CITY VALUATION FOR 1879-1880.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5373, 5 February 1879, Page 2

CITY VALUATION FOR 1879-1880.

The valuation list of city property lies at the City Council office 3 for inspection. Objections may be made for any of the reasons as under, viz.:—la. That the person so assessed >g not the owner or occupier of the property rated. Ib. That the ratable value of the property is leas or more than stated, Ic. Any other reason for objecting. 2. That the objector's name is omitted therefrom, whereas he is an owner or occupier of cert ain property (to be stated), and is entitled to have his name inserted in the valuation list in respaot thereof. 3. That AB, whose name appears in the Baid li3t as the owner or occupier of a property (referred to) of the ratable value of £ ,i 3 not entitled to lie inserted in said list because [State reasons] 4. That the name of A B has been omitted from said list, whereas he is the owner or occupier of [State the description and situation of the property], and ought to be rated in respect thereof. 5. That the ratable value of the property occupied by (or owned by) A B, described in the said list is [State the description in the list]' and of the ratable value of £ ,is more (or less) than that stated in said list. B. lhat [State any inaccuracy in the list which the objector desires to be corrected]. The objector may insert in the objection any one or more of the objections numbered above. As the city burgess lists, under which all municipal elections are held, have to be compiled from the valuation lists, any errors in names in the latter will be continued and perpetuated in the burgess lists, unless corrected by the Assessment Court, pursuant to objections to be duly lodged, liatepayers will, therefore, see the importance of inspecting the valuation lists, ai.d lodging statutory objections in all cases »f errors in names, &c. After February 15 it will be too late to do so.