ASSESSMENT COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16523, 6 September 1921, Page 8

ASSESSMENT COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH SITTINGS. TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS, The Court dealt with objections to valuations in the city to-day, the north-east and south-east wards being taken. Other city wards will be taken on Thursday. Suburba,n cases will, be taxen to-morrow. Mr A. Freeman and Mr W. Cunningham were the assessors to-day. Fanny Tullett applied for s reduction of the unimproved va.ue of her property in Salisbury Street. The capital value was put down at £330, the unimproved value at £225. and the improved value at .£lO5. The Court reduced the unimproved value by £25. An application was made on behalf of Alfred Batten for a reduction of a valuation of £225 each on properties in Salisbury Street. A reduction of £3O was made on one propery and £SO on another, leaving the total capital valuaton £560, £450 unimproved and £llO improved. Mr J. D. Godfrey, for Gerald F Grey, applied for a reduction of the valuation of a property in Salisbury Street East. It was valued at £9lO, unimproved £6OO, and improved £3lO. A reduction of £IGO was made on the unimproved value, and the improved value was untouched. : .nor Elizabeth F. E. Lewis, an applicatiin was made for a reduction of the valuation r P ro Perty at 318, Bealey Avenue, corner of Church Street, valued at £775 capital value, £360 being unimproved and £415 improved. Joseph Barter gave evidence in supP°ft of the applicaton, and said that the defendant s valuations were based on high values. The valuation was sustained. Mr A. F. Wright, for Francis A- Pyne asked for a reduction of the valuaton and property at the corner of Fitzgerald Avenue and Bealey Avenue. The capital value was placed at £2030, unimproved £IOBO, and im proved £950. Applicants said that he bought the property six years ago for £llsO, and that the previous valuaton of the house was £590. There had not been an increase of 100 per cent. Joseph Baxter, estate agent, said that the unimproved value of the land was £BOO or £825. George Lisle, estate -agent, said that the unimproved value was £BSO, and the house, £BSO, making the capital value £I7OO. The Court reduced the unimproved valuation to £9OO, and left the otner valuation untouched. Cecilia Bavery applied for a reduction of the valuation of her property, 11, Willow Street. The capital value was set down at £Xyo, ummproveu £lxo, and improved £«o. Tne Court nxed tire unimproved. va*uauon at £.luo and tne improvements at £o(J. Mr A. J. Maiiey, lor Josepn Banna, applied for a reduction in the vernation on u, property at 3iG, Oxford Terrace, capital vauie £419, unimproved £xßs, improved £125. Bo also objected to the £6BO valuation of a property at 37 7, Baroadoes Street, capital vaiue £6oO, unimproved £SBO, improved £SO. Mr M Garthy asked the Court to sustain tho valuations and to give applicant an opportunity to offer the properties for sale to the Government. The Court agreed to that course. Mr C. Clark, for Ward and Co., asked for a reduction of £219 iu the valuaton of property at the corner of Fitzgerald Avenue and Chester Street. Tho reduction was made, leaving the capital value £17,560, unimproved £2650, and improved £15,000. Waiter Grummit applied for a reduction of the valuation of a property in Chester Street. The valuation was set down at capital value £2365, unimproved £BO9, improved £1565. Applicant said that there were several houses on the property, but it was the unimproved valuation to which he objected. The Court reduced the capital value to £2200, making the unimproved value £750, and the improvements £1450. Mr C. Clark, for Ward and Co., applied for a reduction of the valuation on a property at the corner of Avon Street and Bangor Street. The capital value was set down at £760, unimproved £750, improved £lO. The capital value was reduced to £5lO. Thaddeus Julian applied for a reduction of tlie valuation of his property at the corner of Cambridge Terrace and Kilmore Street The capital value was set down at £IO9O, unimproved £6OO, improved £490. He said that the house was a very old one. The Court reduced the valuation of the improvements by £9O, and left the other valuation} untouched. ' Thomas Fraser objected to the valuation of his property in Gloucester Street East at a capital value of £9BO, unimproved £2BO, improved £7OO. He said that the house was opposite the school. He objected -to the unimproved value. \ He said that about five years ago he bought the block for £SOO, and that land in the vicinity had not risen in price since. Another of the applicant’s properties was valued at £1330 capital value, unimproved £530, improved £SGO. As adjustments bad to be made between the two areas the Court reduced the unimproved ; value of. the second property to £390, and left the valuation of the first property untouched. Emma Welch applied for a reduction of £l5O on the unimproved value of her property in Hereford Street. The valuation was reduced by £6O.