THE NEW ZEALAND TIMES COMPANY EMBROGLIO.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4388, 8 April 1893, Page 3

THE NEW ZEALAND TIMES COMPANY EMBROGLIO.

The writ and statement of claim filed yesterday in the case of Jellicoe lerlain of tbo New Zealand mpany (Limited) directorate, that Mr. Jellicoe sues as a ler in the Company, on bis alf and on behalf of all tbo Imb except the defendants, to join the Conpany also as against Messrs W, P. Reeves, ?arburton, Lionel L.Harris, Jamuel, John Plimmer, Maraedy, and Andrew Collins. ; says that the statement of 3 flat various olanses in the if association, including one whioh enables any shareholder, by giving seven days' notice, to submit any resolution to n meeting beyond tbo matters contained in the notice given of suoh meeting. Where a shareholder gives such notice as provided in attic)** 44, the directors are to forthwith give notice to tho sbarcholdera in auoh manner as they may think fit. Article 44 is as follows:~ "TbeCompanyingeneralnieetiograay by a resolution, remove any direotor before the oxpiration of his period of office, and appoint another qualified person-in bis stead. Tbo porsoo bo appointed shall hold office during snob lime only as the director in whose plaoo ho is appointed would have held the same ii he had not been removed." The statement goeß to sei out that on the 27th February i last the directors unanimously decided th{t tho two retiring directors should I be John Plimmer and T. K. Macdon- } ald\ but on 29th March the directors / ottwthan E, G, Jellicoe and T. K. y without their presence [fa orToonseafeescinded the previous

Bpd tbat tbey be dismiWi" and Blie defendants be olected in their BBf It is claimed tbat the direct |Hm not determine the manner in Hulthiß resolution should be given ffißtf to the shareholders, and had Wfs\n notice of it beyond posting RoVI Company's office,' Plaintiff f'u c I behalf of himself and ell tho Uatebbldera other than defendants, M the ground that the resolution dislie former directora from Sleft tho Company withreotors—(l)thattho defendevented by iojuuctiou from dircotors; (2} that a w until directors can ted; (3)that an extraordsral meeting be called to itors. He also asks, on tho at a resolution is inoperai eaves the matter as if no ad taken place, (1) tbat the i be. restrained from preim as director; (2) and tbat ;i grant each relief as may be

The writ wan served upon the Hon. Mi Reev-g todny. 'Mr Geirgo Hutchison is aoting as solicitor to the nlaintiff.