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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4078, 1 April 1892, Page 3

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[By Telegraph,—Press Association,] ■ Bortonv. Tao Minister of Puttie '■'.< Worfes. Dunedin, March 31. ▼I Tho comppimtion caso, Borlon v. Minister of Publi: Works, a claim for £IO,OOO, was continued to-day, when Sir K. Stout opened tho case for tho resjiondcut. Tho defonco is briefly that the condition of affairs which Mulled in tho damago had accrued prior to the date of the proclamation of the Marcwlienua River as b channel for tailings, and that tho mining that bad taken place subsequently made no appreciable differ* ence; it was blbo stated that the ; respondent would rely upon his pro j scriptiva riijht acquired by over 20 * years use to discharge the (uilinus, and upon the fact th:it the claimant's land, or portion of it, was divided from the stream by .Grown land; that the water rights claimed did not exist and that the hulk of tho damage complained of was not consequent upon mining operation, but was common to

all livers in Waitoka Valley, Acoldo&ta aud Fatalities. j£\ Auckland, Ajarcli 31. Jp 1 4 carpenter named Gregory Nicholls, employed in tho building of a shed at Heltaby's slaughterhouse, Cox's creek, was killed to-day by the fall of some timber through a derrick giving way. The timber struck him on the back of the head, fracturing his skull. The man was a widower and leaves a family. The dead body found in (ha harbour is identified ns that of Jane Drummond, a single woman, who was a native of Mast, Ireland, and aged about 65. TlioSS.ElglasWro, Tao Contract LotforFloatlnjHor. Timaru, March 31, Negotiations between Lloyd's agent here and tho Home office re b-s. EN ginshire wore completed to-day. Teuders were called a fortnight ago'to J be in last Thursday. Several were | received, but only one was considered I available, that of Scott Bros,, of Christchurcb, of £19,000, for delivery ' of the vessel in Lyttelton dry dock. ' This being cabled to Lloyd's was re> with instructions that no offer /pbe taken except on the principle, of proportion of value saved. Scott Bros, being informed of this, offered to dock the vessel," no cure no pay," for one third'ter valuo in dock, This was cabled Home, and to-day a reply came accepting it, Scott Bros, began work at once. The rough estimate of the value of the vessel is £15,000,

A Singular Lawsuit. Ashburton, March 81, In the Magistrate's Court to-day judgment pas given by Captain Wray, E.M., in the case of Kelly v. Moone. Plaintiff, who is the troas* urer of tbe local tfunt Club, sued for the amount of a cheque given by de- -.-"•'" fendant in payment of a sum due to the Club by the former Secretary, i and dishonored, Evidence wos taken last week. His Worship said the cheque was evidently given under the impression that it would stay criminal proceedings pending, bat at any rate given under this impression the amount required to meet it would be provided by the security of the debtor's property in the defendant's This security was seized by '▼the debtor's other creditors, consc* quently the cheque was not met. It j— »_ was never contemplated that the de'htfiabshould.pay the amount out of his own pocket] f hero was clearly no consideration, Piaintilfeleoted to bo nonsuited with costs.