LAND FOR SPOIL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1004, 20 December 1910, Page 5

LAND FOR SPOIL.

PRICES FIXED. t AN AWAED WITH KEASONS.

Mr.'Justice Cooper delivered - *:-: the awards of- the * Compensation . Court -."-. 1 -.. .'; .' which heard last week two claims against-, the Wellington Harbour ..'Board "in-- re- r V*i" .sppct-of land taken compi|]sorily for re-. clamation purposes -near the , Miram'ar Wharf, Evans Bay. The, Court'consisted '■" I of. his Honour- (president), Iff. W. 'AI: Hannay (assessor for .the .respondent--board), ancl Mr. .A. L. ! Wilson (assessor for the claimants). - u 'the first, ease, Samuel Morrell claim- - ■ ed -2GSD for tho land taken,-and the board --'. r had offered £m:. The .areaJis' 1' rood"17 •perches. • - .v . ■ ■ . ■ . Honour said by a-major-ity>-.had.decidcd to award-,£495. -The as.''-«S;V sessors - fees wero fixed at's guineis v each'; ; '' and each party >ould• pay' i ton sor... lie, professional cbsts, .^3O' 55.; and the witnesses expenses' arid-court-tes, to : '',ISS be ascertained, must- be paid by. the -• : rS.-i■: & spondent. _ Mr. vHanhay xfas .unable* tb-^-v'li tg- this award;: as "he : held that "the if 1 ' .offered by...tho• board"was sufficient. 1 i■ ' ' )as!s .on-which the- majority, of Uha'vVWA 1 , t»Mt..amvedi- ; jt.-'tWs'.-dwlird- ivas^that!' 2? the, market',value of the/larid-;-^^ that aD ' added 10 per cent , The Second Case..' ' r T , he „ c^al *mants in the other"'cas&— '. -. : l'-' - IsabeHa Stout' Cres s well.,Mere"difli'i. arid':- f'-Sv j U ?f n , Ul nan—had and, the board: had;offefed:"^2Bol : " ..ills Honour saidthe"Court, byWiiworV. V J* ity, awarded milst pa ? 20 .iB um e?s.'' <;psts.-;.and .'the Court.vrfA;-i J? n !r ses -«ptoesi. t^be'-'ais&Kt'i^a •£??£ ,# r ,\'.dissented.,from'"tttf. award, thinking ihevboard's offer ' of ••^2Bo^ Fair r'- ti, I 1®" ; •S 1 ! \ a ' a \. f o/ the 15s ; .a and they had. added 10 per ceut; to tliat.\®J l ?. u 'd havo. been Compromised i i?> Was usuai:;(his Honour. p¥Sce&?.%ys «li ?r J l ' Compensation Court',fe>: givevthe 7 -,'"-p TS.ason for .its. awards,- but .they thought', ..tP! do- soJn ;ihe -pfeserit ■case, i ;'le-;.:>rs,', ! Ji: a cause, it • might >be. of-assistance'.if.iothep/^^'V '"'f y««,Pentof.'Tliej thought^it' the board .did not sec itrwav to. ti '-> I®uhds ; !more and.lhii's the- costs of. tho -Cofct; r> ':'" -- • the board made it s - ? /- offer in.: the two. cases - on- the .basis o f-; to"settle 5 . Wd one more .case: v remarked Co ?rt ?>", "Me to; fix a it %Ju - tKe fW H," Ae-'hrejerent to/consider I»ns ? ri ?lP a ' <1 the owner fojr-:tlieS i; wuch or too fl? n,6re Slir - laiid'S® •nl»m •' II? ? .was Awarding'-' , phem, -and they had ..paid', too miich.'--'ln&.'Sv some, cases ;the. price, is. settled;-by:" the r: ..' a a t'..paid .with, a fair bal-'.:. sf-/j----;was;riot a proP|rbas« where.at was iP pssible to" fix t th 9 :-a value at the time, the land was taken/ -"> : >