The Courts.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 422, 13 March 1880, Page 10

The Courts.

-jf ASSESSMENT COURT

Friday, March 5. (Before his Honor Judge Mansford.) BOROUGH OP WELLINGTON. Thohndon Ward, objetcions to names be'ng on roll. George Friend and T. P. Coverney, Thorn - don-qnay. —The name of A. de B. Brandon was substituted in each case by consent. C. E. Fisher, Little Pipitea-street.—The name of James Carson was substituted. John Hislop, Tinakori-road.—Alexander J. McTavish substituted. Ueorge J. Gray.—Mrs. Macmanaman substituted. Madame Fletcher, Hawkestone-street. — Fly. Shaffco Harrison substituted. PERSON CLAIMING TO HAVE NAMES INSERTED. Thomas Rae, Thorndon-quay, in lieu of S. J. Birch. —Claim allowed. OBJECTIONS TO VALUE. J. Campbell Davie, Thorndon-quay, assessed at £9O, reduced by consent to £BO. Thos. Bae, Thoi'ndon-quay, assessed at £4O ; no appearauce. —Objection disallowed. Madame Fletcher, Hawkestone-street, assessed at £25, reduced by consent to £2O. George Bolton, Tinakori-road, assessed at £ls ; no appearance.—Objection disallowed. Labibton Ward.

OBJECTIONS TO NAMES BEING ON ROLL.

W. Sievwright, Brandon-street. Mr. Sievwright asked that his name be struck off, and that that of the owner, the Rev. T. A. Bowden, be substituted. He only occupied a portion of the premises, the remaining rooms being rented as offices by other people. Mr. Ames explained that thsre was a difficulty in fixing assessments for portions of a house, and that was how Mr. Sievwright's name appeared for the whole. He would h ive no objection to the owner's name being substituted for Mr. Sievwright's. This course was adopted. J. E. Nathan, Featherston-street. —Objection disallowed.

G. Graham, Boulcott-street. —The name of H. E. Brandon was substituted.

C. Cheymol, Hunter-street. —Objection disallowed. PERSONS CLAIMING TO HAVE NAMES INSERTED.

S. S. Carty, Grey-street, in lieu of Wm, Dawson.—Claim allowed.

David Anderson, Custom House-quay, in lieu of Robert Martin.—Claim disallowed. W. B. Edwards and W. V. Jackson in lieu of T. K. Macdonald, Featherston-street. In this case Mr. Jackson and Mr. Cutten (for Mr. Edwards) both explained that they were part occupiers of the premises, but that Mr. Macdonald's name appeared on the roll for the whole. They, therefore, claimed to have their names also inserted, so as to them the voting power which their occupation of the premises entitled them to. After some discussion the claim of Mr. Edwards was allowed, but that of Mr. Jackson was adjourned for a week to enable notice to be given to Mr. Macdonald. S. W. Alcorn, Lambton-quay, in lieu of Mrs. Luhning.—Claim allowed. OBJECTIONS TO VALUE. S. W. Alcorn, Lambton-quay, shop occupied by Mrs. Luhning ; assessed at LIOO. Mr. Alcorn strongly objected to this shop being assessed at £IOO, and stated that the rent he received for it was £2 10s. per week. Mr. Ames stated that Mrs. Luhning had told him she was paying £3 per week. Mr. Alcorn explained that it was formerly £3, but he was now giving Mrs. Luhning credit for 10s. per week. After some further discussion, the case was adjourned for a week to enable Mrs. Luhning to appear. S. W. Alcorn, shop occupied by himself, assessed at £250.

Mr. Alcorn objected to this assessment, on the ground that it was in excess of that placed upon similar buildings. He instanced Vic-toria-buildings, now occupied by Messrs. R. Gardner and Co., which was assessed at a much lower figure. His Honor remarked that the case instanced was an exceptional one. He did not think Mr. Alcorn's assessment was too high. Mr. Ames stated that Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains' shop was assessed at £SOO. Mr. Alcorn's assessment was sustained. E. H. Brandon, Boulcott-street, assessed at £l2O. —Objection.disallowed. T. K. Warburton, Terrace, assessed at £6O. —Objection disallowed. T K. Warburton, Terrace, assessed at £45. —Objection disallowed. William Whittem, Willis-street, assessed at £450.

Mr. Whittem pointed out that the assessment of this property was too high. It had been made in the usual way, the rent being taken as the basis, but he was paying a high rent, having leased the place wheD times were much better than they now are.

Mr. Ames contended that the assessment was a fair one, as the buildings were of brick and very valuable. His Honor decided to reduce the assessment to £4OO.

Te Aeo Ward, obje tions to names being on roll

William Scott, Manners-street.—The name of Mr. Fitz Gerald was substituted.

Alfred DeNorville, Nairn-street.—The name of W. Fitchett was substituted.

