at-9wan. The following objections . r w«fe ,wj%%drawn. or steiofcaat«—A Forrester. ASS 9 •acres, £2362; G. A. Guatkin, 45 acres, £215 ;.vsame,.lßG acres,. £271 • H. 51 Aj Allan,lß4a«res,£2B49t Sir G. Clifford,. 23,840 acres,. £65;533i;..J. X Garrick, 534 acres, £3204; J. S. Woodhouse, B l ,.;«caee ß> £2184; same, s&acxss„£6396; A. 1.-lawt 162 acres,.. £1944; H. E. Gray,JhDfe;acrß^ : £405; J. Cowrie, 456 acres, £3763; Chadte*bury"College,.99B.acres,, £3243; saane*J99 acres, £796 ; A. E. Tutton, 6St r acres, £2604.. ,the“Courtr?rose.