WAIHI NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 126, 28 May 1907, Page 2

WAIHI NEWS.

(By Telograph. —Own Correspondent.) WA"IUI, tUis flayTHE'CASE OF MR. BOYER. There hare been no fresh developments lii conncctien with the atteniptßd! suicide of Mr. F. V- Boyer. manager, of the WOrk-<Ji-s'"'.iio-opcratlve Stores. The injured man shovretl still further Improfenieut Uus moruiiip. The Co-operative Stores arc closed for stocktaking.

CLAIM FOB COMPENSATION, in the rompeneatiou Court to-day tne Wathi Borougii Council are defending un action to recover £VOO damiLgcs, brought by xl\K Wailii Co.. the alleged damMRfS being cansed by the Borough Council eiittlrife down tlie hill on the western side of Scildou-street, on which tue company's preiHiifes are sitiratcd, tearing the oflices luted' and wiiiiout :i frtir moans of access, tlitis injiirins business to such an extent that thy premises had to ho abandoned, aud a new place of business secured. Mr. A. Bruce was assessor for the Borough Council, and Mr. B. W. Alison for the company. >ir. T. Cotter appeared for complainants, and Mr. F. Karl for defendants, who put in a denial of any liability. Mr. Cotter, lii opening the case, pointed out that the question to be decided was .whether iho upper road in question, constructed by the OLmemuri County Council prior to the formation of the borough, was a permanently constructed road, and, if so, wnat damages should/ be 'awarded. The actiou was brtHighfrindcr- 205 of tho-Manicipal ' Corpo'faticn Act, wh. n provides that if any road is-constructed i> any .permanent manner, compensatiou shn iOe paid. The case is important; and great iattrest i≤ teintj taken in it locally.