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Manawatu Herald, 21 July 1894, Page 2

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ready cash, said he would pay it ; got some goods and Jonas paid £15 9a ; never said if Jonas paid this amount I would pay it out of the first shipment ; I was standing by when he did pay J Jonas took my cart to Hennessy's, got stores and used them in the mill ; have sent 5

tons of fibre to the wharf this week,

and^itia only partly paid for; £80 advanced on it this morning ; plaintiff last Tuesday asked me whether fibre was going away; he said something to the effect that as the fibre had been shipped away he expected to be paid ; I told him I never made any arrangement to pay him- out of the first proceeds ; I did not tell him he would have to wait for his money or if he did not keep quiet he would not get any ; Jonas did not say he would knock off ; I did not say that 13 all right it will be another £30 in my pocket ; the other summons for this Court I have paid since yesterday, the balanoe of the £80 is in my possession ; fibre is worth £9 a ton on the wharf ; saw P. Dudson last week about selling my interest in the mill ; told him I wanted £20 cash ; Jonas was at mill from 28th June to 7th July. The defendant further explained that he told Jonas he wanted a cook ; had paid Tos £35 on the under • standing that he got a month's credit ; Jonas volunteered the cash. The Magistrate said the case had better be heard in the usual way. Williain Jonas deposed — Defendant oh 25th June asked him to cook ; he declared he was never in a better position before as the workmen had all given him a clean sheet ; he had f tons dressed fibre and 8 tons to come in ; he only owed Joe Tos, he however did not intend to pay him unless he gave credit ; I objected to so much credit and offered to find cash for rations until fibre was shipped away ; defendant said I should have my money by the first

shipment ; Tos was told if he would give a clean receipt for £35, cash would be paid for the future ; Tom* linson would not pay the £35 until J came in and paid £15 odd for goods ; I was cooking at the mill about a fortnight and paid for the man who worked in my place for a week ; defendant told me he was getting £11 a ton. By Mr Innes : Tomlinson knew I got the goods on the 27th ; under S.tOQd I was engaged by the week at "good" wages; left without any notice.

P. Hennessy deposed— Recognised account ; the goods were put into defendant's dray for Wirokino mill ; Jonas paid the account.

James Liddel deposed as to paying the £85 and the ordering and paying of further goods to the amount of £15 odd; remembered Jonas purchasing goods- to the value of 16s j^j^e said they were for the mill, Mr Inn,es : The orders for the £15 worth of goods were some 7 or 9 and signed by Tomlinson.

ThtfcCQncluded the case. Mtliinesi called* .

John Tpmlinson who deposed— ihedSiu Os wo* h .of goods came to the mill ; gave Jona» uo authority to get goods at Hennessy's ; had no objection to Jonas putting P. Cook od as assistant cook.

W. H. Stevenson deposed — He and -Goltinb lmil t>xpi»unod to Jonas exactly how the various accounts stood.

By Mr flay: Had part of the goods paid for by Jonas. By S.M. : The mill is nearly as bad as ever. Stripping is stopped.

Judgment was agreed upon amounting to £81 103 Id; costs, 893 ; solicitor's fee, 525 ; 2 witnesses, 2s 6d and 4s.

In. the evening before the S.M., a settlement was arrived at by Mr Innes offering on behalf of the defendant an order on Mr Sncdgrass for £15 and £7 a month until the amount was paid.

After considerable conferences between all parties Mr Kay finally accepted the offer, and an order was raade accordingly.

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