Midland Railway Claim.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 79, 31 December 1895, Page 3

Midland Railway Claim.

pany in the prosecution of the works connected with the railway, and also that there wa« on the part of tho Company such a wilful breach of contract as on either ground to justify the exercise of ; the powers of the: Governor to take possession and assume the management 6 of the railway, and that in his opinion, 9 the .power conferred under section 123 of the Ast was rightly .exercised. The costs of both parties in the arbitra- ; tion casp are expected to reach the grand I total of 1,100,000. T

AGAINST THE COMPANY. ' COSTS .£IOO,OOO. Mr Blake's award in the arbitration case was lifted yecterby Mr Georae Harris, for the Company. The award, 'is of a voluminous charnoter, is against the Company. (With reolaim in rospept to mm resources Mr Hlalto holds is not entitled to any - : «nd he holds that Ihe seizure .by the Goyornment was Company bavingibeen guilty delay, and thero else breach of contract on the Each' party pays ooa\n, bnt they divide the to the first reference d<jaland action » of the BFJr'^iSfc'-»o Jasnary 14tb, 1895, tbe B*«w« B * ; F^l*e hoWs that.the Company ' P «SP|.6 I»>?»'''1 »>?»''' against ; the Orown^ any sum of mM As to tfie secondfH p sbleanclvin^g^wassncb^^^H r-: v . : " :". "■■: - , '■ j^^^^^H