IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
HELD AT LUGANVILLE/SANTO
(Civil Jurisdiction)
Civil Case No.9 of 1998
BETWEEN:
TAPTUMOL FAMILY
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Plaintiff
AND:
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CAMILLO LOPEZ
1st Defendant
AND:
ANDREW LOPO
2nd Defendant
AND:
JEREMIAH
3rd Defendant
AND:
FRANK CARLO
4th Defendant
Coram: Mr Justice Oliver A
Saksak
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William Lory - Clerk
Plaintiffs are represented Louis Vatu as Spokesman
All Four Defendants are
present.
DECISION/p>
y Taptumol oli askem Kot
blong mekem Oda blong stopem olgeta Defedan oli stop katem ttem timber long ples
igat dispute.
Mo tu oli askem compensesen long vt30,000 long wan tree we oli
katem finis.
Mr Vatu ipresentem case blong
Famiptumol nomo long pepa we istap long kot finis. Hemi no gat gat witnes.
Mr Lopez hemi toktok hem wan.
Hemi katem wud lonaes blong Rolland Tura. Hemi no save se igat dispute.
Hemi gat licence
blong katem wud we hemi valid blong period Januari 1998
kasem 31 Disemba 1998. Hemi soem original business licence long kot.
Hemi
talem se problem ia hemi blong tufala famli we igat dispute. Hemi confem se
hemi nomo katem wud.
Mr Lopo italem se hemi wan
kampani wetem Mr Lopez tu ino save se igat dispute. Hemi talem se everi
roy royalty hemi pem
long Rolland. Olgeta record istap be hemi no soemaot long
kot. Hemi talem long saed blong compensesen blong vt30,000 long wan
wud hemi
cost tumas. Oli pem wud long vt20,000 per head mo vt4,000 per cubic metre.
Hemi askem hao nao oli kamap wetem
figa blong olgeta? Hemi talem se Rolland
i misledim olgeta. Hemi folem wanem Forestry i mekem long hem. Hemi confirm
se hemi nomo katem wud long area ia.
Mr iah i produsim statemen
blong hem mo hemi readim long Kot. Kot i readim gud ol toktokoktokt blong hem.
Hemi nomo katem
wud. Hemi katem 3 stampa wud nomo. Hemi pem vt45,000 from
long Joe Tevita. Hemi katem wud from private wok blong hem.
Mr Charles Bradt hemi passem ol
toktok long pepa. Kot i readim ol toktok mo kot iharem Mr Bradit italem se
Famli Taptumol
isut putum ol nara famli long kot be ino olgeta. Kampani
blong hemi folem ol prapa rod blong wok. Hemi gat licence. Mo hemi
confirm
se kampani inomo katem wud long ples ia.
Mr Louis i ansa ova ol toktok
blong talem se taem igat a, ino gat ona mo evri wok imas stap mo evri
samting iing istap
long gavman. Long saed blong compensesen, hemi from damage be
ino from cubic metre.
Hemi se mani isut go insaed wan
Trust Account fastaem. Hemi se Family Tura hemi save aboupute from
olgeta tu i tu iappeal.
Hemi stanap strong folem ol klem blong Famli Taptumol.
Hemi se Joe Tevita hemi nogat raet blong plesia from hemi blong narafala
island. Hemi confirm se inomo gat logging long ples ia.
Folem olgeta tokto ifaenem
olsem -
(1) & Long saed blo g ol
d defenden ino katem wud, ino gat nid blong Kot oda from olgeta defendant oli
save nao
se igat dispute long ples ia. Molgetao katd lon pl.
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(2) &nbssp;&nnbsp; Long song saed blong
e Jeremiah ino nino nid blong Kot oda from hemi no mekem wan long-termed operation.<
(3) &nbssp;&nAsp; t ount blong long compensesen hemi dispute pute mo Famli Taptumol hemi no save provum long kot from
hemi
no singaotem witness mo pruvum stret d.
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(4) & p; Fsp; Famaptumaptumol hemi
sut klem klem long Famli Tura mo Tevita from royalty be ineta defendants
ia.
Folem olgeta findings ia Kot
mi disaed se bambae i dismissim application blong Famli Tapi Taptumol. Kot
bambae ino mekem
wan oda blong oli pem costs.
DATED long Luganville long dei
ia 26th August, 1998.
BY THE COURT
OLIVER A SAKSAK
Judge of the Supreme Court
