RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tauranga Record and Bay of Plenty Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 22, 30 November 1867, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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Clarke.

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FAI'I.ksue V. Cl.llm li)i- £2 10s tid. JOefonditiit Oi I uit :ipp3nr. Ml'. AIIjii, iiddressiiiu' the lleiic?! 3'ii I, Miylit 1 he alhnved t> state ■' h_V Ml*. I liifiie^ is iMt licre ! O.i Muli I.-iy he left by the Soverei^n I f tlie Ss-Iis ti d was only serv.-d witli tt jnmm ins j i-t tn Iie vvtu a"he_' in hoard. Ilii \\ oi>!ii|i : Ye-u cnn't appear all hehalf of Ml*. Ilarness itnles^ you prodllee liis uriiten amhoritv. Mr. Alleii : 1 soe i but thc'ro wel'e ncithei- pcil, ioli, or paper, ti Uo h;id :.t ihe tiine. lii-i Worsliip : Ves, hnt bv tlie Ai t it. is iiwegsary tliat the written ntithority of ihe piirly niust l,e produoed. Mr. Allen : Hut I sliauid lilte to kiio v if we cnilMOt hnve tlie case adjounied. ilis Wors' ip : I d > not wbh to ya iutii i he case at all. Mr. Allen : Just only ou Moa lay is lie wtu li-aviii^ he infbrmed ma ^ ilis Worahio : That won't do. 1 he only way for lii.n is to appear Mr. Allen: Still if you will ■illo.v ino llis M'orship — Tlio only way is "»' iiitn to let the case Ko bv deI iult. He can afierwards on aiiidavit mahe appiication to liave ihe ca«e rehearii, und brmq evi lenco to r.-bnt tlmt of the plaintilf. Air. Allen, Tlie evidence is in my Iiand. liis \Aorsliip — Mr. liarness ig quite aware that liis presence is oeeessttry, or that iu hig absenco liis writteu uuthoritv for his nyenb to appear on liig_ helialf tuusf bo produeod. An.t'ier thin^, tlie ~ Sovereimi of the Seas put back last night. Mr. Allca — I had no tntans of coaimuoicatiag with Iiitn, and aid not know but wliat he was tinwell. Service of tlio suninions was psoved by the Offieer of the Oourt, and defendants' liame called threo tinips but lie did not answer. l'laintiif depo-ed to tlie itemsaud uature of his claiin, £2 ,1.6s 6'd. Judgment for plaiutiff for the anionnt, with leave to npply for a new irial.

Mr. Allen, nny I be allowed to state tlnt t!ie statemerrs «>f acount are very ccntradictory. The iiem n t he bill, £2 Os (J I, was provioasl y (leliverel at 1 >1 9 1. I'his is tlie stateme • t.. Hi) Worshtp lo >ked at the aecount. Mr. Allen If he had i i \t vt-ry important business lie Would liave reniuiiled rii-i VVorship, That can be produce 1 at tlie hearin^. Mr. Allen, l>ut i* tliere any moans of Mr. llarness settlinr tliis ? His \Vorsliip, Yes, but it mnst je by writteu autliority. Mr. Allen, May I l>e nll.>we«l t» give an outline of the evideuee ? 1 can bring evi.lence to s ow that this man has been p •rsu ide.l to act as he has done. Ii's a gre.it hani fihip. II 13 Worship, Still he mu*t ' p.pear. . M r- Allen, I know it sir, but siiil it'? a hurdship.