T. K. Macdonald (six cases). —The name of Percival Johnston was substituted in each case.

Eddie and Jack's trustees, Abel Smith-street. —Objection disallowed. Joseph Nancarrow, Terrace. —The name of H. S. McKellar was substituted. riESONS CLAIMING TO HAVE >' A' ES INSERTED.

David Anderson, Ghuznee-street. —Claim allowed in three cases.

R. Greenfield, Abel Smith-street.—Claim allowed.

OBJECTIONS TO VALUE,

Joseph Nancarrow, Terrace, assessed at £IOO. —Objection disallowed. John Fuller, Little Taranaki-street.—Two assessments, £ls each. Objection disallowed. Richardson's estate, Ingestre-street, assessed at £SO. Reduced to £4O.

W. J. Haines, Aro-street. —Assessed at £2O. Objection disallowed. Alfred George Haines, Aro-street. —Assessed at £lB. Objection disallowed. T. K. Macdonald, Ingestre-street. —Assessed at £lO. Objection disallowed. H. Burikenburgh, Nairn-street.—Eight cottages, assessed at £lB each. Mr. Chapman, on behalf of Mr. Bunkenburgh, asked that the assessment might be reduced to £ls each. The cottages were let at 10s. per week.

After some discussion, it was decided not to allow the objection, and the assessment was sustained.

George Edmunds, Binham-street.—Assessed at £35. Reduced to £2B in two cases.

Walter Hughes, Webb-street.—Assessed at £65. Reduced to £SO.

E. J. Campion, Abel Smith-street.—Two assessments, £SO and £3O. Objections disallowed.

W. T. Whittaker, Bute-street. —Two assessments, £25 and £2B. Objections disallowed.

James O' Shea, Manners-street. —Assessment, £ls. Objection disallowed. R. E. Hewitt, Victoria-place.—Assessment, £35. Objection disallowed. Henry Mace—Four assessments. The appellant ch'd not appear, and his objections were disallowed.

Mr. Ames applied for costs, as he had to subpoena two witnesses in each case, and the application was granted. Rhodes' estate, Manners-street. Three assessments, viz., £OO, £125, and £75. Mr. W. Waring Taylor, one of the trustees, a=ked for a reduction, as the places were only let at a low rental.

Mr. Ames thought the property was fairly assessed, as the land was very valuable. The Wesleyan body, who owned land close to Rhodes' property, had recently refused £3 per foot ground rent for it. After some further consideration the first assessment was reduced to £250, the second to £9O, and the assessment of the third sustained.

Cook Ward, objections to names being on roll. J. B. Wallace, Tasman-street. —Objection disallowed.

John Dooley, Tory-street.—The name of Wm. Boyd was substituted. Charles Parkhurst, Drummond-street. —The name of Alfred Penfold was substituted.

Trustees of Eddie and Jack, Majoribanksstreet. —Objection disallowed. Mrs. Robins, College-street. —The name of Frank Wilson was substituted.

F. Clemans, Alfred-street. —The name of J. D. Iremonger was substituted. Alfred Garner, Clyde-quay.—F. Downe substituted. John McLennan, Austin-street. —James King substituted. PERSONS CLAIMING TO HAVE NAMES INSERTED. Henry R. Hollis, Stafford-street.—Claim allowed. J. B. Wallace, Adelaide-road. —Claim disallowed. OBJECTIONS TO VALUATION. Alexander Sample, Bidwell-street, assessed at £6O ; no appearance. —Objection disallowed. J. Glover, Frederick street, assessed at £2O; no appearance. —Objection disallowed. Thomas Miller, Tasman-street, assessed at £3s.—Reduced to £2B by consent. James O'Shea, Tasman-street, assessed at £4o.—Reduced to £35.

Robert Hare, Oriental Bay, assessed at £7O. —ln this case the assessment was considerably higher than that of last year, on account of a house which was being built upon the property. The grounds of appeal were that the house was not completed, and the appeal was allowed, the assessment being reduced to £7O.

WELLINGTON HIGHWAY BOARD DISTKICT. OBJECTIONS TO VALUATION.

\V. V. Jackson, Golden Fleece Hotel, Pakuratahi, £BO. Mr. Jackson explained that his reason for asking for a reduction was, that the hotel had not been licensed for some time past. He also stated that since the assessment had been made the place had been burned down. His Honor reduced the assessment to £SO. Thomas Minonge, land -at Nainai ; assessed at £40 —Reduced to £35.

Daniel Peck, land at Nainai ; assessed at £55. —Objection disallowed. John Maginnity, land at Mungaroa Valley ; assessed at £lO. Mr. Maginnity explained that he was not the owner of the property, the purchase' not having been completed. The assessment was struck out.

David Everest, land near Lower Hutt railway station : £SO. —Objection disallowed. Several other cases were disposed of. and the Court rose.