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RETURNS OF LOCAL TAXATION IN THE VARIOUS PROVINCES. AUCKLAND. EETUEN of Local Taxation raised within the Province of Auckland during the Year 1865. I.— Provincial Government Revenue. £ s. d. Fees—Pilotage and Harbour ... ... ... 2,737 16 4 „ Dog Nuisance Act ... ... ... ... 170 15 0 Water Tank ... ... ... ... 48 0 0 „ Auctioneers' Licenses ... ... ... 890 0 0 Publicans' Licenses ... ... ... ... 6,000 10 0 „ „ Bush Licenses ... ... ... 602 10 0 „ „ Gold Field Licenses ... ... ... 6000 ~ Wholesale "Wine and Spirit Licenses ... ... 500 0 0 Public Slaughter House ... .:. ... 664 0 0 2. — Applicable to Special Purposes. Great South Eoad Tolls applicable to payment, Sinking Fund of money advanced, and Bepairs of Boad ... ... 2,145 0 0 "Wharf Tolls, Tonnage and Shipping Dues, &c, applicable to pay > interest of Loan to Harbour Trust, and repairs of Wharf, &c. 7,936 3 0

3. —Rates raised by Local Boards.

* The City Board has furnished particulars of Valuation, as follows: — £ s. d. Total annual value at 10 per cent, on the marketable value ... 193,023 0 0 Net annual value after allowing for insurance, repairs, &c. ... 177,677 0 0 Amount of rate imposed for the whole year at one shilling and two pence on the net annual value ... ... ... 10,364 9 10 Amount of rate received ... ... ... ... 9,532 4 0

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Locality. Eatc per Aero. Rate upon Valuation. Amount of Bate. '-City of Auckland ... ACRES. Is. 2d. per £ on net annual value 3d. per £, valuing each acre at £30 £ s. d. 10,364 9 10 Howick 85 0 0 Haurihohore Highway Trustees Mangarie ... Maungakaramea Otahulm ... Os. 6d. Is. Od. Os. 6d. 4,133 0 8,507 0 14,000 0 lid. per £ on selling rate 0 0 0 103 6 6 428 7 9 350 0 0 363 15 2* Pukckohe ... Paparoa Pakurangi ... East Tamaki "WestTamaki ... "VVairoa ... Wangarie ... Os. 6d. Os. 6d. Os. Gd. Is. Od. Is. Od. Os. fid. 8.206 0 1,682 0 4,423 0 9,140 0 5,008 0 9,628 0 O.'d. per £ on estimated value 7,773 0 6,560 0 ... ■ 8,760 0 471 0 19,428 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 205 3 0 42 1 0 110 11 10* 457 1 0 250 8 0 240 14 0 123 14 10 Wareora ... "Waitakiri (South) ... Waitakiri (East) Whan Whau "Waipu Os. 6d. Is. Od. Is. Od. Os. 6d. Os. 3d. 194 6 7 328 0 0 438 0 0 11 15 5 242 17 0