ASSESSMENT COURT.
OBJECTIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL VALUATIONS. The sitting of the City Assessment Court, presided over bv Mr. H. W. Brabant, S.M., was resumed yesterday, to hear objections to the City Council's valuations for rating purposes. Mr. P. A. Philips, Town Clerk, and Mr. W. Gulliver, valuer, represented the Council. The foljowing cases were disposed GRAFTON WARD. Anglican General Tiust Board (Mr. W. S. Cochrane, secretary), Symond-streec, £38 and £38. Reduced to £32 and £26. PONSONBY WARD. New Zealand and River Plate Land Mortgage Company (Mr. Mason, secretary), change of name agreed to in respect of property in Marine Parade. NORTH WARD. Mrs. E. Cooper, houses, Moore-street, £24. Reduced to £17, by consent, A. H. Grainger, stores, etc., Queen-street, £250. Reduced to £200. Stores, Wyndhamstreet, £80. Reduced to £70 by consent. Macky, Logan, Steen, and Company, warehouse, Darby-street, £320. Reduced to £300 by consent. Shops, Queen-street, £100. Reduced to £80 by consent Offices, etc., Victoria-street, £230. Reduced to £190 by consent. Store, yards, etc., off Three Ball Lane, £100. Reduced to £70 by consent. John Marshall, Hobson-street, £70. Reduced to £60 by consent. J. C. Smith, Firth's Bond, Albert-street, £375. Reduced to £370. Mr. Samuel Vail* appeared for the objector. E. H. ifeoman, foundry, Albert-street, £120. Reduced to £95 by eonsent. Mr. W. J. Napier appeared for the objector. SOUTH WARD. John Henry Mullins, £36. Reduced to £33 by consent. Ann Banks, £26. Reduced to £20 by consent. A. Cochrane, building, Grey-street, £28. Reduced to £24 by consent. L. Greenway, house and land, Hobsonstreet, £90. Valuation sustained. T. W. Jones, buildings, off Vincent-street, £48. Reduced to £44 by consent. James Lyle, shop, Wellington-street, £40. Reduced to £32 by consent. William Lye, house, Lower Hepburnstreet, £20. Reduced to £16 by consent. Mary Ann Saunders, brick shop. Queenstreet, £110. Reduced to £105 by consent. Chas. Williamson, house, lakerman-street, £15. Reduced to £12 by consent. EAST WARD. Auckland Club properties, Fort and Shortland Streets, owner's name on the roll changed from W. A. Ryan to G. S. Kissling, A. E. T. Devore, and H. F. Anderson. Valuations reduced from £45, £70, £100, and £350, to £40, £50, £68, and £300. R. k Finch, Queen-street. Valuation reduced from £160 to £150 by consent. T. E. Fitzgerald, Wakefield-street, £60. Reduced to £20 by consent. Macklow Brothers, timber mills, etc., Mechanic's Bay, £260. Reduced to £200 by consent. New Zealand and River Plate Land Mortgage Company (Mr. F. E. Mason, secretary), change of name agreed to in respect of property in Liverpool-street. Waitemata Sawmills, Breakwater, £200. Reduced to £150 by consent.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10417, 15 April 1897, Page 3
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