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Hammersmith 1906
Seventh annual report year ended 31st March 1907
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REPORT OF THE ASSESSMENT
COMMITTEE.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Valuation (Metropolis)
Act, 1869, the Assessment Committee begs
to submit its report for the year ended 6th
April, 1907:—
Appointment of Committee.
1. The Committee was appointed at a meeting of the Borough
Council held on 25th April, 1906. The first meeting was held on
the 28th June, 1906, when Alderman Chamberlen was elected
Chairman, and Councillor Marsh, Vice-Chairman. Subsequent to
the triennial election of Borough Councillors, Aldermen Hunter and
Mulholland, and Councillors Lt.-Col. Davies, Ebbs, Lewis and
J. White were, on the 14th November, 1906, appointed members of
the Committee in place of Councillor Tomes and Messrs. Bendon,
Boarder, Cramp, Marsh and Watkins, of whom the five latter,
having ceased to be members of the Council, were no longer
eligible. At a meeting held on the 23rd November, 1906,
Councillor Lt.-Col. Davies was elected Vice-Chairman of the
Committee.
Number of Meetings.
The number of meetings held was ten, and the attendances of the members were as under:—
| Possible Attendances. | Actual Attendances. | Possible Attendances, | Actual Attendances. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderman Apsey | 10 | 8 | Alderman Hunter * | 5 | 5 | ||
| Councillor Atkinson | 10 | 7 | Councillor Lewis* | 5 | 4 | ||
| „ Bendon* | 5 | 5 | „ Marsh * | 5 | 4 | ||
| „ Boarder * | 5 | 4 | „ May | 10 | 6 | ||
| Alderman Chamberlen | 10 | 8 | Alderman Mulnolland | *5 | 1 | ||
| „ Cramp* | 5 | 0 | Councillor Pascall | 10 | 5 | ||
| Councillor Lt.-Col. Davies | *5 | 4 | „ Tomes* | 5 | 1 | ||
| „ Ebbs* | 5 | 4 | „ Watkins * | 5 | 5 | ||
| „ Hooper | 10 | 3 | „ White * | 5 | 4 | ||
*Did not serve the full period.
Supplemental List.
2. During the year a supplemental list has been deposited with
and considered by the Committee.
The List contained 799 assessments made up as follows:—
| New assessments | 523 |
| Old assessments increased | 87 |
| Old assessments reduced | 172 |
| Assessments taken out of rating | 17 |
| 799 |