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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 128, 2 June 1919, Page 8

"What I have said, about the merchants seems to apply to dairy farmers as well," said Sir Robert Stout during the hearing of a case at the Supreme Court to-day. "It is clear that half the lawsuits are caused by negligence and stupidity." Mr. P. J. O'Regan suggested that perhaps the trouble was caused by the parties trying, to save legal expenses in the first instance. Remits dealing with the menace of the Meat Trust were .adopted as follow by the Auckland Farmers' Union: — "That in view of the Meat Trust menace it shall be illegal for any freezing works to be sold except with- the sanction of the Government, the sanction for sale to be given only after it is proved that, the purchaser is in no way acting for or connected with the Meat Trust, the onus of proof to rest upon the purchaser"; "that the Government be requested to see that legislation is provided at next session of Parliament- on. seven heads as recommended by the Parliamentary Committee in order to keep meat and snipping trusts from operating in New Zealand. This morning, at the Supreme Court, the undefended divorce petition of Ellen Alberton Day v. William David Day, on the ground of. misconduct, was agaih mentioned. The case was partly heard on Saturday, and adjourned until to-day for certain corroborative evidence. This was forthcoming '■ this morning, and the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) granted a decree nisi, to be made absolute in three months. Mr. J. A. Scott appeared for the petitioner.