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The Overseers, in accordance with the Statute, caused
Notices to be issued to all the Ratepayers that the Committeewould
hear the objections of those who felt themselves aggrieved
by reason of any unfairness or incorrectness in the Valuation
List.

Your Committee are glad to report that, having heard the
objections, and viewed many of the properties, the final adjudication
by them on the respective objections appeared to give
satisfaction to the great majority of the Appellants. Your
Committee have not been served with one Notice of Appeal to
the General Assessment Sessions.
Your Committee found that, in the majority of these cases,
it was necessary to reduce the Assessments, the rentals of the
houses having decreased.
The most important and difficult part of your Committee's
task was the assessment of the Public Companies. As the Vestry
are aware, the mode of rating Gas, Railway, Water, and other
Companies ig involved in considerable difficulty. Your Committee,
to enable them to make a fair and equitable assessment
of the respective properties, and with a view that they should
bear their fair share of the contribution towards the expenses.