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1883. NEW ZEALAND.

RATES OF LOCAL BODIES.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 2ith July, 1883. Ordered, " That there he laid on the table a return showing—(l) The amount of rates which would be leviable in each Road Board district, county, and borough, had ' The Bating Act, 1876,' not been repealed; (2) the amount of rates leviable in each Road Board district, county, and borough under ' The Hating Act, 1882;' (3) a comparative statement as to how the valuations made under ' The Property-Tax Act, 1879',' and ' The Rating Act, 1882,' financially affect each Boad Board, county, and borough; (4) the cost in each county, Road Board district, or borough, of making the assessment for the year 1882-83, under 'The Property-Tax Act, 1879,' and 'The Bating Act, 1882.'" —■ (Mr. Seddon.)

Retuen showing—(l) The Amount of Rates which would be leviable in each Road Board District, County, and Borough had "The Rating Act, 1876," not been repealed; (2) the amount of Rates leviable in each Road Board District, County, and Borough under " The Rating Act, 1882 ; " (3) a Comparative Statement as to how the Valuations male under "The Property-Tax Act, 1879," and "The Rating Act, 1882," financially affect each Road Board, County, and Borough ; (4) the Cost in each County, Road Board District, or Borough, of making the Assessment for the Year 1882-83, under "The Property-Tax Act, 1879," and " The Rating Act, 1882." Note.—The rateable value under " The Rating Act, 1876," has been taken from the last returns available Where no rates have been levied, the annual value has been obtained from the property-tax assessment of 1880, a. shilling rate on the annual value being contrasted with its equivalent of three farthings on the capital value. The rateable value under " The Bating Act, 1882," includes the value of Crown and Native lands, so far as at present determined. These are at present under reference to the Survey and Crown Lands Departments for revision, and are subject to the corrections which may be made by these departments. The cost of the assessment would have been practically the same without the valuation for local rating purposes.

BOROUGHS.

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Name of Borough. Annual Value under "The Rating Act, 1876." Eate. Yield of Eate. Capital Value under "The Rating Act, 1882." Equivalent Eate. Yield of Eate. Cost of Assessment. Auckland Parnell Onehunga Thames Hamilton Tauranga Napier Gisborne Wellington Palmerston North .. Marton Wanganui Hawera New Plymouth Masterton Greytown Feilding Patea Nelson Pieton Blenheim Westport Greymouth Hokitika Kumara Ross Akaroa .. Lyttelton Ashburtcn Rangiora Kaiapoi C'hristehurch £ 181,800 26,500 9,618 27,126 9,551 15,044 57,866 22,836 209,587 16,550 8,547 46,220 15,453 28,581 21,879 6,655 8,918 8,556 57,020 5,600 19,402 8,000 14,995 17,052 6,540 3,903 5,097 30,683 24,573 9,844 8,189 236,852 s. a. 2 0 1 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 6 1 6 1 5J 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 9 1 3 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 9 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 i Hi £ 18,180 1,325 240 2,939 478 752 7,233 1,713 15,282 896 427 4,622 579 1,786 1,459 333 446 321 3,326 280 970 400 750 853 327 195 255 2,046 1,229 492 409 15,297 £ 2,908,494 271,979 176,668 194,221 116,778 197,056 789,757 262,712 2,772,645 271,275 78,883 547,559 99,222 383,242 241,424 86,318 138,436 144,058 875,227 87,044 269,346 64,651 138,899 111,232 15,111 21,660 58,742 389,664 219,539 140,001 94,966 3,296,592 d. £ IJ 18,079 f 850 8 276 If 1,315 | 365 J 616 IJ ' 6,165 4 1,231 4 : 12,997 J4 918 | 247 IJ i 3,422 ft i 1,497 1 ! 1,006 | I 270 } 433 & i 338 J I 3,191 J : 272 | 842 | : 202 J ! 432 | ; 348 J 47 I ! 68 I i 18* 1 I 1,624 | I 686 I ! 43S f 297 1 ! 13,736 £ 300 67 40 53 40 30 80 50 400 25 35 100 35 100 40 35 15 25 170 35 65 35 60 22 20 10 12 95 50 35 40 275