SUPREME COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1926, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

SITTING AT HOKITIKA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd. (Before Mr Jtistico Adams). His Honour took Ins seat at 10 a.m. IN DIVORCE. Antonio Bonctti v. Alma R. Bonnetii for dissolution of marriage on tlie grounds of separation by consent. Mr Murdoch for petitioner, Mr Sellers for respondent. Antonio James Bonetti deposed ■ he was the petitioner, a music teacher residing at Hokitika. He was married at Palmerston North on June 10, 1920. There nils one child, a girl born of tho marriage. Lived with wife till November, 1922, when ho came to Hokitika. His wife lived at Hokitika for a rdiort time. About lltli May. 1923, witness went back to Palmerston North, and stayed there with his wife For a few days. Then went into tho hospital bind on coining out stayed in rooms with Ids wife for a month. They were constantly bickering, and often talked of separating for life. On July 14th, 1923, they had another row and his wife threw out all his clothes into tho garden. His wife struck him on the head with a large spoon that cut him. Witness said this could not go and and his wife said it could not. Ho said they must separate, and she agreed to live apart. Ho agreed to allow his wife 25s per week and she was to retain the child. Two days later came back to Hokitika and have remained here since. .Have sent the money every four weeks to his wife. To Mr Sellers.—They were constantly quarrelling. His mother had tried to keep them together, hilt she said theii ml.irriage life had been a failure. Agnes Baker deposed sbe was a widow residing at Gonville. Sbe was the mother of the petitioner. She remembered on 14th July, 1923, hoi son and his wife came to her. Her son’s head was bleeding and bo said they had had another row, and were going to separate for life. The wife said she was agreeable. They agreed that the wife have the child and that her husband pay 25s per week. 11 the Mondav following her son went to Hokitika, The wife has been in Palmerston North since. The two were cons'!intly quarrelling, owing to bei bad temper. Mr Sellers said in view of the corroborative evidence he would not cal. the respondent. His Honour said the evidence ot petitioner had not boon very clearly given, but the corroboration ot his mother was satisfactory. A decree nisi was granted to he made absolute in three months. The question ot costs to be arranged between the parties, or failing that to he fixed by the Registrar. i , This concluded the business of the sitting and the Court adjourned.

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