EARTHQUAKE ADJUSTMENT

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2450, 20 June 1931, Page 5

EARTHQUAKE ADJUSTMENT

COURT COMMENCES S ITT INC NOT MANY CASES FOR II EAR INO - - (Per Press Association). Napier, June 19. The sittings of tlie Hawke’s Ray Adjustment ('our;. const it tiled under the provisions of tin* speaeial earthquake legislation, commenced in Napier this morning, the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, have associated with him Messrs LI D. Yiskery and C. Von Tlaast.

Tlie desirability of an amicable settlement: between the interested parsons was emphasise 1 by his Honour in his opening address. lie said lie would tie quite willing to hear any matter which the parties wished to tiring before its notice, hilt, at the same time it was highly desirable that whercevor possible tlie parties should settle their affairs out of Court. His Honour also intimated that if lie himself should be cajled away io attend sittings of the Appeal Court, Mr. Justice Reid would preside over the Adjustment Court. So far only eleven applications for lien ring have been tiled with the Registrar of ihe (’our:, and his Honour hoped that the parties would file their applications ns early as possible. The advantage of consulting solicitors was also mentioned by his Honour. The majority of* the applications before the Court are being heard in camera.