APPEAL COURT.
WELLINGTON, October 26. The Appeal Court gave judgment to-day in the cafie adjourned from last viz., the Mayor of Lower Hurt Borough v. the Mayor of Wellington. In accordance with the Public Works Act, the city was assessed for a portion of the cost of the new bridge, but objected to pay en the ground that ic "was not adjacent-, since there are several local bodies intervening, while the bridge itself is nine miles away. The majority of the Court ('Judges Dei:niston, Edwards, and Cooper) were of opinion thatthe city is adjacent within the meaning of the Act, while the Chief Justice and Mr Justice Williams dissented on the ground that- " adjacent" means contiguous. Notice of appeal to the Privy Council was given.
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Evening Star, Issue 12026, 26 October 1903, Page 4
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125APPEAL COURT. Evening Star, Issue 12026, 26 October 1903, Page 4
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