§ Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the Minister of Health whether he can give any information as to alterations in rateable values in representative areas under the Valuation Act, 1925?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINIn most rating areas in England and Wales for which new valuation lists are to be prepared under the Rating and Valuation Act, 1925, the lists will not come into force until 1st April, 1929. In certain areas the first new valuation lists came into force on 1st April, 1928, and the figures in the following statement give particulars for a number of county boroughs and one county. The figures in the statement show the amounts entered in the valuation lists in force on 1st April, 1927 and 1928, respectively, and are subject to any alterations made subsequently on the determination of objections and appeals.
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Name of Rating Area. Rateable value according to the Valuation List under the Union Assessment Acts in force on 1st April, 1927.* Rateable value as defined in in Section 22 (1) (c) of the Rating and Valuation Act, 1925, as amended by Section 2 (3) and (4) of the Rating and Valuation Act, 1928, according to Valuation Lists in force on 1st April, 1928.* 1. 2. 3. County Boroughs: £ £ Canterbury … … … 141,153 183,373 Newcastle-upon-Tyne … … … 2,383,422 2,454,313 Northampton … … … 476,973 651.186 Oxford … … … 497,532 620,808 Reading … … … 567,574 695,577 York … … … 458,942 561,439 Administrative County of York (East Riding): Municipal Boroughs: Beverley … … … 57,234 60,960 Bridlington … … … 134,056 152,696 Hedon … … … 4,689 5,548 Urban Districts: Cottingham … … … 44,325 52,697 Filey … … … 23,222 25,861 Great Driffield … … … 25,937 26,219 Hessle … … … 44,768 43,447 Hornsea … … … 27,787 29,875 Norton … … … 21,520 19,798 Pocklington … … … 10,754 10,782 Withernsea … … … 20,486 22,145 Rural Districts: Beverley … … … 80,803 81,322 Bridlington … … … 42,397 40,031 Driffield … … … 61,166 57,493 Escrick … … … 38,671 39,874 Howden … … … 88,598 96,012 Norton … … … 38,987 38,845 Patrington … … … 38,329 38,667 Pocklington … … … 56,927 54,910 Riccall … … … 48,730 53,512 Sculcoates … … … 96,309 108,951 Sherburn … … … 12,567 12,750 Skirlaugh … … … 37,573 38,924 * Columns 2 and 3—including in the case of agricultural land, one quarter only of the net annual value.