Resident Magistrates Court. TE AROHA. TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1889.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 352, 20 March 1889, Page 2

Resident Magistrates Court. TE AROHA. TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1889.

(Before TT. W. Northcroft, Esq., 1?. M.) Pakkkk Green and Co. v. Margaret Biggs,, Tin's was an application from the Auckland (Jomt for evidence to be taken in this c.ise (under the provisions of the Resident Magistrate* Evidence Act, 1870). The plaintiffs arc wholesale boot and slioe tiianufactuifcs, Auckland, and sued defendant for £89 6s 5d for goods supplied. Margaret Biggs being sworn, stated : I am ii widow residing at To Aroha, and defendant in this ca*e. My husband, who was in business in Purnell, Auckland, died August 14th, 1887. Fart of the account attached to the summons was due plaintiffs by my husband, and not bv me. All the goods I got from plaintiffs since my husbar^ds death I have paid them for; in proof (^f which I put in receipts, with the exception of one receipt for £14 which I have lout. Plaintiffs have not given me credit for all the monies I have paid, I cannot tell exactly how much money I have paid the plaintiffs altogether. His Worship ; The receipts put in evidence added together represent £91 I7h U] ; and you state you paid plaintiff £14 besides, the receipt for which you say you have lost, The invoices for goods, put in evidence added amount to £61 odd. According to that you have over paid. Defendant : I owe them nothing, the only »oods Ij>ot from plaintiffs are set out in the invoice* attached to the summonses, and fos which I have produced receipts. My son or myself always p.iid the money due to either Mr Green or Mr Stitchbuiy. Mr Siitchbmy is a paitner in ihe linn. William J3igg-> (sworn), stated : I leside at Te Aroha.. My mother wns in business in P.m. ell, AiicU.md. I kept the books I foi In r. My moilier gave up business last ! Chrisfina'j, ami came to To Aroha. I p.iid i .il! the monies k> Parker, Gieen, and Co., for which leceipls are now produced, with thu i-xoei>lit>n of lwoorlhipcamountH which in}' mother p.iid. There is one receipt for £14 w Inch I paid, but that recei|)t has been lo.st. I think the receipt was left behind in 1 lie Isounc in Parnell. 1 am quite cerfiiin tho amount of money ior which the receipts have heou lsere prod need was paid to i\uker, Green, and Co We went to Parker, Green, and Co. about the bilance of account biongbt forward, as shown on several bill*, and found they had charged my f> t'lci's dobt* against my mother. There aie some accounts not pioduced here in Court that were paid, consequently the pailicuhirs attached to tho suinnions do not show the whole of ! ihe business transactions between the pl.iintifLs and my mother, as is clearly seen by reference to invoices and receipts produced, Parker, Gteen, and Co. sent in the account for the monies owing by my father, and we wont to them and requested a sepai aie account. The matter of settling my father's -accounts has been left in the hcimls of Mr Eaile, solicitor. In reply to His Worship, Mrs Biggs j Haul she ua.-. sole executrix of her hus- | band's estate. This was all the evidence taken. j