R.M. COURT, TE AWAMUTU. Thursday.—(Before Mr H. W. Northcioft, R.M.)

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2128, 27 February 1886, Page 3

R.M. COURT, TE AWAMUTU. Thursday.— (Before Mr H. W. Northcioft, R.M.)

Ken.mcv. Lkwis.— Claim €6 3s 7d. Mr (irosham for plaintiff, Mr O'Neill for defendant. Mr O'Neill took a preliminary objoction to the claim, as the account was made out to Kennie and Co. while Rennif 's name only appeared in the plaint. The Act required that all the firm should be represented. Mr Gresham, at this htag<\ uaid that there was no one in company with Mr Ronnie, and no\<n had been, that Mr Rennie was the only person interested. The capital wan hi* and the entire interest his also, but he choso t» trade under the name of Rennie nnd Co. J. G. Rennie sworn, deposed 'that ho supplied the greater portion of the poods stated in the bill of particulars ; his assistants supplied some also. The amount was ntill due and owing. Mr Lewis claimed Borne money on account of some one who bad boarded with Mr Lewis, but about whom he (witness) knew nothing. Mr Lewis sued him for rent, and he said he would tender a cheque for the diffprence between the two accounts. Mr Lewis sued him and he paid into court with costs.— Cross-examined by Mr O'Neill : Two or three customers did make some objection when their accounts were rendered as to some butter credits which had been omitted. Did not remember more than three customers who objected to their accounts because of their inaccuracy, and this was for credits of butter omitted, but which were afterwards rectified.— Charles Watchorn deposed he had been in plaintiff* employ, and had entered some of the goods from the rough b»ok to the day book.— Cross-examined by Mr O'Neill : The complaints against the accuracy of Mr Rennie's accounts were pretty general, but they were on account of credits omitted, such as butter, or goods returned, but he did not remember complaints of the reverse, that i«, goods charged which wpre not received. The rough counter book was burned when plaintiff was burned out. — J. G. Rennie recalled. By the court: Never had a partner. The business was solely mme — By Mr O'Neill:— Mr Evinsen was never mvpartner at any time. I had my bills headed Rennie &, Co., because I chose to do so. — Henry Lewis sworn, deposed that he objected to the bill because he was charged with several bags of chaff more than he got. Had dealt with others for chaff, and never got through more than one bag in a fortnight. In this bill ho was charged with four bags of chaff in seven days— By Mr Gresham.— The Pakuranga Hunt did not put up at my place ; only the huntsman and the whipper in stayed for one night with their horse 7 . The remainder stopped at Kihikihi. Their horses were not fed at my stables— This was all the evidence. Judgment for plaintiff for full amount and costs, £5 Is. William Hughes and Others v. Thos. Hughe*,.— Mr W. M. Hay for plaintiffs, and Mr O'Neill for defendant. Mr Hay said this was a case between natives. He bad given notice to Te Raihi, who is a native assessor, to be present, and he had promised to come. — Mr O'Neill was willing that the case should go on without one.— Mr Hay objected, on behalf of his clients, to the case going on in the absence of an assessor. It was a hardship, he admitted, but it was not their fault if the case could not go on, as the assessor had promised to come. — The court said Mr Hay would remember how, on a former occasion, when he got judgment against William Hughes on a dishonoured promissory note he (Hughes) was treated as a European, and an order was made for half -a- crown a month, at which Mr Hay felt rather sore. Furthermore, Hughes applied to his Worship a short time ago for a recommendation to bi*> application for an interpreter's license. His Worship said he did not think it could be granted, as Hughes was a Maori. Hughes said he was a European to all intents and purposes. Now he claims to be a Maori. If he claims now to be a Maori, he must be a Maori all through the case. Mr Hay's objection was fatal to the case going on, and it would therefore be adjourned till next court day, to be tried by consent at Alexandra, Mr Hay agreeing to give a week's notice to defendant's solicitor in the event of not being able to procure an assessor, failing to give such notice the case to go on assessor or no assessor.— (Own Correspondent.)

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