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Bay of Plenty Times, Issue XX, 10 June 1892, Page 2

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A curious case. Auckland, Thursday. — \t the Su- .* >reme Court yesterday a r<ither ■•£. >eculiar case came on for hearing ;' w in action was brought by the plain- '* jiffs, Herd and Johnson, against th« lefendant, Mrs JByre, to cea&un the sale 6£ a farm at Hotea 15Tof&. j The plaintiffs had some time ago - purchased a farm f rom defendftnt-rod-both parties had instructed Edward v " Cooper, solicitor, to act for them. Cooper prepared the tffclTifeT'tiid obtained the defendant's signature to the same and subsequently fecef^ell the purchase price of £I,3QOLJta| plaintiffs, agreeing to disposd 1 edo in accordance with instructions gil|i him by the defendants' husband -J When Cooper absconded froi Auckland it was discovered that n had not paid themouey on defendant behalf in accordance with instructions or accounted for it in any way. The case turned mainly on the question whether Cooper was agent for defendant or plaintiffs. ■<* K:I After a partial hearing the C&£& was settled amicably, the plaintiffs ' agreeing to pay defendant £250 and _. obtain possession of the land. Olmra settlement. Auckland, Thnrsday. — Further. applications for membership of* the Ohura Valley Land Association artf coming in. Most of these applying are used to bsnh work. Gum market Auckland, Friday. — Ordinary, £405 ;'■ poor ordinary, £32 tf t £mf East Coast, £75 to £77. Supplier from Ist to date 180 tone. .. . . . - Banquet to Mr | Whanoabbi, Thuradlay,^A|,ttbt banquet to Mr Seddon last night h ||f Thomson, M.H.E., occupied the chaitf* there were 50 present. The afftfr was a great sucoeis. ?

Damage «> s.i. inupo* GisbobHb, Wednesday.— The stea-v mer Taupo, arrived from the South ... this morning and in the recent heat^ .. storm in Cook's Straits She has be^ considerably damaged } an enormous sea swept on board on Sunday morn*^ ing smashing down the sky lights of the saloon and completely wrecking the interior. Death of a jockey. ;^ Gisbobne, Thursday. — WaHy Olifctf ' . ford, a well-known jockey, Vao-.^u^^ la nded here on his way ' to SydWey^" * died at the hospital of Bright^ disease. C J The conspiracy cases. « ;^

Wellington, Wednesday.— Tfie? hearing -of the charge conspiracy to defraud against Whyte and Baggot* was resumed to-day but the cast* were adjourned till next weeE after ;i£ considerable amount of evidence hao\. s . been taken. - i^? Naval Intelligence. :■••* WEiiLiNGTON, Thursday. — H.M.S "-1J G-old finch leaves for Auckland ria r Tauranga, next week. ! £\ «? s The Kingarooma remains till tHS .*" arrival of the Orlando wbicn .tfnlMfJ this her first port from Sydney, arriv-- : ing three weeks hence. • A warning to Maori agitators. ' ! Wellington, Thursday. — All Maori officials and pensioners under * Government are warned that they . will lose place and pension if they » ? take part in the agitation against the dog tax. The colored labor confereiUSe ■ Wellington, Thursday.-— Not* "; withstanding that the Premier signified the intention of the New Zealand ..

Government not to take any parfrin « the proposed conference upon Coolie, ': Kanaka or coloured labor, tbe Hon; | i Mr Ballance has received a f urthef H communication from Mr Playford,. Premier of South Australia^, ajsking ; ; him to reconsider his deeifion and furnishing reasons why the New 3 Zealand Government should be represented, i The fatal accident at the * ' Ctovernop's reception- 1 :^ Wellington-, Friday r-^The tfeir '*■ Governor is likely to inaugurate his rule by a benevolent act. A bo? "' named Barnett was killed by a tram car during the procession upon the reception day and Lord Glosgow haa ■ directed inquiries to be made as to „._ the position of the unfortunate el ild's - parents with a view to give them substantial help and sympathy. The com i tig session. "Wellingnok, Friday. — It is understood that Parliament will be opened . by Lord Glasgow in person. Mr McLean, M.H.R., Wellington,! f will move the Address in Beply in thof I Lower House, and Mr San ford, raem-

ber for CbristcbuTeh; wilLprpb|Wy| second it. i ' f ?' Suicide. f Wellington , Friday. — WilliaM^ 1 Beady, aged 20, committed suicide by hanging himself to a tree in a farmyard yesterday at Levin, on tnd* Manawatu line. :• ■ . During the last fortnight he b*4 *' F eeemed a little queer in his actions. 5 * .*'_