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Good stuff. Have you ever looked into the rubrics used by these early implementors of LVT to assess land? Like what methods they used? I think in concept, an LVT is amazing. But I've struggled with understanding how to adequately explain how different parcels would be assessed.

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Hi Adam, I haven't been able to find what method they used in the Transvaal. I am sure some archival work could find it out. If you're interested in land valuation, there is a fairly large literature on different methods. Here is a brief overview: https://www.lincolninst.edu/publications/articles/traditional-methods-new-approaches-land-valuation

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