CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 123

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my donation would cover yearly, and mortgages heavy mostly over to the Census. If the full percentage were paid on the value of our Government property here, to some extent, I have had a possible assessment houses for the Brown resumption, I have discovered the Treasury valuations fall short of the real value of the Government by something like 80 per cent.

The remedy proposed by W. Priest is the serious of an Assessor having technical qualifications, and whose knowledge would render him independent. In hours commercial Surveyor might be obtained from England on £500 a year to pay would be recouped many times over during the first six months, say the absolute certainty of increased revenue to the Colonial Treasury. I would make this Surveyor exclusively a Treasury Officer and he should devote himself entirely to the study of revenue and land values.

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121 my donation would cover yearly, and mortgages heavy mostly over to the Census. If the full percentage were paid on the value of our Government property here, to some extent, I have had a possible assessment houses for the Brown resumption, I have discovered the Treasury valuations fall short of the real value of the Government by something like 80 per cent. The remedy proposed by W. Priest is the serious of an Assessor having technical qualifications, and whose knowledge would render him independent. In hours commercial Surveyor might be obtained from England on £500 a year to pay would be recouped many times over during the first six months, say the absolute certainty of increased revenue to the Colonial Treasury. I would make this Surveyor exclusively a Treasury Officer and he should devote himself entirely to the study of revenue and land values.
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my, donion wedo covat yms alis- gacurly, and mortives heavy marly Sover to the Cessure. If the full

laia dour in the Ordinance

Spercentage

vore paid

منصوره

on the value of sur

Cinerme in, He would assbuish the

"Gournment cory couch, here, toime

very Every

I have had a poss

sosess houses for the

Brown resumption, I have

perpres

مام الحريم

discoverd the Treasury valuativis

hall shot of the real value of the

Vénements by something like to

B

cent

Cão 80 per

シン

The remedy proposed by

"W. Priesst

accuse

the serious of an

Everson having richnical qualificationis, Assessor

And whose knowledge would render Firm independent. In houerst coumici çal "Surveyer cmight be obtained from "Ensiana Con un to Bono a syrom

$40

500

Ito pay would be recouped mens Tovies over during the first sine months, "Say the absolute certainly of increased

werne că the Bobovial Treasury "I would make this Surveyor exclus Sively a Leasury Offier and he should device himself entirely to the study of " Sivuse and land values?

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