COMPENSATION COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 639, 16 October 1909, Page 14

COMPENSATION COURT.

THE PENCiVRKOW QUARRY CLAIM . ■- . ' THV 'Compensation - Court,' ! his; Honour Mr.. " Justice -&m presiding, hcaril further evidenco because of,the taking by the Government ot (the PendarroWjrQnaijjrf-in vip orders'Mbbtain -stone lfor: the stiwghteiing :,or?. -- the Hutt'railway. Audi 'i ; ? 'JSSSOO :*damages, > as v coropensation4fqr ; , the loss?, of the qitarry. Mr. G. H Scales I\as assessoi 1 for the claimants, and Mr. A H ' Miles fon -. the ;defendants,.<the 'Railways-Department. . ■■'. : : .Mt/.0, til. Treadwell -appeitfed -fort claimants,; : ■ md; Mf.f'Myera - for- theyMihista! Ilail-.s y.f'oT^i'tnaSses': bellied fy-i irho»;staf ed'-that 1 87,885: tons: of- -stone -h'ad; ;been ii"; taken jftiijjV..of;v the;..quarry.v,by thejGoye'rnmentV .£ large, ,'stones '-'required -(501000 .'tons) from this !.f; j'qnatryi' ::bnft';the:'\Bup'ply.i-.Kad'- .'iibt fbeen : sufficient>^;StnppingS/:;4hd:'':TOste': had • been ; tipped -mtoi thtt^eaa,/a proceeding - which would havo 5 -.. meant ..o; risk-to a >pmafe -individual, in the. ■<-, fiee-ofjtho rllarbpur /Board:■ by-laws. --Trans- : and, ..in '' ;dayi,'; w l , Hoi land .\v'as .-oi 'no; furthci-. rise' to the Government,-and :jt,.would .be of little value .-'• tq anyone.: -There, 'was stUl .'somo'- big stone' ■ .i llir it,, iWhlch.xould bo ■ worked easily, but ■ • iiTnost -good .rock had been, taken out. 1 i ; ;Ono. witness said that'the -Government would havef beta"!better.; ;sei\yedi-had - they,' taken the. id Ngah£iuranga'4.quarry,'?.qf i ,!iwhich hehad -.-had - a lease. ' The. stoWtli&re was of ipiS;',' ;b'etter v (^ality,;^hanf : • Pencarrow,, and,. .-■ i ifv-it had been: taken, :a good deal of public r ,;:. money.*(ould-havo been. savesl. r -; - 'The Court will - hear argument ■on the--law points this morning. <" i - "■