AD. 1901.

RATING.

[No. 6.

"Victoria" means the City of Victoria, of which the following shall be the boundaries:-

North. The Harbour;

South. A contour of the hill-side six hundred feet above the level of the sea;

East. A straight line from the centre of the nullah crossing the Shaukiwan Road at the south-west corner of Causeway Bay to the Wongneichong public school-house produced southward until it meets the southern boundary; and

West. Mount Davis:

"Year" means the period from the first day of July in any calendar year to the thirtieth day of June next following, or any other period of twelve months fixed by the Governor-in-Council.

The Assessor.

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Repealed by Ord. 28 of 1902. 5.2 - new definitions of Assessor, etc..

3. The Governor in Council may from time to time appoint an Assessor and such Assistant Assessors as he may deem necessary for the purposes of this Ordinance, and may allow them such remuneration as he thinks fit.

4. The Assessor may-

(1.) serve the owner or occupier of any tenement with the Form No. 1 or the Form No. 2 in the Schedule to this Ordinance, as the case may be, and require him to furnish, within ten days, the particulars therein specified;

(2.) from time to time enter into and upon any tenement for the purpose of making a valuation thereof, and take such measurements and other particulars as he may deem necessary for the purposes of such valuation;

(3) call upon such owner or occupier to exhibit to him all receipts for rent, rent-books, accounts, or other documents whatever connected with the rent or value of such tenement; and

Powers of Assessor. Schedule Forms Nos. 1 and 2;

(4.) serve on such owner or occupier a written notice, as in the Form No. 3 in the said Schedule, requiring permission to enter; and, after twenty-four hours from the delivery of such notice, may, at any time during the daytime, enter into and upon the said tenement, and take measurements and other particulars, as hereinbefore provided, and may use force to effect such entry, if necessary, doing no more damage than is necessary for the purpose.

5. The Assessor shall separately estimate the rateable value of each tenement, except in the following cases-

(1.) whenever the value of a tenement is affected by the value of...

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