VALUATION COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 102, 29 April 1912, Page 7

VALUATION COURT.

QUESTION" IIF SURRENDER h CH.UTi. I A sitting nj th* 1 ro\*rnnieiit \aluat."n Court »j- h< . i i.i t've Cbaniber "f L-joisieiTe tiu- nV'"T:;:._'. Mr. K. ' . i"ut-j ten. SJL. pr»-id:nc- \l--=r-. 'r. Pe:icwke aaJ W. liarrt , :: wer" :U.- assessor.--. The valuation- ■ p. th» !ea#<»bold prupfrties or Macklow Bros.: Shaw. Sjvii' Lad Albion Co.. Ltd.: ■!. •'- in;:. Ltd.:, tpeddinj. Kobcrt'On and ' '.: Win-tone •ad Co.. Ltd.: Li;lr.r-n-t-\:i. AinaJdsoni and Co.: J. T. -lulian: I. '. Lane: A. S. • Paternin and Co.: and Co., ' Ltd.: Ro'oert-on f'ru-.: and Millar'-; West Australian Hardwood 1.0.. Ltd..' tot objected to. tin? property- in quo- ! t;on teinir ..in ihe .ir»a :■< I*> taken orpr by %kc- Railway Department in fwr rear?" tirj-- :■ r -U-- _•■"«:- yard extension. The objection- raised were that til* l valuation- were excessive, -rp- ( in; that the |pi~>? would be surrendered ' a fonr rears" t.mp. and a-l-i that the : . Harbour Board'- fr««hol 1 :n re*pe.-t of ' these properties was a restricted !>»<-- ' Mid. It was a<rr<vl that one case . -bouid be taken a- .1 test i-a*e. Mr. B.; '* JfcVea?h appeariri; for t ; i.> "bjeetor?. I ' Md Mr. S. Mays f.. r ; : : .. \"aiuatiou Dp- i ■ jartment. In --iTvwrt ..:' the valuation. !" « vis roniended .| ]JT the lessees, although their would cease in four, .■rear? time, would yet he onrnpens-ated l ' for the surrendT of these particular; SKtion.-. and that th.- valuation should" ■ "JierMorp be arfordir.£:iy. ! Hie Conn, after he-.irin? irzumen;. aiE to the ennelusion that if the a^rree-, Seats wen« --, b» on.-idered at all." tie!----"Aole of the rijrh:? and rireumstanw j a eonnprtinn with the surrender wouli' we to be taken into consideration. At ■ & same time, the Tour: asreed that the ■ ' feshold was j restricted on- , . ■.