SUPREME COURT-THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 217, 14 September 1888, Page 4

SUPREME COURT-THIS DAY.

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! (Before His HonorMr justice Gillies.) Frobam. — Motions for probate wore granted re William Morris (Mv Buddie), Georgf Simpson (Mr Buddie). . Administration.-r~Lettera of administration.fopto;.. granted 're. ,'■„ Thomas, Innes (Mr Brookji'W^AgnesTerese Robinson (Mr Nariier), and Frances Will (Mr Brock). <O'BBiKN.—Mr Tole moved for further extension of time;to file accounts, which was granted. ' ' ' / James Fenton v. John Hoene and John Wilson. —Mr Earl moved for an order to pay in Court £329 17s 3d, being,the surplus of a sale, by Messrs McCullough and Kenshaw as mortgagees of properties belonging to the estate of the late K. Graham,— An order was granted as prayed by consent.'"/ ' ' "'■"■-, " ' ■','.- '

Claim fok«; Compensation. ~~ln tho matter of the Land Act 1887, and the PubUc Works Act, 1876 and 1882, and in tho matter of the claim for compensation of James Bennett, of, Tapu Creek, Auckland, Mr Buddie moved to set aside judgment alI leged to have been entered therein on the | fourth day of August 1888.—Mr Buddie ap- [ peared for the, Minister of Lands and !Mr Napier, for James Bennett. The claim for compensation referred to was for £1,450 for loss and damage in respect of 145 acres of the Waikatvau Block of land granted to the said James Bennett by the Land Board of the Auckland district under •the provisions of the Land Act, 1877, on or about July, 1888. It was claimed that the said " lands were hk juriously affected, and that the said Land Board and the Governor had refused or neglected to give a proper title to; the said lands in accordance with the terms and conditions under which the same were selected by the said James Bennett. This claiai for compensation had been tendered to the 'Public Works Offico at Auckland and at the .Land Office, and bad been refused, and it appeared that:, no office I bad beenl appointed at Auckland for the serving of such claim for;compensation.—His Honor, after hearing the arguments of counsel, decided that this was not a 'matter arising under the Public VYoirks Act. The fact that there was no place where the claim ooald be served eimply rendered the Abu inoperative, and judgment must be set aeide.