COURT OF APPEAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1737, 30 April 1913, Page 5

COURT OF APPEAL.

THE SUGAR CASE GOING ON. Nine dayis have now passed since tho Sugar Case argument was commenced in the Court of Appeal, and the hearing is still proceeding. Mr. Justice Williams is presiding at the appeal, and sitting with him are Mr. Justice Denuiston, Mr. Justice Cooper, and Mr. Justice Chapmau. Tho api>ellant9 are tho Merchants' Association of New Zealand, Incorporated, a trade protection society, Wellington; the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Ltd., incorporated in New South Wales, sugar refiners and. sugar merchants, Auckland; Levin and Co., Ltd., W. M. Bannatyne and Co., Ltd., and Joseph ' Nathan and Co., Ltd., all merchants of Wellington. The respondent is his Majesty the King. Mr. C. P. Skerrett, K.C., rath Mr. T. Young, is appearing for the Merchants' Association, and for W. M. Bannatyne and Co., Ltd., and Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd.; Mr. J.'-H. Hoskiny, K.C., of Dunedin, with Mr. H. P. Richmond, of Auckland, represents tlie Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Ltd., while Mr. M. Myers is in the case as counsel for Levin and Co., Ltd. The Attorney-General (tho Hon. A. L. Herdman) is appearing for the Crown, and ho has with him Sir John Findlay, K.C., and Mr. H. H. Ostler, of the Crown Law Office. Yesterday Sir' John Findlay continued his argument on behalf of the Crown, The hearing will be resumed at 10.30 a.m. today. ■ ■