SUPREME COURT.

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SUPREME COURT.

. ♦_ SITTINGS IN QHAMBERS. Friday v February 3. (Before his Honour Mr Justice Denniston.) * His Honour sat in Chambers at 11 a.m. TROBATBS. Probates were granted in the following cases: —Re Thos. Bone, deceased (Mr Bruges); re Lewis Smith, deceased (Mr Scott); re Thos. Coults, deceased (Mr Scott); re Francis Hamilton, deceased (Mr Slater); re Thos. Osborne, deceased (Mr Flesher); re Richard Blackburn, deceased (Mr Rhodes); re Robert Watson, deceased (Mr Thomas); re Margaret Home Pyne, deceased (Mr Cresswell); re Mary Malthus, deceased (Mr Beswick); re Henry J. Hall, deceased (Mr Cresswell); re Thos. Mase, deceased (Mr ■ Joynt): re Richard Trevelhv (Mr Badger)-; re Geo. Henry Sharpe, : deceased (Mr Deacon) ;' re Bessie Hicks West, deceased (Mr Loughrey)-; re Mary Attn Clarke, deceased (Mr Swarm)-; re7Win. Keetley Moore, deceased (Mr Swarm); re Mary McLeod, deceased "(Mr Swarm). LEAVE TO ADVERTISE. Re Chas. Francis Reed, motion oh petition for. leave to advertise for claim (Mr Bruges). The' orderwas made, as asked, advertisements to be" inserted in February and March. ; . '-..' ' : . SUMMONSES FOR DISCOVERY. Ashburton County Coimcil' v. Bank of New Zealand Estates Company (Mr, Fisher); Mr Purnell appeared . contra. : M_ Fisher said the,, /papers had, been --'. discovered and asked .-for costs. Costs, were refused, np order being made. '.'! 7 a- ?i- ---„ Brett v. Cox (Mr Beswick), same v. same (Mrßruges). Mr Beswick's applicationjfor the defendant was.granted, and Air JbSruges's application for the plaintiffs was allowe<n>on condition tliat an affidavit was madrtfpth. attorney as to the documents in his sion: - ... >. ■",' • ... ■'- . ;. ,"*'' SUMMONS FOR FURTHER TIME. Miles and Col v the Union Bank. Mr PL'her applied stkting that a cable had been receivedtifrom England asking for an . extension .Until .the, end of/ 1 June. Extension granted.- '. ".... .''". ; -;*hH : '-. SUMMONS, TO LODO? BOOKS. Mr Beswick- upplied4n support of sum-

I mons for the books and documents in connection with the case of Gavin Gibson and Co., Limited, and another v Tyree, to be lodged in tho Supreme Court. Mr Fisher objected tip. the ground of inconvenience. 7 : P APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN. Mr Bruges appeared in support of. a motion for the appointment bt" a* guardian ;td litem hi the case of Spackman v MarcieL The order was made. ADMISSION AS A BARRISTER. Mr Kippenberger applied on behalf of Chas. Henry Franks (solicitor) for an order for Ins admission as a barrister under the Law Practitioners' Act. The order was made.