AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3105, 9 June 1892, Page 2

AUCKLAND NEWS.

(lIY TELEGRAI'II.—OWN' COUHESt'ONDEST.) Auckland, Last Night. Mil McKerrow, Chief Commissioner of Railway, returned from Oxford yesterday having inspected the arrangement; made for tourists nt llotiirnn, etc., with i\ view to the railway fixtures for next year. Yesterday afternoon Mr MoKerrow went to Onehunua to inspect the new arrangement for loading and unloading cattle rueently erected at considerable cost. The cattle are now landed from the fteamers on the wharf direct instead of by means of punts. Mr McKerrow lias also given orders

that the Onehunga wharf bo considerably enlarged to provide another berth for steamers.

This morning a smart robbery was perpetrated in one of the leading hotels. One of the boarders left his room to indulge in a bath, and during his absense the sum of filli was extricated from his trousers pocket. A lot of undesirable characters are in town just now. This should serve as a caution for people. The Stewards of the Auckland Racing Club met this afternoon to consider the reversal of form shown by Stranger at the late meeting. A resolution was drawn up that nothing had been disclosed in the evidence to implicate Dentin. It was intended to ship Mr Oollan s horse, Commotion, to Sydney, by this evening's steamer, but owing ti. the knocking about he received while taking part in the Great Northern Steeplechase, mi Monday last, this cannot be carried out. The horse will now lie taken to Napier.

A peculiar case was heard at the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr Justice Connolly and a common jury of twelve. The .action was practically to decide which of two pur. ties, the se ler or purchaser of certain propel tv, should be at the, loss of a sum of £1300 paid to Edward Cooper, solicit a-, late of Auckland, but now absent from the colony. The ease stated was as follows :— Edward James Herd and Thos. Johnson v. Mary Ann Eyre, to ratify and coiitinn toe sale of certain land, etc. Mr ibvlceth opened the ease, and said this was a ease which really involved a question as to which of two innocent persons was to bear a loss of €1300. HeexDiessul r'giet that it had fallen to his lot to open the ease, because the loss was owing to the misconduct of a member of his own prntrssioti Sh irtdy, the pleadings amount to this—tint one person agreed to sell a piece of laud to another. They went for the. purpose of having the title trinsferred to one and the same lawyer. That lawyer prepared the document. It was signed by the parties and placed in the possession of the lawyer, who, having got the £!300, did not hand it over to the sellers, but, on the contrary, he disappeared from Auckland and there had been a loss of that sum. After Hie evidence had been partly heard, His Honour was informed that the parties did not wish the case to continue as they had agreed upon a settlement. The jury were therefore discharged, and the Court rose. The terms of the settlement were not stated, but it was understood that the less is to be borne by the parties in equal portions.