COMPENSATION COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 585, 13 August 1909, Page 8

COMPENSATION COURT.

• •'.■' HAND TAKEN AT ifVANS BAY.Tho compensation claims made against ■ the Wellington Harbour Board for laud taken in epnnoctlon .with tho Evans.. Bay reclamation schema) were, mentioned yesterday- before his Honour Mr. Justice Sun and Messrs. A. L. Wilson and J./ Lockk'(assessors);, . ■ • Argument in donncotiou- with tho claim of Josias.v.. Alexander .Chanoellor M'Eldowriey, 'warehouseman, of 12 Davis Street; 'was heard on. Wodnosday, Mr.'C. P. Skerrett, K.C., with him Mr. H. Buddie, appearing for tho claimant, and.Mr, T. S. Weston for the-Harbour Board., This.olaim tfas for as- compensation for • loss arising out of: the taking' of lot 42, block 1, part of section 0, Watts Peninsula .District. Tho value of-, the land (2 roods ie 5 perches) was put down at £1850, and that of the buildings and fenoeS at .£l5O. An offer of ,£775 made by tho Harbour Board had been rofusod. • - . ; Meiition was made of tho claim of .£SOO by another property-holdor, Langdon, in regard to a - section taken by the Harbour: Board. An offer of .£350 by way of compensation had not been accepted. His. Honour intimated that judgmont would be given in M'Eldowney's 'caso on Saturday nest at 11 a.m., and it-was agreed that hearing of Langdon's elaim. should bo adjourned •until August 26. i - Tho Court proceeded to Mirarrtar yesterday to .viow tho ,sections which aro. tho subject of tho claims. ■. ■