SUPREME COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1740, 4 May 1906, Page 4

SUPREME COURT.

There is an unusually heavy oolcndar (cr the half yearly session of the Supreme Court to be oomuienoed on Monday before His He nor Mr Justice Chapman. Appended is the list of oases : CRIMINAL CASES. . Andrew McEcown, John Stevens, Tbos. O'Connor, and Georgo Hey wood, alleged theft. Wiremu Eeiba, alleged assault, with intent to do grievous bodily barm. Te Fare Akapu, alleged oarnally knowing a girl above the age of 12 years and under the age of 16 years. Rapnte to Wari, alleged theft of horse. Viotor Anderson, alleged forgery. I Robert Loslie, alleged assault, oausieg aolual bodily harm. Frank Gerald Bailey, alleged obtaining tho sum of £6 163 Id, from J, Erakine by false pret6noea, Same, alleged obtaining from George Brown Oman the sum of £3 4s by false prttences. Maiion Myers, alleged aiding and abetting Frank Gerald Bailey to obtain from one Gsorge Brown Oman the sum of £8 4s by false protenees. James Rhodes, a l grd perjury. William Oswald Skeit, alleged breaoh of “ Tbe Bankruptcy Aot,” by failing to keep proper bocks. Same, alleged breaoh of “ The Banka ruptoy Act,” by contracting debts with Wade and Sons without probable ground of expeotancy of being able.-to pay eame. S<mr, a similar charge of contracting debts with Evans, Nield and 00. Same, alleged obtaining oredit from Frederick Hall, by a false balance-sheet. John Smith and John Seott, alleged breaoh of “ The Bankruptcy Aot,” by failing to keep proper books. S'-me, alleged breaoh of ‘ The Bank- ; ruptoy Aot,” by oontraoting debt with 1 Evans, Nield and Co. without probable 3 ground of cxp.c&anoy of beiog able to pay | same. 1 John Hall, alleged perjury. CIVIL. * Frar k Brayton Baiker (Mr Vinoent t Baiktr) v Thomas James Diektcn (Me J. i Blair). For execution of conveyance of , sections 229 to 239, situate at Kaiti, valued at £2OOO, and damages for with. I holding samp. Henry Hill (Mr Vincoot Ba'ker) v. Kate E Wilson (Mr J. W. Nj.V) Speoifio per- > formance and damages. James Fraocis Geary (Mr W. L. Rees) v. George Shalfoon (Mr H, E, Elliott). [ Libel, damages £251. I James Franois Geary (Mr W, L. Rees) , v. Donald McDonald (Mr H. E. Elliott). . Libel, damages £5Ol. William Bell Common (Mr F. W. [ Nolbd) v. Frederick James Shelton (Messrs r O'Regan and jttix). (I)-That defendant be ; adjudged to execute transfer of land to ■ plaintiff; (2) damages £2OO 3 Pera Wa-ki and others (Mr W. D. Lysnar) v. the East Coast Native Trust ' Lands Board and others (Mr J. W. Nolan). ' (l) Tnet provisions of pa-agraph Bof deed , of sgreemont of 29,405, between the Trus- , tees and the said Board, is illegal and void and of no force or effect; (2) that accounts ; be. taken; (3) .that after all liabilities in , connection with tho said lands have been l paid, the said Board be directed to trans- , fer the balance of the land unsold 'to the I owners, upon such terms and conditions as tbe Court shall think fit;. (4) that in the meantime the defendants shall be pre--1 vented ftom selling or dea'ing with the | balanoe of tbe land not already sold; (5) , that defendants be ordered to pay the costs of this action. IN CHAMBERS Edward Herbert Mann (Mr A. W. Rees) admission as a barrister and solicitor. William John Hunter (Mr T. Coleman) admission as a solicitor. Benjamin Bolt, deceased (Mr Sainsbury), probate to James Blair and Riohard Dinnington. In the matter of the will of Margaret Ann Johnston, deceased (Cbrisp and Coleman), upon the grounds shown in the affidavit filed herein. In tho matter of the will of John Gibb, deceased ,(Mr J. W. Nolan), probate. DIVORCE COURT. Elizabeth Smith (Mr W. D. Lysnar), petitioner, and Abbotsford Smith, respondent (Mr H. J. Finn),, for crossexamination of respondent upon the matters, appearing in his affidavit fi'ed in connection with the application- for permanent maintenance and his answer thereto. IN BANCO. Emma Mary Dunlop (Mr W. L; Rets), appellant, v. William Douglas Lysnar (Jdr G H. Lysnat), respondent.—Appeal from deoisicn of Stipendiary Magistrate at Gisborne. Joseph Kennedy and John Thomas Evans (Mr E, J. Chrisp) appellants, and James McKee (Mr G. Stock) respondont. : —Appeal from deoisicn of Stipendiary ' Magistrate at Gisborne. In the matter in the estate of Thomas > Adams, of Gisborne, stationer, deceased (Mr G..Stock).—Case on appeal from the assessment of tbe Commissioner of Stamp?.