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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1190, 6 December 1871, Page 2

The weather during the last day or two has been oppressively warm, with hot dry winds. Throughout last night a fierce westerly gale prevailed, raising clouds of dust along the streets There is now, however, every appearance of rain, and the general wish is that a few showers may fall.

We understand that the s.s. Star of the South may be expected to return to this port from Auckland in about a fortnight, or less. The necessary overhaul to that vessel is, we are glad to learn, going on satisfactorily. A. great number of dray-loads of wool arrived at the Port during the course of to-day.

The Supreme Court- sat in banco to day at 1J a.m. In the case of Alderson & Sons v. Landon an injunction was issued, restraining the Clerk of the District Court from paying over to the defendant the money he holds in lieu of special bail for four months from this date, or until judgment has been given in the District Court in favor of the defendant in the said cause of action. Buchanan v. Watt, —In this case his Honor Mr Rochfort, Judge of the District Court, appeared to show cause why his certificate of costs should not he returned for amendment. He stated at considerable length the legal grounds on which he based the statements in his certificate. Mr Wilson, on behalf of the defendants, disputed the various points raised by Mr Rochfort. The District Judge had certified the defendant's solicitor's fee at 5 per cent, on ,£76, the amount for which judgment was given by the District Court. Mr Wilson maintained that, the judgment having been set aside by the Court of Appeal, the solicitor's fee should be live per cent on c£2o0 —the whole amount claimed.— His Honor said the legal question raised was one which could not be decided off-hand, and he would take some little time for its consideration.