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£3400 SOUGHT.

COMPENSATION CLAIM.

LAND TAKEN BY CROWN.

16 ACRES AT MOUNT ALBERT.

A claim of £3400, compensation for land in Mount Albert, taken under the Public Works Act, was heard in the Supreme Court to-day before Mr. Justice Callan and two assessors, Mr. W. H. Lunn, for claimant, and Mr. John Alexander, C.M.G., M.L.C, for the respondent.

Claimant was Miss Winifred Mabel Kerr-Taylor, for whom Mr. Duthie appeared. Mr. Meredith represented the respondent. Claimant asked £3400, together with interest at 5 per cent, in respect of the taking of the block.

Mr. Duthie said the area lay between the Mount Albert and the Sandringham tram lines. It was taken on December 11 last by proclamation of the GovernorGeneral by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research for the purpose of plant research.

Claimant was the owner of the land, as the executrix of the late Aiian KerrTaylor, and was also the owner of a further block of 19 acres. She alleged that the 19 acres would be injuriously affected by the taking of the 16 acre* and would make the roading and subdivision of tho 19-acre block more costly and the sections of lees value because of lack of access.

Mr. Meredith said he would like the question of coats to be reserved.

9 Btage the Court adjourned so that the area in question could be inspected.

The inspection by the Court of th» property in question occupied the rest of the morning, and the hearing was not resumed until this afternoon. Thomas Tripp Andrews, a surveyor, gave evidence concerning a plan of the area which he had prepared.

(Proceeding.)

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Bibliographic details

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 241, 11 October 1937, Page 8

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£3400 SOUGHT. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 241, 11 October 1937, Page 8

£3400 SOUGHT. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 241, 11 October 1937, Page 8

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