RATING CLAIM
SOUTHLAND BOYS AND GIRIS’ HIGH SCHOOL BOARD. DECISION RESERVED. (Ter United Press Association.) Wellington, June 24. In the Appeal Court case Southland Boys’ and Girls’ High School Board versus the Borough of Invercargill, Mr Cooke for the respondent borough in reply submitted that the exemption of the Crown from the provisions of the Rating Act was no wider than it was held to be by the judge in the court below’, and it could not be said that it was sufficiently wide to exempt the present appellant board. Two conditions had to be fulfilled by the person or body claiming to be covered by the exemption gained by the King s prerogative, (I) Its purpose or object must relate to the King’s prerogative; (2) the person or body in occupation must occupy as bare trustee. None of these conditions were fulfilled in the present case. Finally, he submitted that the judgment of the judge in the court below should be adopted in full by the Court of Appeal. Judgment was reserved.
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Southland Times, Issue 21429, 25 June 1931, Page 6
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173RATING CLAIM Southland Times, Issue 21429, 25 June 1931, Page 6
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