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Return of Value of Property in Boroughs-continued. SUMMARY.

Table No. 16. Comparison of the Assessment of 1889 with the Assessment of 1886.

Provincial District. Orm™ ttamw^J Annual Eating 8 Assessed. Value. Improvements. I I I Unimproved Value. Total Value. £ £ £ Auckland ... ... 182,325 493,794 3,629,237 Hawke'sBay ... 30,065 115,069 694,493 Taranaki ... ... 20,155 32,725 227,127 Wellington ... j 291,975 436,895 3,124,040 Nelson ... ... \ 166,786 82,852 597,471 Westland ... ... | 71,276 66,761 390,094 Marlborough ... j 17,870 30,238 231,776 Canterbury ... 135,784 373,615 3,087,009 Otago "... ... ! 255,878 .597,660 4,519,898 3,629,237 3,753,670 694,493 1,026,934 227,127 153,171 3,124,040 4,247,199 597,471 587,932 390,094 221,901 231,776 228,035 3,087,009 3,351,197 4,519,898 4,725,953 ■ £ 3,753,670 1,026,934 153,171 4,247,199 587,932 221,901 228,035 3,351,197 4,725,953 £ 7,382,907 1,721,427 380,298 7,371,239 1,185,403 611,995 459,811 6,438,206 9,245,851 I Totals ... ... 1,172,114 2,229,609 16,501,145 18,295,992 34,797,137

Valuation. Provincial District. Increase. Decrease. 1886. 1889. Auckland Hawke's Bay ... Taranaki Wellington Nelson Westland Maryborough ... Canterbury Otago & 23,033,979 7,608,741 3,014,447 15,042,531 5,594,886 2,150,776 2,858,947 27,861,628 26,104,714 113,270,649 £ 20,555,676 8,285,867 3,057,385 17,708,945 5,822,416 2,083,242 2,662,693 27,198,631 23,762,859 111,137,714 £ & 2,478,303 677,126 42,938 2,666,414 227,530 67,534 196,254 662,997 2,341,855 3,614,008 5,746,943 Totals Total decrease Less increase ... Summary. £5", 746,948 3,614,008 Net decrease £2,132,935