Native Meeting.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3183, 18 April 1889, Page 2

Native Meeting.

i Aucklaxd, Thursday, . Five hundred Natives are present at the Native meeting at Porati. Sir F. Whitaker represents the Government, and in reply to questions said those concerned--in the recent fight by wbioh several men were killed would not be arrested, but' future offenders would be severely dealt with. The Natives of oue district would not be allowed to interfere with those in other districts who wished to have their lands' passed through the Court.

An Important Case. : Imveroahoill, April 17. The Supreme Court action, the Bank of New Zealand v. Wilson, Taine & Co., and a cross action, closed to-night, the special jury being unable to agree on a verdict. The Court gave instructions that the jury be kept together 12 hours, and this has caused a difficulty, as the second aotion between the parties should be taken to-morrow morning, and the special jury panel is so far exhausted that two or thrpe of the present jury | will be required to go on with. As in the aotion just closed, the Bank will be the plaintiff in the second action, which: is for the recovery of the overdraft, the defendants setting up a claim for £3OOO on this case as damages, arising from the dishonoring of cheques other than those exhibited in the past action. In sum-to-day Mr Justice WillianiE said that the issues were very simple viz,, Was there, as the defendants alleged, an agreement' between tin parlies that No. i or nil wool account! should be a trust account for the protection of the firm's wool clients' If the jury thought such an agree ment had been made, then there win only the assessment damages to con sider, Both parties deposed, that the account was a trust one, and tha they expected cheques drawn on it ti be paid, although the open accoun 1 was in debt/ The Bank manager on the other hand, ; stated tint hi i never understood the arcouni in th nature of a trust, and produced the; firm's letter in which they asked for the opening of an account, and in ; which no mention was made of a trust. Hia Honor- said that if the ' agreement had not been made the 1 firm could not succeed, as the bank was ontitled to treat all their client's accounts as one, even if kept in different cities, and could refuse to honor cheques if the aggregate of their oliont'a deposit showed a debit. The action haß excited as much interest as a trial for murder, the Court being crowded.