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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1535, 17 August 1905, Page 1

The responsibility involved in the oase of bush fires is shown by a oase hoard at Hawera, olaiming £2OO. In giving judgment, Mr Turnbull, S.M., said : 11 Plaintiff alleges that defendant lit a fire for tbo purpose of burning felled bush, which spread and destroyed and damaged plaintiff’s tramways, fencing, and grass, I find that defendant did actually light a fire as alleged, aod that the fire caused other fires in the lands occupied by plaintiff, and did damage to the latter’s tramways, fences, and grass. It is well settled law that under these circumstances defendant is liable to damages. The aw of New Zealand is that if a person lights fires on hie own land he must at his own peril pre. vent them from spreading to the land of his neighbor. The only question is as to the damages, and I Bin of opinion that they should be fixed at £lO5, for which sum I give judgment for plaintiff, with costs according to scale, Is 6d,

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