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Thuksday, November 2. [Before Mr C. A. Wray, R.M.] Civil Cases.—Friedlander Brothers v D. Cairncross, claim £21 18s 2d; judgment for plaintiffs. P. Grace v M. Grace, claim £13 4s 6d. Mr Wilding for plaintiff; Mr Puinell for defendant. Plaintiff was nonsuited. Robinson v D. Cairncross. claim Jt2 6s. Mr Wilding for plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff. A. Turner v W. Campbell, claim £8 13s 3d. Mr Purnell for plaintiff; Mr Wilding for defendant. Judgment for defendant. Miller and Page v Jephson and Moore, claim £6 6s. Mr Purnett for plaintiff; Mr Cuthbertson for defendant. This was a claim for a week's wages for three men in lieu of notice. The case for the plaintiff was that a contract had been entered into for cutting flax at 6s per ton, with the understanding that plaintiffs were to receive a week's notice if defendants wished to dispense with their services. Subsequently to this some men were engaged from Kangiora, andplainiiffs were dismissed without the stipulated notice. Jhe evidence for the defence was that the plaintiffs had refused to continue working at the rate of 6s a ton. Defendants then decided to send to Bangiora for men, but told plaintiffs they could, if they chose, go on working till the Bangiora men came, but that they must be prepared to leave at a moment's notice. The Bench held that there was not sufficient evidence shown that any special contract had been entered into, and plaintiffs elected to take a nonsuit.