SUPREME COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3824, 1 June 1891, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

The Dummyiam Case, [By-Telegraph} (United Press Association.). Wklld?3ton, Monday. The Court opened this moraine, Chief Justice Prendergast presiding. The calendar contains the names of ten- persons, the charges being for the most part of an ordinary character.; the case against Coleman Phillips for dummyism, His Honor said there were two indictments] - (1) inciting certain persons tq make a wilful fclse declar a tion; (2)_Mdvag and abetting them to commit a breach o£ the Land Act. After reviewing at length the evidence takeain s theJower.Gourt, the learned Judge* Bid that although he had gone very carefully through' the Land Act he could find nothing expressed in its provisions to prevent, anyone taking tip land for another. This, however, was a point of law, and he directed the Grand Jury, if they thought the facts warranted it, to bring in a Bill against Mr PhilHpsi; and leave the point for argument when the case came before the Common Jury. His Honor remarked that the Legislature were evidently under the impression that they had made a provision.in the Act to prevent persons, from obtaining land on deferred payment or perpetual lease not exclusively for their own use, as section 18 had fixed the penalty to be infused in the case of anyone taking up land other than for his own use. .. - , Latkb. AarjT Jackson, alias' Brooks; for larceny at Palmerston North, wa* sentenced to' twelve months' hard labour.. ;

jhatiia Supremo Court Donedin, Monday. • A.t the Supreme Court, George Clark, for embezzling the fundß of the Prince of Wales Lodge, Manchester Unity, got tbreV years' penal servitude. > v _