GISBORNE HARBOUR CASE. WELLINGTON, April 28

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 28 April 1922, Page 7

GISBORNE HARBOUR CASE. WELLINGTON, April 28

The Court of Appeal continued the hearing of argument in the cases between the Gisborne Harbour Board and George Henry Lysnar. The latter's counsel (Mr Burnard) cited further authorities in support of his argument that section 57 of the Harbour Act did not compel a harbour board to call public tenders for work of the type referred to in the board's contract with Lysnar. After Mr Myers had replied Sir Robert) Stout stated that the Court was of opinion that section 57 of the Harbours Act, 1918, was mandatory, but the reasons of the Court would be put in writing. The result of this expression of opinion by the Court will be that the npnenl by the Gisborne Harbour Board will be allowed, and the contract between Lysnar and the board declared invalid.