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(BY TKLKGKAPH.—OWN COItItKSI'OXDKNT). Auckland, Wednesday. Father WissKLhasrcturned from his tour of America, where he collected £1000, on behalf of St. Benedict's Church.
TeKooti arrived in town last evening, to file affidavits, etc., preparatory to instituting Supremo Court proceedings against the Government, to reverse the order issued against him to find sureties to keop the peace. If successful ho may, probably, go on with an action fur false, imprisonment after he was arrested. He is now staying in seclusion for a day or two in a house of a native fiiend in Parnell.
In the Supreme Court to-day, in the case for partition of land at Ohinemuri, purchased jointly by A. J. Thorp, and John Buchanan, His Honour decided that the decree will be for partition so that plaintiff tiikes GKi acres and two-thirds of an acre bounded by a line drawn from the N.K boundary of Takapau. At the Supreme Court this afternoon, Mr Whitaker moved that a deed of composition re the bankruptcy of George I'raser, junr., and William Fraser be approved. He stated that the creditors who approved of the composition formed a majority of soventy-seven, including fifty-five workmen, while there were only seven dissentients, and argued that the majority should not be bound by the opposition of a small minority. Mr Cooper opposed the agreement on the ground that the Bankruptcy Act required that all wages should be paid in full. The question was argued at considerable length, and His Honour reserved judgment. The Yacht Jessie Logan has been purchased for Wellington.
The racehorse Corunna will not go to the Napier race meeting, as was expected. Dr. Campbell has been strongly urged to stand for the mayoralty, but finally declined. The contest will now be between Mr Upton and Mr Lennox.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2682, 19 September 1889, Page 2
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297LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2682, 19 September 1889, Page 2
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