CO129-222 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [7-10] — Page 238

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this subject, I

request that I may be informed

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Enclosure 1.

18389

Memorandum on the Arscrucut of ellunicipal

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dexes in Hougtong for th

Hongtrong for the year 1885 – 6.

by telegraph,

so that

I mo

may be.

in the

of

in a position to propose approaching Session of the

Colonial Legislature

an

amendment in the sense

described of the existing

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I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,

5. Mowen

The

system of entrusting

the calucation.

house property to two officers who have other duties to perform has been abandoned

and replwood by that of appointing

trained vatuor sent out from home, who, when not engaged in valuing is

a Clerk of Works in the Public Horke Reparticul. This change has

effected

increase in the total valuation of property in the Colony of about seven per cout, which however includes new.

buildings and improvescent.

The total for

#

1885-6 in $2,565,54.4.-

18841 was $$$2,404,302.-

Increase

8.161,242.