From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday, 28 July, 1939.

PUBLIC-HOUSE RATING

The fact that the rating of licensed premises in Kent is being reconsidered, was indicated by a reference at this week's meeting of the Dover Rural District Council.

Arising from a report of the Rating Committee the Rev. Ben Davies asked why they should bother about the assessments of licensed properties. He thought the rates of those premises were pretty equitable as it was and he thought they would be raising a lot of dust for nothing.

The Chairman said it was a recommendation from the County Rating Committee that the revaluation of those properties should be taken place forthwith.

The Rev. Ben Davies said that the present system of valuation was equitable, being based entirely on the trade.

Captain Nuthall said that the present valuation of tied houses was made on the profits and owing to a case coming off it was proposed to value them on the open market value, which was rather different.

The report was adopted.