CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF STEAMSHIP OWNERS. Pres:; Association. AUCKLAND, Sept. 25. In tiio Magistrate’s Court this afternoon Mr. Kettle, S.M., delivered judgment in the case in which John Burns and Co. claimed from the master and owners of s.s. Blomfontein the sum of £7 15s 3d, as damages. The statement of claim set out that on December 17th, 1906, defendants received in good order and condition 560 reels of barb wire, which were to be safely conveyed on the Blomfontein from New York to Auckland, and that during the voyage 23 reels were damaged by paint being deposited on them to such an extent that they were rendered unsaleable and were landed by the defendants in such condition. His Worship held that the causo of the damage was not ono of the excepted perils mentioned in the bill of lading, and gave judgment for plaintiffs for amount claimed with costs.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2195, 26 September 1907, Page 2
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151CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2195, 26 September 1907, Page 2
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