BUILDING CONTRACT CLAIMS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1933, Page 3

BUILDING CONTRACT CLAIMS

INVOLVED WAITARA CASES. Claims under the Wages Protection and Contractors’ Liens Act, 1908, in connection with the contracts of Ernest James Fussell, formerly a builder of Waitara and now bankrupt, came before Mr. W. H. Woodward, S.M., in the Waitara Court yesterday. There were three different contracts concerned, those of W. Honnor, L. H. Sampson and Morey and Co. Ltd. Mr. A. A. Bennett appeared for .the D.O.A. in each claim and Mr. G. Macallan for the New Plymouth Sash and Door Co. Ltd. In the first contract, that of W. Honnor, an order was made in favour of the New Plymouth Sash and Door Co. Ltd. for £8 9s and costs. Four claims were made in respect of L. H. Sampson’s contract. The New Plymouth Sash and Door Co. Ltd. claimed £246 2s Id, the Taranaki Plumbing Co. (Mr. W. Middleton) £4B 4s, E. W. Proctor (Mr. Middleton) £l4, and the Waitara Borough Council (Mr. I. Prichard) £lO ss. Evidence was taken and argument heard on questions of law, the magistrate reserving decision. Morey and Co. Ltd.’s contract involved three claims, the New Plymouth Sash and Door Co Ltd. £7O 13s 4d, B. J. Kerswell (Mr. Middleton) £ll6, and the Waitara Borough Council £4 7s. of evidence was completed and Mr. Macallan was granted leave to make further submissions in writing regarding one of the points involved.