A sitting of tho Assessment Court for the revisiou of th 9 valuation lists for the Borough of Hokitika wa3 held afc noon yesterday before Mr D. Macfarlane, K.M. Mr A. U. King, acting Town Clerk, Messrs H. S. Wales and R. B. A gnaw, valuators, were present. Mr W. M. Purkisa acted as Borough Solicitor. The following objections were dealt wi'h : — J. Cooner, assessed at £12— Confirmed ; J. P. Will, lion sec. High School, £42 -Confirmed ; Jamen Park, £36 10a— deduced to £21 ; J. J. Clarke, £26 10s— Reduced to £21 ; F. P. Femlall, £28— Reduced to £?A ; T. 0. W. Croft, manager of Bank of New Wales, £150— Confirmed ; J. Tern peney, £21 — Confirmed ; S. Pizzey, brewery, £80— -Reduced to £70 ; cottage, Weld street, £16 10s — Confirmed ; cottage, Weld street, £16— Keduced to £12 10s ; cottage, Stafford street, £11 — Confirmed ; A. Pargison, £26— Seduced to £21 ; J. Twomey, £2 1— Confirmed; J. Petrie. £10 —Reduced to £8 ; T. Kerr, £21— Reduced to £17 10s ; J. Allen, £6— Reduced to £5; James Pearson, £6 10a— Reduced to £4 ; Ei Wilberg, £14 10s "Reduced to £8; same, £2— Confirmed ; came, £62—Re duced to £16 ; J. M, Ailktn, £14 10a— Seduced to £3; J. Pamment, £42— Confirmed.
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SPORTING.
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GEEYiroirTH, March 4. The cattle market iB overdone, sales being very low. Wanganui cattle fetched only £6 15s per head ; prime beef, 17s Gd per lOOlba. Sheep, 12s 6d, 13s 3d and 21s 4d. Lambs, 9s to 10s 3d.
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