Among the more interesting matters dealt with in this week's Mani ipal Gazette is letter to the Council signed by the Shanghsi Land Investment Ca., Ld., and twenty seven other landowners, in regard to id, It wae re reassessment of land io ional Settlement be made daring the coming year, such resssessment to come late force on January 1912, and that the Council sheld bring forward s resolution to the effect at the Ratepayers' Meeting. The reasons given were that the market value of land generally had not for considerable time reached the assessed vale, od that the assessment of 1907 war made when land had reached ite highest value. The 1903 assessment has had been increased by one third in 1905 and a new assessment had been wade la 1907, providing a sufficient precedent for departing from the The Council replied that it was officially unable to take the initiative io regard) to @ reassessment aa the resent assessment had not yet been in operation for the five years for which was made. Knowing, howe in certain parts of the Settlement the would not oppose a resolution in the sence mggested, if brought forward at the Ratepayers' Meeting.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.