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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2139, 12 June 1920, Page 4

The Post’s Auckland correspondent telegraphs: “An amusing incident, illustrating the keenness permeating - the land agency business, occurred in the .Magistrate’s Court yesterday. It arose through a sale of properly having been placed in the hands of more than one agent without priority, and commission was payable to the agent who concluded the dent. The first agent’s witness staled that ho went to the owner's residence to report the sale of his properly, and was told that the man was at church. He therefore went to St. Benedict’s. Air J. J. Sullivan: “Did you find him there?” —“Yes,” replied witness. “AAliat was lie doing?” “On his knees, praying.” “Did you start praying yourself? No; but you talked business right away, kneeling down beside him?” “I told him I had sold his house for £875, and he replied that he had a letter in his pocket stating that another firm had sold the house for £900.” Mr Sullivan; “So you abandoned religion in the church for business, and knelt down to do it?” “No, I leaned and halfknelt over him lo report the sale.” It was stated afterwards by counsel that commission bad been paid'in full to the othar firm.