RATING CASE.
DECISION RESERVED. 'PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, June 24 In the Appeal Court, the case of. the Southland Boys' and Girls' High School Board v. the Borough of Invercargill was continued. Mr Cooke, for the respondent bor- . ougb, in reply, submitted that the exemption of the Crown from the provisions of the Rating Act was no wider than it was held to be by the Judge in the Court below, and it could not fee said that it was sufficiently wide to exempt the present appellant Board. Two conditions had -to be fulfilled by the person or body claiming to be covered by the exemption gained by the King's prerogative. (1) Its purpose or object must relate to the King's prerogative. (2) The person or body in occupation must occupy as a baro trustee. None of these conditions was fulfilled in the present case. Finally, he submitted that the judgment of the Judge in the Court below should be adopted in full by the Court of Appeal. Judgment was reserved [The appeal is- against a judgment for £59 7s Id. against the Board for borough and power rates in respect of six acres"23 poles of land owned by the Board. ] ] j
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20272, 25 June 1931, Page 6
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RATING CASE.
Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20272, 25 June 1931, Page 6
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