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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 560, 24 August 1920, Page 2

C'live Henry Wily, son of defendant, ; said that £SO was fixed as the cost . of the survey, including laying off I new road, etc., and £3 extra if the i work wa.s done to defendant's satis- ' faction. The und#jfiaged lengths of • wire were too short for practicality. i H. Melville Crispe, farmer, MsaKu; - v;' . said the property advent to. falls had always been -a mdstj *0l si ~ noxious weeds (ti-tree an&furze). He did not think the burning would spoil the place for a future burn. He ' thought tte damage to the fence was compensatsMor by the riddance qf the furze. Hie posts weiaS barely - scorched. The fence was riot, dawkaged to any serious extent. * William Findlay, farmer, thought the burn would not Effect Mr Wily's interests much, but adv mitted that the damaged wire would be useless nfter four or five years. '■'•.< THE JUDGMENT. His Worship said the case was an . unfortunate one, and only needed a ''* - - tact to have kept it out ofr i Court. However, he had the evidence 1 % 1 of two witnesses of a specific con- 1 tract for £so'. Re the claim for m damages by fire, if any man dealt with fire, water, or any other dangerous element, he did so at his risk. Mr. Ledger should have permission from Mr. Wily, or lave seen that Mr. Wily or some his men were present. He award £5 damages to fence, he thought would meet the ends justice. The claim was for £4O being balance of £6O 9s, the tiff's price for the work. The trate came to the was the previo^^^^^^^^^^^^H gave judgment 3s together for above. o. and