Present: Mr S. Y. Collins (judge), Mr W. Gulliver (valuator) and Mr P. A. Philips (Town Clerk). The following objections wero dealt with:— Ruchol Baston, West-street, assessment £18 ; reduced to £10. George Christmas, Exmouthstreet, ns eessment £16 ; reduced to £12. Mr Duke appeared. Roy. E. J. Pbillipps, Newton Road, as seasment£s2; reduced to £42. Mr \V. S. Cochrane appeared. Wm. Clark, Oxford - street, assessment £•24 ; no appearance Mrs t>. Clark, Montague-stroet, assess ment £18 ; no appearance. Mary A. Duggan, Newton Road, assass mont £'20 ; reduced to £15. Mr Duke ap peared. Thos. Ellison, Karangnhape Road, assess ment £78 ; reducod to £72. Mr Duke ap peared. Patrick Gallagher, West-street; assess ment £50 ; reduced to £40. Mr Duke an pearod. Henry Green, Karaka-street ; asssess ment £16 ; reduced to £12. Mr Duke ap peared. C. H. Greenwood, Newton Road, in formal. Mr Thos. Buddie appeared. Samuel Guy, East street, assessment £30 ; reduced to £28. Ml' Duko appeared. Edward Hammond, Upper Queen-street; reduced from £17 to £12 by agreement. H. C. Hanchard, Burgoyne-street, assess ment £20 ; reducod to £18. Wm. Heffernan, Montague-street, assess ment £20; adjourned on a question of frontage. Mr Duke appeared. Joan Hay, Upper Queen-streot, assess ment £24 ; reduced to £16. Robert B. Hill, Manning-street. Assess ment, £12; reduced to £7. Mr Duke ap peared. Robert B. Hill, Suffolk-street. Assess ment, £20; reduced to £15. Mr Duko appeared. John Hockenhull, Manning-street, assess ment £40 ; reduced to £35 by agreement. John Holloway, Edinburgb-Boreeb; no appearance Edward Jonee, Cro3s-street, assessment £60; sustained. Thomas Knight, Karangahape Road; change of name from D. Grubb ; agreed to. Lucy Lewis, Newton Road, informal ; Mr Thos. Buddie appeared. Wm. E. Lush (for Epiphany trustees as occupiers). The applicant wished the assessment of £20 struck out, being a Sunday-school. Disallowed. This also disposed of an objection of the owner's (AlfrodProbert)that the valuation should be made less. Mr Duke appeared, but on his understanding that the assessment would be held against tho occupiers ho withdrew his objection. H. W. Napper, Oxford-street, assess ment £20 ; reduced to £16. Mr Duke ap peared. New Zealand Insurance Company, Pitt street (Wilkinson's baths). Assessment £70 ; sustained, being informal. Mr Ash ton appeared. New Zealand Insurance Company, Cross street. Assessment, £30; reduced to £26. Martin Nolan. Adjourned at the request of Mr C. 