SUPREME COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume x, Issue 2781, 2 April 1879, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.—This Day.

IN BANCO,

(Before His Honor, Mr Justice Gillies.)

In re Benjamin Butterworth, deed of arrangement. The total liabilities of the bankrupt were stated to be £5,654. A resolution of a majority, in nnmber and value of the creditors, was in favour of the complete execution of the deed. The agreement of assents rsprpsented £560 more than j;he requisite majority.—Order made. In re John Greenleaf, a mariner, application for order of d tscharge. It appeared that the debtor had s(:nt to Mi Joseph Bray for sale of certain posts for which one of his creditors had paid £5, and iv reference to this matter Greenleaf ■was examined He was quite deaf, however, and no satisfactory answer could b? obtained from him. The case was adjourned till the 23rd inst.

In re John Heunett, application for order of discharge,—Granted. Iv re Kobt. James Wills, application for order of discharge.-Granted. In re Francis Cherry v. the Upper Mahurangi District Board, application, to make a submission of arbitration a rule of Court. —Mr Hesketli appeared for the applicant. The aiijdavifc set out. that Mr Cherry was the owner of some land in the parish of Mahurangi within the boundaries of the Upper Maburanp;l Road District; that on the ISth Nov., 1874, the

Board served upon him a notice mtimatiug that they required some of his land for tlio -purpose of making a road ; that Mr Cherry forthwith sent in a claim for £50 compeusation, which the Board doomed excessive; fchat at the request of the Board.the matter was referred Jo arbitration, Mr R. C. Dyr l)i)in;; appointed arbitrator for the Board and Mr Joseph Greenwood bcimr appointed arbitrator for Mr Cllfirry, while Mr David Nolan was chosen as umpire; that tlio ailnitiators made an award of £73 Gs Sd, and that the Board refused to comply with it, on the ground that some le^al technicalities had not been complied with, ollering to treat with Mr Cherry privately instead. After discussion His Honor granted the application, including the appointment of arbitrators, but he declined to include the award in the rule.

The Court then rose.