COMPULSORY SALE.
CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION
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■ CHRISTCHURCH, March 16. Proceedings in connection with the compulsory acquisition of the Culverden Estate opened to-day, before the Compensation Court, of which Mr. Justice Denniston sat as President, with Mr. W. McFarlane (for .the trustees), and Mr. J. Rennie (for tbo Crown), .assessors. Claim for compensation was made by Edward Cephas, John Stevens, and Ronald Macintosh MacDonald, as trustees under the will of the late Sir John _Cracroft Wilson, in respect of the Cuiverden Estate, intended to be taken compulsorily b- the Crown under the “Lands for Settlement Consolidation Act, 1900. ” The whole block which is being acquired by the Government comprises 25,155 acres, and the total amount of the claim is £162,037.
Mr. T. W. Stringer, K.C., with Mr. T. G. Russell, appeared for the claimants, and Mr. D. M. Findlay, with Mr. J. A. Cassidy, for the Crown. Evidence was given by several witnesses in support of -the claim.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2141, 17 March 1908, Page 3
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158COMPULSORY SALE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2141, 17 March 1908, Page 3
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