BOARD OF REVIEWERS.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1030, 4 May 1883, Page 2

BOARD OF REVIEWERS.

The adjourned meeting of the Board of Reviewers for the Patea District was hold at the II,M. Court-houso yesterday at 11 a.m. Present, Messrs J. R. Lysaght, G. McLean, and D. Peat. William Connolly objected to the valuation on Section 4, Block 29. The objector stated the land was freehold. Ho did not think it would realise more than £SO if sold. Valuation reduced from £62 to £SO. An objection by the same to the valuation of Section 6, Block 28, was disallowed, and in another the valuation on 3 sections in Block 2 was reduced to £l7O. The following objectors did not appear and the valuations wore uphold. George Hutchison, George Hurley, D. J. Williams, William Forbes Keating, John Krouse, Caroline Payrnan, Benjamin Pay man, (2 objections), Alfred A. Gower, B. M. Iloneyfield, Daniel McGregor, Edward Horner, Lundberg and Go.

groaning. His father then had a succession of fits, and about half-past 1 o’clock died. J. Hynes deposed to having been called by Mr Scott’s son on the night in question. He went into the room and found deceased in a fit. As a rule witness never saw deceased drink (o excess. Never saw him drink anything but beer. M McLean said he had only seen Mr Scott the worse for liquor once. Did not know anything about hia death. Dr Croft deposed to having made a post mortem examination of the body, and had no doubt deceased died from apoplexy. Apoplexy was frequently caused by drinking to excess of alcohol. After some discussion, the jury brought in a verdict of “ Death from Apoplexy.”