COMPENSATION CASE.

Mataura Ensign, 19 March 1913, Page 4

COMPENSATION CASE.

1 PER UNITED riiF.SB ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHUKCH, L« Tlio nct;on brought on boh.ilf of ¥i. Matsov «iiv Co. against Lho JMin -t s for Hadway for conipens.iL.«:i f '.r land tnk<>n by the Railway Department at Addmgton under tho Pu|il o Works Act, was continued to-city. I'' v court ;t\\ i tho < hi : t. i' IfiQ compensation, together with .nt-.vost on that sun from tho date o:' 'he pi - cNniat'on. Mr Justice DeiinKi'ii they hiid not coiisine'vd t-h,> iiig'.er pi ico of Taylor's section bought by Matson and Co., except in helping the court to assess tho actual value of tho whole of tho land, as they felt convinced that Matson jind Co. would bavo purchased Taylor - !} land in the beginning. No costs were allowed.