LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 152, 6 November 1868, Page 3

LYTTELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

A special meeting of the Council, to hear appeals against the new rate rail, took place in the Council Chamber yesterday at noou. Present: Councillors England. Allwright, Wilhox, Ward, Hawkins, Hargreaves, and Chalmers, the Mayor preniding. The following • appt-als were heard and decided : — J. Ward, double cottage, objection that he was not the occupier allowed, the name of Beasley to be inserted in the roll -, same, Highland cottxge, £37, not allowed ; same, Haywood's paddock not allowed ; tame, portion of land on Dudley Divinity scholarship trust, not allowed ; Mr E. A Hargreaves, Queen's hotel, £300, reduced to £250 ; wood store, on Norwich Quay, £I*2o, reduced to £80 ; house and garden not allowed; shop and dwelling- house in Oxford street, not allowed. Mr J. S. V/illcox, atone house in London street, £45, reduced to £35. Mr W. Cummins, house in London street, £100, not allowed; hou-e and workshop, £57, reduced to £55. Mr John Rutledge, house, £16, reduced to £15. Mr W. Davis, Canterbury Hotel, £300, reduced to £250. Mr H. N. Nalder, house in Jackson's road, not allowed. J. T. Curtis. Taylor and Co , store, £200, reduced to £175 J. Hill, Albion Hotel, £200, not allowed; same, re P. Hoakins; same, re J. Wilkin and K. Co'lier, not allowed ; same, to have butcher's shop in London street transferred to Hill and Co. allowed. "^Mr H. H. Kuowles, Union; Bank. £450, reduced to £400. Mr S. Webb, house and land, £20, reduced to £15. Mr W. Webb, house, £30, reduced to £25. Mr J. W Julian, Mitre Hotel. £370, reduced to | £300. Mr T. Snoswell, houae and land, £25, (reduced to £20. Mr J. Molyneux, house, £25, reduced to £20. Mr Carder,, re Ward I and Keeves, shop in Oxford street, £80, not 1 allowedj Mr Hargreaves applied to have the name <if Mr M. A. Graham inserted on the roll for a house, instead of hia own, which was allowed. Mr A. Cuff's application to have Mrs Parsons' name inserted instead of his own, was also granted.