DISTRICT COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2472, 9 December 1886, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT.

—fl MASTERTON.-WEMESDAY,

. ,B.efore His Honor Judge Days. .;. .. Before the case was called -for- which the.. Court had adjourned, Mr/Beafdappli.od for a discharge in the estate of Chatles £. Barrington, Through a mis.understanding the debtor had not appeared at the sitting of the Court iu the morning, Charles P. Barrington gave evidence that he had inserted the proper notloeß in the Wairarapa papers, alid that he had sent post cards to all the creditors not in the district. A discharge was granted,

OjtioialAssio.veev, Hun, Mr Bunny informod the Bench that he hud heard nothing further with regard to this case. The affidavit set forth that the defendant had several times eluded the summons whioh was to have been sewed on him by the biiliff, onoe by running away when it was being handed ;to him,' and auother time, by taking refuge in-bis house. It bad, however, been given to a domestic in his'employ. His Qouor-remarked that there was 'nothing in the affidavit to show that defendant bad knowingly evaded the' summons, because it could not be'shown that he knew it was suoh. It might have been abill that heintended to evade.•'. ■ Mr Bunny admitted that the affidavit was scarcely explicit enough.. ■ v V'' ] His Honor thought that tojave 'time they had better take the case.'into the R.M. Court. Mr Bunny at length asked that an adjournment be granted till fburo'olook so that he could see if defendant had arrived by train. The adjournment was granted.