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The Municipalities Act, 1867 (31 Victoria Act No. 12) under which the Broken Hill Council was established required all rateable property to be valued annually 'by two competent persons to be styled valuers'. The valuers were to furnish declarations to the Mayor that the valuations were impartial and made according to their best judgement. The valuers were empowered to ascertain from the owners or occupants of rateable premises all of the information required to be entered into the rate books. Appeal against valuation decisions could be heard by two or more judges of the Court of petty Sessions. (1)
The Valuation books for Broken Hill contained the following information; a section and allotment number, location (street), description of property, name of owner or lessee, name of occupier, number of assessment, capital value, annual value, value assessed by the Council, amount of rate, value on appeal, amended rate, folio on rate book, number of persons in each dwelling, and remarks.
The valuation books are arranged chronologically within separate wards, being; Sturt, Wills, King and Burke.
The Valuation of Land Act, 1916 (act No 2, 1916) transferred the appointment of valuers and the compilation of valuation rolls to the Valuer General's Department.(2) Each municipality and Shire became a Valuation District (3) and were gradually brought under the parts V and VI of the Act which concerned the use of valuation lists and rolls. (4) Subsequently the rolls were delivered to the relevant Council. These sections became relevant in the Broken Hill Shire on 17 October, 1980. (5)
END NOTES
(1) Municipalities Act 1867 ss 172-175
(2) Valuation of Land Act, 1916 s. 9
(3) Ibid. s. 12
(4) Ibid. s. 2
(5) NSW Government Gazette 17 October, 1980 p. 5394
Created: 1888-09-22 to 1980-10-17
Data time period: 1890-02-02
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