TE KOOTI.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 288, 4 December 1889, Page 5

TE KOOTI.

APPEAL BEFORE THB SUPREME

COURT.

At the Supreme Court this morning (in Banco) before Hie Honor Mr Justice Conolly, tho recent arrest, imprisonment, and subsequent release of Te Kooti on Buretiea guaranteeing that ho would in future keep the peace, came up for argument in the form of an application to quash the order made against Te Kooti by Mr Bush, R.M.

In the matter of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1882, and re order made against Te Kooti Rikurangi, Mr Napier moved on appeal made herein by Te Kooti Rikurangi to quash an order made by Mr Bush, R.M', to and sureties to keep the peace. Mr C. E. Button said that ho appeared as amicits curiw, to draw the attention of His Honor to the service of affidavit. He had been desirous of obtaining an adjudgment, but as thia was opposed by Mr Napier, he (Mr Button) was compelled to take the present step. The fact he wished to draw attention to was that the affidavit of service was served by means of a registered letter through the post. This was provided for by tho English Act, 1889, but nob by the New Zealand Act.

Mr Napier in reply, submitted that the affidavit of service should comply with the existing law, and also stated that this matter had been delayed by the Government for tive or six months, and as a matter of fact tho longest possible notice (60 days) had been given to the respondents.

His Honor was inclined to uphold Mr Button's contention, and Mr Napier said that under these circumstances ho would consent to an adjournment for two weeks. The matter was therefore adjourned by consent to tho first Banco sittings after the uext civil sittings of tho Supreme Court.