CLAIMS AGAINST A VESSEL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 4 September 1907, Page 2

CLAIMS AGAINST A VESSEL.

Per Press Association. Invcrcargill, Tuesday, the case of the sailing vessel Stefano Razetto, recently sold at auction to satisfy a claim, camo before Mr Justice Williams again at the Supreme Court to-dny, when two motions by Tims. Brodrick and Co. wore discussed. The account due for payment out of charterer's freight was granted, less sums of £3O 10s 5d and '£BB 7a 6d, which are to be detained in Court and the matter of their payment settled in Dunedin. The second motion was fori payment out of court of the nett amount realised on the sale of the ship. Haggitt (who appeared in support of the motion) agreed that '£soo should be retained to cover any margin of con- ' testable items on the order made for 1 payment of £2050, the foes of tho ' agents and- appraisers to come out of that sum. 1

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PACKET LICBIfSES. -;•-•' X ■ * 'Sk W.O.T.U. PROTEST. " *£ Par Press Association. •' -"' Dunedin, Last Night, At a meeting of the Women's Chris- ' ' *-' lian Temperance Union to-day, the following resolution was cariied unanimously:—"That in view of the alarm i aroused in the minds of the public by the circumstances Connected with the wreck of the stcanicr Kia Ora, the Government be respectfully urged, in the interests of the travelling public, especially women and children, to abolish packet licenses." It was decided to send a copy of the following resolution to the principal steamship companies:— "That, taking into consideration the J number of lives trusted to your company on its passenger steamers, the Duncdin W.C.T.U. earnestly hags your company will follow the example of the principal American steamship companion and insist on total abstinence from intoxicating liquors on the part of • iti officers."