" WE TOSSED UP."

Kumara Times, Issue 926, 18 September 1879, Page 3

" WE TOSSED UP."

. Oii Monday last, in the Lands Court, a Crown classifier, ou his oath, came face to face with a poser from counsel for the appellant, thus : Counsel.—Do you and the classifier associated with you invariably agree 1 Witness.—Oh, no. "We differ occasionally. Counsel.—You differ in this case \ "Witness.—We did. Counsel.—And how did you arrive at the valuation sent iu 1 Valuer.—We tossed up ! Of course the position was an awkward one, and on re-examination of the witnese connsel for the Crown tried to improve matters, with this result:— Crown Counsel;—Do you niean to say ytiu tossed up as to which class this estate should he placed in 1 Witness.—Oh, no? We agreed as to that; we. only tossed as to^-whether it would carry a sheep or [I sheep and a quarter to the acre ! This, in other words, means that to the Providential arbitrament of a skied copper is left for adjustment a difference in taxation of 25 per cent, between two Government officers. Might not this beautifully simple method of settlement be adopted in Parliament? Would not, lml fa-crown spun in the air by Mr Be-ry, with Mr Service " to call to him," be as creditable a method of arriving at. a decision ort the tariff as a nights bad blood stirred up in so-called debate ?—" JS-les," in the Australasian of the 30th ult.

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