DISTRICT COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3594, 22 August 1890, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT.

MASTERTON-WEDNESDAY,

(Beta) His Honor District Judgi Robinson.) RENALL V I'ERCI'.

Frank Percy, sworn, gave evi denee as to the delivering of wheal and the signature for tho same.

Mrs Percy, the next witness, deposed that her first dealings with Mr Eonall were in 1887, The wheat for 1888 was gent up to the mill, but was not sold, as Mr fienall said she had better wait until prices improved. Seutman account for the same about flye months afterwards and charged 3s 8d per bushel, thi) current price. In 1889 the wheat was stowed until a sale was mado, About three weaks afterwards went to Mr Kenall about the wheat, and asked 8s lid for the same, whioh he accepted. Ho would not, however, give her an advance as all tho wheat wasnot in. Had repeatedly asked Mr Kenall for a statement of accounts but bad received none until September 188fJ,m fact she bad uover seen au account, Had never agreed to pay interest onmonies advanced,

Cross-examined by Mr Pqtoll : Mr Eenall had never mentioned interest or his bankers, and she never • understood she bad to pay iuterest. Commissioned Pino to sell wheat, but did'not say in whose name it was to be sold. Always sigued 'for whaj she got from the By Mr Beard: Nobody kept the books until Morrison kept them, Kate Percy deposed to havhg got .flour and meal from Mr BenaU'sniill and always signing for it. •ByMrPownalli Had never gone to the mill with 'the governess. Always signed in a book. Edward Jones, farmer, deposed to having purchased a sack ef wheat from. Mrßenull. To the best of his knowledge ho got tho sack produced, bearing the monogram "HP.," from MrKenall,

By Mr Pownall i Was not positive that he got the sack, produced from Mrßenalj, . : •

Bertram Morrison, deposed that he was a clerk, and had been • employed by Mr Peroy since January, 1889. Ho had investigated,: the aooounts betweeu, Mi BenalT and Mr Peroy. The aoopunts produced were extracted by him from the accounts sued upon, Altogether £l9O 'l7s Id had, Ipi charged interest by Mr.Eenall. The accounts ho had drawn up showed that Mr nenall had charged too much for interest.

This concluded tlie case for the defence, ' Qo'utis'el ititipted'thatftoy baa

no intention of addressing:the Court; His Honor reserved decision, expressing a'hope that lie would be able to give judgment on the following" day.