COMPENSATION COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1663, 1 February 1913, Page 2

COMPENSATION COURT.

CLAIM AGAINST lIUTT COUNTY. ; . Hearing of a compensation ease, which opened in Wellington in December last, was continued yesterday. The .claim has arisen ovet wad formation ih tho l'lirnrnerton district. The Compimsatioa Court sot up to deal with tho matter comprised his Honour' Mr. Justice Chapman and'two assessors, Mr. W. M. Hannay being for „tho claimant,' and Mr. H. J.' Richards, of Levin, for. the, respondent oouncil. : ■: '

Tho claimant is' James Walker, of Plim. morton, who is Beekini to recover th« 'slim. of i 62115 fronl>the Hutt County Counoil in respect of Certain landß taken, and' in respect of certain othor lands injur!, ously affeoted. The County Council had refused to entertain tJie claim. Mr.' S. ; - Stafford, -tt-ith him Mr; B. S, Stafford, appeared for tho claimant while Mr. A. do, Bi Brandon appeared for tho County Council. 1 After claimant's witnesses had been heard in .Decotnbor, cvidencft was eailed for tho respondent county at considerable length. Tin's raised the question of the possibility of constructing a dam to c'pol with the water supply from stock, it having been tilleffcd that the construction of. tho [road had left one. part of tho farm without water. :

Counpol for claimant'subsequently asked that ho be (?mnt<xl nn opportunity nf calling exi>ert evidenco M to the possibility of constructing tho dam. and tlie cost -thereof.: Thm question, «ho said, had been sprung as a surprise. The Court agreed to tin; adionrnment, and the hearing was resumed yesterday, when Mr. Stafford submitted the evidence of two export witnesses. The addrews of counsel ocenpied tho Court until 2MO p.m. An adjournment was then decided upon i until, a quarter to 10 o'clock, this morning, when decision will probably bo given. • '. '' , .