DOES NOT WISH TO SELL

Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1929, Page 2

DOES NOT WISH TO SELL

GAINER OF WAINONI PARK SUED.

CHRISTCHURCH, 3lay 8. In the Alagistrate’s Court yesterday a judgment summons for maintenance was brought by Alice Aland Bicker ton (Air Twynehain) against Herbert Frederick Bickerton, of Wainoni, fireworks manufacturer. After hearing evidence regarding operations on the three remaining acres ol Wainoni Park, the Alagistralc (.Mr H. A. Young), directed that no onlcr should be made. Defendant said that there were living with him at his house in Wainoni Park a daughter and a h.usekeepei with lour children. He paid the housekeeper £2 a week, out of which amount she had to support him. His laugh ur. gave the housekeeper los a week.

.ur Twyueham: Do you ask the Court to believe that she is keeping herseif, four children, and supporting you and your daughter on £2 Ids a week. Defendant: She gets some small co-nbrihutions' from members of her fa uiily. Defendant said that he was in charge of Wainoni Fireworks. At Wainoni Park there was a sawmilling plant from - which he drew about £4 8s weekly ‘in wages. Tie had not been manufacturing fireworks for the last throe months owing to the lack of demand for* them in the winter. There was only three acres left of A\ 7 ainoni Park-, and on it were mortgages of £llOO and £3OO. Air Twyueham: Why don’t you sell the property and hoard? Defendant said that if he did so he would lose the Tieon.se for the fireworks factory. Air Twyneham: But the business is going hack. You could get a good price for the property, which is in a locality which is going ahead? Defendant rep'icd tli at the land was not in a good locality. It was mortgaged for as much as it was worth, and he did not want to sell, as lie was getting on in years, and would not always he able to cut firewood. The Magistrate: No order K made.