THE AMERICAN YACHT NORNA.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 65, 17 March 1900, Page 5

THE AMERICAN YACHT NORNA.

SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS

At the Supreme Court to-day, sitting1 as a Court of Admiralty, before His Honor Mr Justice Conolly, a ease of Mrs ITattie Wallace, formerly of San Francisco, but now of Auckland, widow, v. the American yacht Xorna, now lying in Auckland harbour, was

heard. The Tlon. .T. A. Tole appeared tor plaintiff. There was no appearance on behalf of the ship. The yacht was seized by the Court on the 23rd of February last. The action to-day was on a bottomry bond, oiven at Honolulu on the P.Oth September, 1599, by Mr Nicholas Joseph Weaver, as master of the yacht to secure re-payment of the sum of six thousand "dollars (£1.250). The claim today was for eight thousand dollars (£1,666 i:5/4), being the full sum payable on default. The bond was due thirty days after arrival of the yacht in any port outside the Hawaiian ls-

lands. IMr Tole in opening- remarks said i that Mrs Wallace is a widow and a latlv of means travelling- with her maid. The yacht on the Bth September last was' seized in Honolulu under a bottomry bond, and the plaintiff was induced by Weaver to advance the necessary money to release the boat from the said .seizure, and to secure ! this advance Weaver gave the bond now sued for. The yacht then left I Honolulu and proceeded to the Friendly Islands, and then to Apia, in Samoa, which latter port she reached on or about 3rd December, 1599. The bond I was therefore due on the 3rd January, 1900. Weaver said he would go to Sydney and pay all money due on the i bond, instead of which he came to Auckland in the yacht early in January. ..The plaintiff on "hearing1, of the arrival of the yacht in Auckland came over from Sydney, and on 23nd January made formal demand for the

amount of the bond. Weaver said he would settle in Sydney. The plaintiff then returned to Sydney, but Weaver did not settle, and she then came back to Auckland and took the present proceedings. Mr Tole called the plaintiff, Mrs Hattie Wallace, who gave evKfence in support of Mr Tole's statement to the Court. His Honor g-ave judgment for the plaintiff for the six thousand dollars (£1,250) with costs.

Mr Tole then moved for an order for sale of the Norna, which was granted.