INTERESTING TO LOCAL BODIES.

Evening Star, Issue 12867, 17 July 1906, Page 4

INTERESTING TO LOCAL BODIES.

WELLINGTON, July 17. The Supreme Court, consisting of the Chief Justice and Justices Edwards, Cooper, and Chapman, are engaged hearing the oase Gardner and Sons v. Mair. This Is a Taihape case. Mr Mair, road inspector for the Rangitikei County Council, lodged a eosrolaint under section 138 of the Public Works Act, 1894, against the appellant* in the Magistrate's Court, Taihape, to the effect that the Rangitikei County Council had been obliged-to spend £402 in the repair of the Torere-Horouta road owing to damage alleged by the' extraordinary traffic of the appellants in carting timber out in waggons. - The magistrate gave judgment against the appellants for £173. The appellants appealed to the District Court, Wanganui, on the grounds that sawmilling is a recognised industry, and that the carting of timber is therefore not extraordinary traffic; that the Council had, previous to the damage, rated appellants and licensed their waggons; and that' the Council Were guilty of contributory negligence in insufficiently metalling the road to which damage had been done. Further evidence in the case was taken here early thia month and the case removed to the Supreme Court for aocameat,