From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper 27 November 1861 COURT OF APPEAL AGAINST THE MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENTS Present the Police Magistrate, E MARLAY and N P BAYLY, Esqrs. Mr. TEBBUTT, Town Clerk, attended for the purpose of watching the cases on behalf of the Corporation. There were only fourteen cases. The following was the result:- 620. John WESTLEY, for a house in Perry-street; assessed at the yearly value of £30, rate 30s. Dismissed. 621. Ditto, ditto, ditto. 454. J. GARDOLL, house in Lawson-street; assessed at the yearly value of £20, rate £1. Reduced to 15s. 327,328, 329. R R HUGHSON, for three allotments of land in Horatio-street, assessed at the yearly value of £4 each, rate 4s each. Reduced to 2s each. 414. R R HUGHSON, for an allotment of land in Nicholson-street, assessed at the yearly value of £4, rate 4s. Reduced to 2s. W. CAPLIN for a house in Church-street. Adjourned till Friday. 303, 304, 305. E FOLEY, for a house in Denison-street, assessed at the yearly value of £15, rate 15s. Another in the same street, assessed at £8, rate 8s. Another in the same street, assessed at £8, rate 8s. Dismissed. 715. J WESTLEY , for land in Cox-street, assessed at the yearly value of £8, rate 8s. Reduced to 5s. 716. J WESTLEY, for land in Cox-street, assessed at the yearly value of £6, rate 6s. Dismissed. 832. W RAMSAY, for a house in Cox-street, assessed at the yearly value of £70, rate £3 10s. Reduced to £2 10s. ***END*** N.B. All care has been taken to transcribe the above accurately, however errors may have been inadvertently made. Spelling of names/places should be as appears in original. Transcribed from microfilm available from the State Library. Annette Piper Coolah NSW