Pearson Wilson, Wellesley street West, £338; reduced bo £300. Mr Duke ap peared.' William Foughey, Queen-sbreet Wharf, £3,700. This pioperby was a Harbour Board leasehold, and the objecbor thought bhab £2,363, tho valuo of the lessee's in terest, was excessive. Mr Foughey said the proper by brought; in a renbal of £5 5s per weok. The valuation was reduced to £5,200 (£2OO being taken off tho land and £300 off bhe improvemenbs). J. J. Craig, Custom-sfcreeb Wes'o, £400 (leaseholder's interest); reduced to £250. Mr Duke appeared. William Worrall, Chapel and Hobson streets, £750 ; reducod to £650. A large number of objectors did nob ap pear, and iri other-cases the assessors had made arrangements wibh the objectors. Donald McGregor, Lower Hobsoi.-s.ree-, £500. This properby was situated on a j bank opposite Gleeson's Hotel, and had 27£fb fronbage. Mr Malcolm McGregor ap peared, and opposed bhe valuabion. He oalled Mr Farrell, who stated that the property had no value at present, and if ho bought the allotment for speculative pur poses ho would not give moro than £100 for ft; Mr Sutherland, one of the trustees, said the property was sibuated on the side of a cliff, and was not worth mora than £150. Tho Board reduced tho valuation to Donald McGregor, Victoria-street, £700. Reduced to £600 by consenb. Mr M. Mc- Gregor appeared. ; '<. SOUTH WARD. ***'*' Ralph Keesing, Union and Drake Sbreebs, £340 (leaseholder's interest). Re duced bo £100. Chas. Williamson, Beresford-street, £200. In this caso bhe objector contended thab he had no right to be taxed for the improve ments on tho properby, merely being bho landlord. Tho valuers submibted that Mr Williamson was receiving £7 per year oub of bho property, which was equal to 10 per cent, and that be should be baxed for a porbion of the improvements. Re duced bo £100. Tho Board assessed Mr "Williamson £30 of the improvemenbs, in addition to the value of the land,the balance of tho improvements'to be charged bo bhe Soveral obher objecbions by Mr William son wero dealt with in a similar way. , . This finished the eibtine of the Boa.c. in Auckland, and Mr E. Bartley on btthalf of the assessors, returned thanks for too patience and courtesy shown by the Beard, and the satisfactory way the proceedings had been carried out.
