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LARGEST TASMANIAN THEATRE
Assessment Dispute
Proprietary Loses Appeal
LAUNCESTON, Tuesday - At the
assessment appeal court to-day, an
appeal was lodged by the Majestic
Theatre Company against the assessment
rate of £1100 per annum.
Mr. L. E. Page, for the company,
stated that the appeal was based on
the grounds that under the War Precautions
Act the National Theatre had
to be closed as a picture show, in
order that the Majestic Theatre could
be opened, as the Fedcial Treasurer
had delcared that no fresh picture
shows could be opened in Launceston/
independent of its shop, the rate of
the Majestic Theatre was approxi-
mately one-third of the Brisbane
Hotel.
Mr. Page argued that the rent paid
for the National Theatre was a set-
off, and that the Majestic could not
have been leased, unless by closing
the National, as was staled in the
War Precautions Act.
Mr Clarke, for the City Council,
contended that the Majestic Theatre
valuation had to be taken as a separ-
ate matter, and that arrangements as
regards to the the National could have no
bearin gin the cse of the Majestic.
He produced in the assessed values of all
the theatres in Hobart and Launces-
ton, which showed that the Majestic
Theatre had the largest capital value
of any theatre in Tasmania, and
should consequently bear the highest
annual value.
TJje commissioner dismissed the ap-
peal, with £2/2/ costs.
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