DISTRICT COURT.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1672, 13 December 1873, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT.

Friday, December 12. (Before his Honor Judge Harvey.) APPEAL. r Emmanuel Francisco and Antonio Francisco appellants, v. r Sylvester. Antonio and Antonio Joseph. — This was an appeal against a decision of Mr Warden Revell, in a case heard before the Warden's: Cou?t, Grreymouth. The ground of the appeal was that the complainants failed to prove that they had any registered right W the races alleged to be interfered with, 'this certificate put . in being only a certificate of application for registration. The Judge stated before the case was gone into that he would not disturb the judgment of the Court below on the ground of the informality of the certificate. It was informal, and he had frequently brought the point under the notice of the authorities. Still, the miner ought not to be prejudiced. The certificate was issued to him as a certificate of registration, and the Warden had accepted it a3 such. He would not, 1 thereifore, disturb the judgment. IN BANKRUPTCY." ; Final orders of discharge-were granted to Charles Flower, David Pankhurst, John Hookerj and Michael O'Connor. H. A. Wick. — An order" was made for complete execution of the deed of assignment for the benefit of the creditors. Duncan M'Kbnzie.— This was an ad-, journed application. The bankrupt's wife was placed in the witness-box, and after her evidence the Judge said the

statement of accounts furnished was very | unsatisfactory, and he did not believe the witness had told the whole truth, for which her husband would have to suffer by having his certificate suspended for 12 months. „ James Hayes.— This was a further examination on the application of the trustee. The bankrupt said— l am Jiving at Half-Ounce. When I was carrying on business at Reefton I sold boots to Gallagher amounting to over L3O, a week or ten days previous to the assignment. It was paid by a post-dated cheque. X put the cheque in the safe in the shop. 1 believe the cheque has been paid away. I did not take it with me to Melbourne. It was not one of the papers destroyed in Melbourne. I have not seen the cheque since I put it in the safe. There was no entry mado in the books of the sale, because cash transactions were not usually entered, and I cannot furnish the trustee now with the items. The sale took p.ace at night, and the goods were put into Heslop's store. I made no entry of the cheque in the cash-book. I kept no cashbook. I have not seen Gallagher smce 1 carae back from Melbourne. All my invoices and bills were filed in the stores, 'and the trustees took possession of them. I have no knowledge of the existence of any books, invoices, or documents relating to my affairs that have not been given jto my trustees. I never wrote a letter to Mr Byan in my life, and he has not written to me, except ordejing goods from one shop to another. Peter Mulvev.— An application to adjudicate Mnlvey bankrupt. The Judge refused it, as the person was now a convicted felon.