CITY PROPERTY

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 141, 11 December 1935, Page 22

CITY PROPERTY

A disagreement between the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Employees' Association and the Wellington City Council over the lease of a section of land at the corner of Lambton Quay and Waring Taylor Street occupied the attention of the Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) in the Supreme Court yesterday.

When the association's lease expired at the end of last August it was five days late with its notice >to the council of its desire to have a valuation made for the purpose of renewing the lease. The council refused to waive the lateness except on the tenant's being willing to accept the future rent at a certain figure. A valuation of the rental was later made by two arbitrators, one appointed by each party and the council then said it would agree to the renewal of the rental if the association accepted that valuation. The association did not accept this, because m its opinion its arbitrator had acted under a misapprehension, and it asked that the council should grant a renewal at a rental fixed by a further valuation. The council adhered to its original decision and accordingly the association applied to the Court under the Property Law Act for an order for relief against the refusal of the council to grant a lease except upon the terms already stated.

Mr. C. A. L. Treadwell, with him Mr. H. J. V. James, appeared for the assocounc?! and Mr- J> O'Shea for the After hearing argument by counsel his Honour said that he would grant t d he su SSested that the Court should decide the rental value after hearing evidence. This was agreed to| t™£ 1S vn,° Ur made m order grant, uig the relief applied for, the Court to fix the rental at a later date. The lessee js to pay the lessor £7 7s costs