AUCKLAND ASSESSMENT COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13148, 10 April 1906, Page 3

AUCKLAND ASSESSMENT COURT.

OBJECTIONS TO CITY VALUATIONS. A sitting of the Assessment Court for the city of Auckland was held at the Magistrate's Court before Mr. R. W. Dyer, S.M., yesterday morning, for the purpose of bearing objections to tho valuation list. Mr. Edward Hickiing. city valuer, appeared in support of tho valuation?.

Arscott objected to & valuation of £95 upon his property, consisting of four dwellings, in East-street, upon the grounds that the valuation was unwarranted. The city valuer said the property was somewhat undervalued, and the valuation was sustained.

Mr. J. J. Craig opposed a ratable value of £150 being placed upon a wooden building and allotment in Mechanics' Bay. Mr. E. A. Craig, brother of the objector, anpeared, and submitted that a valuation of i9o would be a fair one. The. valuer consented to the reduction asked for, and the valuation was fixed at £96. T. G. De Renzey opposes) a valuation of -30 upon his property, consisting of brick offices in Princes-street, an increase of £10 on the previous valuation. The valuation, by consent, was reduced to £55. -lames Maxwell, the ownei of several allotments in John-street, considered that the valuation of £14 placed upon his p~p««S was excessive. The city valuer held that the allotments, with a fronUge of 120 ft were worth £3 per foot, and the valuation >>« sustained.

Objecuons were raised by Alfred Bartlott ana , lv. L. 1 inch to valuations of £190 each hems placed on their properties, situated in Queen-street. Mr. Hitfcling called Mr p G. Lwington, estate agent, who said he d-d not think that ho would have any difficulty getting tenants at £5 per week for both snops. here was a greater demand for shops now than 12 month., ago. The magistrate said that upon the evidence he did not consider the valuations excessive, and they were accordingly upheld. Iho valuation of £200 upon Mr. Thos leacock property, alongside the properties of Messrs. Bartlett and Finch was also firm U9d i - Ml Peacock said * considered £1/0 a fair valuation, but Mr. Ewineton thought he would have no difficulty in Rotting Mr Peacook a rental of £5 per week tor his shop. The valuations of £16 and £40 on James Andersons dwellings in Alexandra-street were reduced to £14 and £38 respectively.

