SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 884, 14 February 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OKK OW.V «;oKKE.SI'OJfI>B!fIS.J WELLINGTON*. I February 13. | Skkw curvm* disclosures were made S during the hearing of a civil case, Austin 1 v. Lat teowitz, at the Resident Magistrate's i Court to-day. Tlic plaintiff claimed L2B : for commission mt«l other charges in conjneetion with a land art union. The | pfcttnttiF was a commission agent, and on ! Che i-th December the defendant told him chat he had some land which he wished i to dispose of. ITo had been to the ! auctioneers, but they refused to take it, ! stating that there had been too many little I townships and allotments laid oul lately, and besides that land at Featherston j would not sell at any price. He asked j witness if he could dispose of the land on [ the art union principle, and witness said he thought he could. It was arranged that witness was to gel 2\ per cent, for | disposing of tickets, together with adI verttstng and traveling expenses. There | were toTbe C>oo tickets, at 10s each. He I was unable to sell any tickets where the land was known. Instead of being land, I it was all stone (laughter), and instead of I driving in pegs the surveyors had to build ! tip stone around them, to keep them in I position. The only place in the Wairarapa I where he could dispose of tickets was at Carterton, where the people knew nothing at alt about tho land. On the 23th January the defendant took the plan away, and advertised that he had taken j

the land out of witness' hands, as the requisite number of tickets had not been sold. In cross-examination witness was obliged to admit that he proposed to defendant to so work?;the art union that he and witness should'wih all the prizes. Mr. Stafford, for the defence, contended that an agreement to carry out a* lottery was Illegal, and ; not; be 4n£orced>/*; i He- agrlsM Lotteries Act NewZealamy ;and quoted from j Chitt|r' on contracts |S:show that an carry out wnatiwas 'Bide illegal" wis invaljuy,' He th r eflcallea{ defendant, a deposed that the agreement was that plaintiff was to receive Lls and the expense of advertising in the Evening Post, but in no other paper. Plaintiff suggested . when fifty tickets had been sold that he and witness should have the money and the prizes too. Witness was offended, and made up his mind to take away the property. Witness added he was sick of land, and made up his mind to stick to his boots and shoes. In crossexamination, witness said lie knew \ nothing of the land when he bought it at the sale of Mr. Duncan's. Mr. Duncan said lie would clear LIOO by it in i the year, and he bought it on that asi uiirance. 'Die advertisement of the lot- | tery was read. It was headed " A i suction of land for 10s,'' and the adverI tisers (Austin and Co.) added " Stick to * us, and we will show you how to make I your fortune." Mr. Mansford reserved judgment. \ CJIHISiriIUKCM. j February 14. I A deputation /•<• the extension of the j Lunatic Asylum waited on the Hon. Mr. i Macandrew. The Governor left yesterday in the [ Ringarooma. j At the inquest on the late fire, a ver- ' diet was returned that there was no i evidence to show how the fire originated.