TENEMENT CASES
The business at the Magistrate's CouTt to-da,y waa not without its ■ tenement cases, several applications for possession coming before Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M. One of these was somewhat unusual, in that the parties concerned were quite in harmony about the matter. The defendant had been successful in finding >. another house, and was only waiting for word from the tenant, who had gone to New Plymouth to work, that he had secured a house up there. In another case it was stated that the premises from which a tenant had received notics to quit were occupied by twelve people. A further application was that of 1 an officer of a vessel for possession of a. house (the ownership of which he had secured about four and a-half years ago), occupied by a widow and her grown-up daughter, both in employment. The plaintiff desired to place his wife and child in the house rather than have them staying ataa hotel. For the defence, it was stated that the wjdovv. had lived in rooms for 18 years, but her health necessitated, her living in a house. 1 suggest," said counsel, "that this is only a blind for the purpose of sellint.the place." The Marristrate was of opinion that it was much better for the young wife and child to hare a home of their own.
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Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 92, 19 April 1921, Page 8
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225TENEMENT CASES Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 92, 19 April 1921, Page 8
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