A HEAVY WRIT.
The Wellington municipality ! . In Trouble. '•'•■.
. , (bttelegbaph.) , i (UHITED . PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, February 19. ! It is understood that a writ ; for i 6500 was served on the Wellington Qorporation to-day by Mr W. T. L. Travers, acting on behalf of Mr. Corcoran, one of the sureties of Messrs; o'Malley and Pepperill for the Te. Ara reclamation contract. Ifc will be remembered that ■. Messrs O'Malley and pepperill assigned: their estatej to Mr CJorcoran, l^iit t]lf jOouncil refused _.to .ratify the assignment and seized the liatis^anci^took over tlie contract themselves. Mr Corcoran u6v claim3L2soo vklue of the plant, : and L4OOO damages f6i*, alleged wrongful . seizure. It is understood that" the plant is also claimed on belialf of the crefHtora of r Messrs O'Molley and Pepperill.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 69, 20 February 1884, Page 3
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125A HEAVY WRIT. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 69, 20 February 1884, Page 3
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