ASSESSMENT COURT FOR BOROUGH OF LAWRENCE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XI, Issue 751, 27 February 1878, Page 3

ASSESSMENT COURT FOR BOROUGH OF LAWRENCE.

Monday, 25 th Febbttaby, 1878. (Before E. H. Carew, Esq., Judge.) James Sims — assessed at £10 ; no appearance, dismissed. Wm. Tolcher, £40; withdrawn. Same, £25 ; withdrawn. Same, £13 10s ; withdrawn. Mrs Fowler (W. Tolcher objector), £30 ; withdrawn. Frcdk. Meyer (W. Tolcher objector), £40 ; withdrawn. J. Roughan, £100 ; reduced to £60. Same, £18 ; reduced to £15 ; W. Fergusson, £20 ; reduced to £8. Jas Middlemiss, £35 ; reduced to £32. Same, £25 : reduced to £18. Same, £32 ; reduced to £31. M. Monaghan, £3 5 dismissed. Jas. Rob' rtson (R. Williams ob jector), £3 ; owner's name to be inserted. G. P. Beaumont, £35; reduced to £18. Same, £70 ; reduced to £52. Same, £10 10 ; reduced to £5. M. Monaghan, £8 ; dismissed, Sarah Vause' (R. Williams objector), £3 ; dismissed. Margaret Williams, £16; reduced to £4. Same, £40 ; reduced to £30. Same, £21 ; Teduced to £18 Jas. Chalmers, £60 ; dismissed — no appearance. • Geo. Walker, £24 ; reduced to £8. Same, £40 ; reduced to £17. Same, £16 ; reduced to £9. Same, £8 10 ; reduced to £5 by conseut. Mrs Hanson, £21 ; no appearance — dismissed. A. Robertson, £40 ; reduced to £31. Same, £5 10s ; reduced to £2 10s. Henry A. Robinson, £16 ; dismissed —no appearance. David Johnston, £62 10s ; reduced to £52. Geo. Humphrey, £50 ; reduced to £31 10s. John Graham, £30 ; to be struck out, and owner's name inserted. Jonas Harrop, £64 ; reduced to £52. Same, £32; reduced to £21. R. Withers, £11 10s ; reduced to £6 by consent. Jonas Harrop (M. Monaghan objector), £40: not allowed. Geo. Silk, £120 ; reduced to £114. Jas. Robertson, £3 ; struck out, and owner's name to be inserted. E. Thompson, £40 ; reduced to £31. John Copland, £60; reduced to £42. Same, £8 : dismissed. Same, £15 j reduced to £11. F. Brook, £65 and £15 ; reduced to £56— -two valuations to be made one. J. N. Storry, £250 ; nane of G. L. Pratt to be inserted. Same, £10 ; name of G. L. Pratt to be inserted. John Tanton. £30 : reduced to £9. David Whittet, £45 ; reduced to £25 by consent. Jno. Thompson, £18 ; reduced to £10 by consent. National Bank (Y. Pyke objector), £40; dismissed, T. Brunton, £25 ; not allowed. Same, £10 ,• not allowed. Same, £13 10 ; reduced to £3. Same, £3 ; struck out, and owner inserted. Malcolm M'Lean, £35 ; reduced to £21. Wm. Sutherland, £52 ; reduced to £42. M. Fraer, £100 ; reduced to £75. Same, £52 ; reduced to £45. Same, £18 ; reduced to £10 (by consent). John Pearson, £13 10 j not allowed. Peter Robertson, £25 ; reduced to £11. Same, £10 ; reduced to £6. Same, £100 ; reduced to £40. Same, £6 ; reduced to£l,, Same, £15; reduced to £6. Robt. Withers (Jonas Harrop objector), £11 10s ; struck out. Job. Robertson, £50 ; reduced to £35. Peter Robertson, £13 10 ; disallowed, no notice having been given to Mr M'Beath. The valuers (Messrs -King and Squires) appeared to support their valuations.