The Woodville Examiner Case.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 28 October 1890, Page 2

The Woodville Examiner Case.

PEESS VICTORY. Ik Banco on Friday Judge Edwardi delivered judgement on the motiou to have Mr i£. A »i«ggen of the W.od* , ville Examiner committed for con« tempt of Court, in publishing evi* i dene*) taken before the Waste Lands Committee, iu tlie oaes fSo wry and Hawke's Hay Land Board. Ha sa d the sole qu s ion iot deter mina» v tion was a bare p int of law as to whether the defendant Board had* power under the provisions of the Land Act, of 1885 to ho d the prol>o ed enquiiy, and it was equally plain thai the deieruiinalion of this pi.int ■ f law coulj in no way be affected by the republicaliun by Mr , iiaggeu of the Evidence giv' n bei foie the Waste Liin.is Uommitie. , Plaimitf had therefore completely failed to establish the grounds upon ■ which he mo>e«i against liaggHi. , In short the Court was asked to. • puuish Haggen for jiublshiug mattier which was whol y immaterial . to t'-e suit. He had no doubt tht i publieatio.j of thi- matter apart from , its beaming in the present ouit waa • privilege I u.idor the •' t'nv inm-utarjr P.iviUges ct, 1885 " He felt satijjfitjj th it by pualication of the evidence no right of plaintiff had • been iufriiigt.-d, and tin- motion must i iheiefore be dismissed with tan guiu6iiß C >Btß