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ARCHITECT'S FEES.
(Continued from Paga.1).
explained that he was not sure whether he could go on with the house or not, but instructed Mri Bourne' to go on and make working drawings, These instructions wore conarmed in a lotter written by Mr.. Bourne to Mr. Croucher, in which It was stated that, working draw ings, to one-quarter of an inch scale, and specifications were being pre- pared. In that same lotter Mr. Bourne sall that hie fees would be. five per cent, of the estimated, cost of the house, when they wore ready to go ahead, and a further 2 per cent. later on, making 7% per cent. altogether. He added that the working drawings and specifica tions would take about four months to prepare, and he asked for the return of the sketch.
A reply was sont later by Mr. Croucher mying that, after talk ing the matter over with his wife, he thought he ought to wait a little longer before deßnitely de- elding to build the house. He said that Mr. George Potts was re- turning from England in a few months and that his (Mr. Grou- cher's) plans might be upset. It was still his intention to build, but he wanted to see his way clear- er first. He asked Mr. Bourne to defer the matter of the plans until later.
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Oxford paid tribute to several distinguished personages when honorary degrees were conferred on them in the Shel- donian Theatre. Pleture shows the Marquis of Reading and the Earl of Cavan in the processjon.
His Lordship suggested re-call-
EGYPTIAN COTTON.
At that request, said Mr. Mac- namara, Mr.. Bourne did nothing! further. He had already done quite a deal of work, as the ori- Pinni design had entailed minch' work. He waited from September until February when, although willing to wait until Mr. Crouchering Mr. Little on the point, but was ready to go on, he wished arced to leave the matter in the later the solicitors concerned Le come to an arrangement regard hands of his Lordship.
A LESSENED OUTPUT, ing the payment of his fees for the work already done. He made an
Mr. Macnamara asked why it
" Cairo. Aug. "4. appointment by letter, with Mr.
was that when he received. Mr. Cruther and they had an inter-Bourne's letter of September 12th. | communique, states that the The Ministry of Agriculture, in view on February 4th in his (Mr. clearly indicating a suggestion to arca devoted to growing Sakellari- Bourne's) office. Mr. Croucher on with the building, he did dis cotton is nine percent. less
not any anything, when they had than last year. already told him it would be the flower is inferior in most pro- The expansion of $60,000. Also why he did not vinces of Lower Egypt to last year return the plan when asked. and the ravages of the boll weevil quite right, because Mr. Bourne shrubs
Defendant replied that that wasare more extensive, and more
have had not drawn up a plan to suit Inspectors have unanimously de- withered. The his requirements.
cided that it is necessary to pro-i Asked why he did not return muigate a law limiting the aren the plun, the defendant said he for the cultivation of cotton to forget it, as about that time he
one-third the moved down from the Peak,
present area. Reuter Mr. Mucnamara said the de- fendant's letters did not convey any of the defences which his
You know he would have ac- solicitor had put forward for him, cepted $500-He said he would and the first they heard of them not. was when they came
Continuing, defendant said he Asked if he could explain that, had taken the plan to Messrs. the defendant replied that he Leigh and Orange, and they had could not explain anything.
told him that it was. only worth When Mr. Macnamara said the $50. He told them he had.offered defendant had not repudiated $150 for it and they said it was the cost of $60,000 for the house, ample, Mr. Watson said there was no
Mr. Maennimara remarked that claim.
they had no evidence on that point.
all that he thought that very little had up to then been done and that all he had got was a "piece of paper.". It might have been but a piece of paper to Mr. Croucher, but it represented a lot of work on the part of Mr. Bourne, The rest of the negotiations were simply endeavours on Mr. Bourne's rait to get payment of his fees, It had been stated that Mr. Crou- cher had been heard to say that he was not going to pay anything at all. On March 22nd, Mr. Bourne" wrote to Mr. Croucher suggesting that the fatter should pay him a minimum of $100 per month until the 3000 was paid off.
