RATANA’S DEBTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 29, 27 April 1927, Page 13

RATANA’S DEBTS

CASE BEFORE COURT REHEARING GRANTED (From Our Oxen Correspondent.) WANGANUI, To-day. Tahu Wairemu Ratana was expected to appear to-day on a judgment summons in connection with a Christchurch debt, but his solicitor, Mr. Brown, asked for an adjournment for rehearing. He said the defendant had not been to town recently owing to the death of his daughter and he had reason to believe that a very substantial portion of the claim .was owing by some other person. Mr. Bain, acting for a Christchurch firm of solicitors, said he had been instructed to definitely oppose an adjournment, and pointed out that Ratana had allowed judgment to go by default, also that repeated requests had been made for payment prior to the judgment being obtained. The local manager of the judgment creditor firm, with his solicitor, had visited Ratana and he had agreed to pay the whole amount and gave a cheque for the part. The magistrate said that under the circumstances he felt inclined to grant an adjournment, but before the court could enter into the matter further Ratana must first pay into the court the amount involved. He would grant a rehearing and if the amount was paid as instructed this would 1 take place on Saturday next.