REDUCTIONS BY CONSENT. The following reductions were made, with the consent of the city valuer:-Elizabeth LeU, wooden building, Obllingwoodstreet, from £30 to £28; W. Carder, wooden building and allotment Clarence-street, £24 to £20; James Corley wooden building, Wellesley-stivet, £56 to S1? Urt V,- br, , ok / hop ' Queen-street, £150 £ p/S 5 r W - J- Courtney, building £150 to £135; Leah Davis, wooden build' ing Princes-street, £150 to £120; William L D& ™' fw > to Wakefield-Btreet, £105 to » '* rS" M P l *™* allotment, Hobsonstreet £105 to £94; Robt. J. Entri'can, wooden building Wellington-street, £52 to £48; S to /i« w allotment, William-street £20 to £18; "W. Gome, allotment, Upper Union-street £20 to £16; Julia Cllen" allotment, Grafton Road, £4 to £2; Margaret £ U to d £? bu,ld ' ri 1 g ' l c - John-street, £14 to 10; Stephen Edward Hughes, wooden building Shelly Beach Road, £90 to £70t? J ""tehmson, wooden building, Jervois Road, £44-to £40; M. A. twin? wooden building Prospect Terrace, £32 to £28same allotments, Prospect-street, £20 to £?on S in S?7n fO T? e,ri ? k sh °P' c-street, £290 to £270; D. G. MacDonnell, wooden buildings, etc., Vermont-street, £190 to w -n Mckenzie, wooden buildings, Hamilton Road,, £44 to £28; Samuel McMurray, wooden building," Clifton Road, £28 to £20; Mehnda Nathan and others, brick warehouse £660 to £630; J. Newel! brick offices High-street, £150 to £140; New ZeaA i P ra% L , td --' ? h °P 8 ' Que«n-street. £800 to £750; Frederick Shelton, wooden buildings (2), Napier-street, £18 to £16 each'; Martha Short, wooden building, CbbWe. Road, £32 to £28; F. J. Thompson, wooden - building £46 to £40; Alexander Thorries wooden building, Grafton Road, £40 to £34Ellen Esther; Wilkin, wooden building, £32 to £12; William H. Wright, allotment, Nixon-street , £13 to £10; Graves 15 brick shop, Queen-street, £240 to £225. VALUATIONS SUSTAINED. _ The following valuations, in which the objectors made no appearance, were sustained:—W. J. Baker, Britomart Hotel, Cus-tom-street £490; G. Carder, wooden build-ing-and allotment, Pompallier Terrace £40Arthur Cleave, brick shop, High-street, £80 ; A. 1. Craig,; wooden building and allotment, W^n^rT 6 ' , £SO; Julla o,jl1 *. m* w' ! t ald y- : , Hepburn-street, £90 and £54 t t •«,• , Dav jdson, wooden building, £26; John Charles Dickey, wooden building, Lon-don-street, £66: N. P. Edson, brick shop, Queen-street £310; N. A. L. Gazzaril wooden buildings, Wanganui Avenue, £34 and £7; J G. Gee, £22; W. Gorrio, allotment, Nelson-street, £8; R. B. Hill SufStl n eet J £2 ?' B - HiU, Khyber'Pass, fiV Br ! d^ a Hod gfn, yard, Beach Road, i.10; Robert Stow, Victoria-street, £40- M £™ *?' wo ?« building, Oliphant-street, £60; Mary Kerr, wooden building, Hep-burn-street, £40; Fred. Lambourne allotment, Ivaraka-street, £12; J. M. Lennox brick shops (2), Grey-street, £68; same, allotments, Grey - street, £20; John },*?"' T T°° de , n building, Wellington-street, £48; Ji' 1111 ?? 1 Mitchell, wooden building, £28; John Morrison, Royal Hotel. Victoria- #% et 'n £1 ™ o ,\i J " B - MoFar l*no- £160 and £>iv; C. Mcl'iierson, wooden building Sel/tr^ t ' £60; executors in tho estate of M. 11. L. Outhwaite, wooden building and wooden building and shop, £18 and £40 respectively ; same, shed and allotment, and hriek building, in Victoria-street, £40 and £50- respectively; W. A. Parker, wooden buildings (2), Carlton Gore Road, £34 each; Frederick Hector »aintsbury, wooden building, Albany Road, £32; R. T. Michaels, wooden building, Grafton Road, £50; A % l IB ur -i blck , shops < 7 >- PF*r Queen-street, £2/b; J. Smedo. Ireland-street. £18; Henry Smith, wooden buildings (21. Lincoln-street, £14 each; same, wooden buildings, Lincolnstreet, £12 and £10; Jane Smith, wooden buildings (2). Gladstone-street, £54; E. Geo Sandall, shop, etc., Svmonds-streot, £60; Ellen Syms, Wooden buildings, Grey-street, £28; Bridget Tobin, wooden shop, Patte-son-street, £40; John Walters, wooden building, Grafton Road, £46; Geo Wardell, wooden building, Albanv Road, £30; Alexander Watson, lot 4, section 12, £34; same, lot 4 section 11, Albany Road, £34; C. Williamson, wooden building, Picton-street, £30'; A. Williamson, brick shops (2), Welles-ley-street, £40 and £28; same, wooden buildings. Picton-street, £60; J. Worsnop, wooden buildin? and allotment, Anjrlesea-street, £32; J. Woodall, buildings (2), Haekettstreet, £20 each; Robert Wright, allotments, Newton Road, £20.