AN AGENT’S COMMISSIONS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3499, 29 May 1920, Page 6

AN AGENT ’ S COMMISSIONS.

CLAIM AGAINST PUBLIC TRUS'I‘.| HAMILTON, May 26. I The reserved jiidgnient of Mr Jaw‘ tiee Sim in ‘the case of J. 8. Bond‘ versus the Public. Trustee, was de-liver- ‘ ed at Hamilton to-day. The plaintiff acted as agent for the Public Trustee at Hamilton from 113.178 to 1919. The dispute related to his remuneration as such agent, which. he‘alleged, was to be one-half of the commission charged by the Public Trust Oflice on the capital and -income of the‘ assets of estates introduced by him to the otlice, 1 and at cominission of 1 per cent. on interest collected on office investments. It was admi'tted by’, ‘the defendant ‘that, the plaintiff was entitled to re muneration at the specified rates on all assets realised and income collect-I ed during his engagement, but it was denied that he was entitled to any rel muneration since July 31, 1919‘. Plain‘till’ further alleged that he introduced estate-.~: now being adTninistered, com-! flprising assets at preszent Inn'e:llised, .:am<»unting to .~’e\'eral hundred:; of ‘thenmnds of pounds, still living. who made wills appointing the defendanti executor and trustee thereof, . His Honor, in his written judginenl,‘ after reviewing the evidence, said the‘ plainti'£l:' was entitled to be paid all eozmnission on all realisations and ‘collections up to and including July 31, 1919. The defendant had had a statement of these made up, and had paid into Court the amount which. he ‘£.(]nll‘l"f(‘(.l. t l.’laintit‘f was ‘entitled to recover. P7.aintiff had not had any opportunity of checking this statement, and was entitled to have an account taken before the registrar to ascertain what amount he was entitled to recover for commission up"to and including July (, 31, 1919. Furthericonsitleration‘ of the action was adjournedin the meantime, with the usual'lcave' to apply,

’. nil (11'."l:‘LiLrHS of costs were reserved. M: J. Kalmangof Auckland, repx'esellted the pl:linl'ifi’_. and Messrs Gillies, Fergusson and Aston, of Ham~ ilton, the defendants.