"Mr. Macnamara went on to speak of the scale of fees laid down by the Royal Institute of British Architects, saying that Mr, Beur 10 was entitled to what he was claiming,
The first witness called was Mr. A. Colbourne Little, of Mesara. Little, Adams and Wood, who said he bad been a Fellow of the
RIB.A. since 1907 and had been in the profession for 20 years. Looking at the matter from his own professional exy orienes, he considered that the house planned could not be built for less than $60,000 or $70,000. It certainly could not be built in this Colony
for $30,000.
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to
court.
$100 OFFERED. The defendant said he went to see Mr. Bourne and he asked for
payment. He replied that Mr. Bourne had not done what he had been asked to do, but he would not mind giving him $100 for whit he bud done.
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Mr. Croucher, in reply to his Lordship, said when Mr. Bourne: showed him the plan he said he liked it very much, but Mr. Bourne
could not tell him how much it was going to cost.
if he wished, but denied giving him He told Mr. Bourne: that he could draw up some plans any definite instractions to do so.
when he received a letter taxing Mr. Macnamara asked why, him with $900, he made no reply Bourne had left the P. W. D., and,
NO CONTRACT. Mr. Watson submitted that Mr. to it.
Bourne was ill,
Defendant replied that Mr. Croucher, trying to find some. The having no work, went to Mr.
ill, that would not have prevented imply any contract to pay.
Mr. MacnamaraAs to being nature of a tenger, and could not plans were given to them in the you from replying?-No..
His Lordship:-Well, you kept not the plans for twelve months.
Mr. Watson replied that they were simply hidden away. He
dant said the plaintiff, did
In reply to his Lordship defen- seem to know anything about it, as he was not sure of the cost.
Replying to questions by Mr. Watson, Mr. Little admitted that the fees were only due if a certain amount of work had been done. It was to have been an eight-roomed house, but it was not necessary to show the foundations on the sketch plan, because when the plan was drawn the exact site might, not have been chosen. A sketch plan should include the height of the rooms, a front clevation house and a section, and whatevertention to build, and if Mr. Bourne
of the his letters he said it was his in-mitted that certain work had not was left out of the sketch plan had produced a plan the building asked to do it, and Mr. Croucher been done. According to Mr. Pin this case would, nevertheless, of which would cost $10,000 he
Croucher's evidence the plaintiff have been in the mind of the could have built the house; architect.
agreed but did not bind himself of the difference between $40,000 the parties. In dealing with the Why did you not say anything contract was entered into between to pay. That was as far as any and $60,000?—I told him about it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mac namara, defendant said he bad heard the evidenco of Mr. Little, but he did not take Mr. Little's word na to the cost of the house, but Mr. Bourne's
fendant admitted that in one of $900 for the work done. He sub- In reply to Mr. Macnamara, de- continued it was absurd to ask
tell me about the $50,000 by letter.rely on Mr. Little's evidence for Not by letter? Well, he did'nt Mr. Justice Wood said he would question of remuneration, when Continuing, the defendant said that, Mr. Watson said the plaintiff he had nothing to do. "Let moclaimed. They had it in evidence Mr. Bourne came to him and said was not entitled to the amount go ahead for the next three months that Mr. Bourne had put in a and I will draw up all these plans,"week's work, and the result was areli-Bourne to do nothing at all. Re-
he said. Defendant told Mr.that bit of paper." plying to another question, the devalue of the plans, and the work Mr. Macnamara spoke of the fondant sold he paid $5,300 for the and skill entailed in drawing them land, and he was paying taxes.
Mr. Macnamara:-We are not talking about that. Do you doubt Mr. Little's word? No, I don't doubt Mr. Little's word,
He is a very well known tect?-Yes.'
REDUCED CLAIM?
His Lordship suggested that is. defendant had been given two sets' of Agures of costs he should reduce the amount of the claim proper tionately.
$500. MENTIONED. -
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up. He stressed the fact that tho defendant kept the plan, and that if you can spend $5,800 on buying for the house. He asked his Lord- Mr: Macnamara: I put it to you pudiation of the sum of $60,000 the correspondence showed no re- Mr. Macnamara said he was land, you can pay $600 to an ar-hip to find that the plaintiff's quite agreeable, but he did not chitect? quite know what the proportion
Defendant:-Woll, ho would be..
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