AGENT TO GUT AND SELL TIMBER
RESPONDENT'S CASE IN APPEAL [Pee United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, April 9. The Court of Appeal'continued hear* ing of the case of Tiki Paaka Adam Maclaren. Mr G. P. Finlay, for respondent, submitted that the court as a matter of. law 'was concerned only to take tha deed and consider the legal effect of its several provisions, and then determine whether, on the legal effect of the whole document, the relation between the parties was that of vendor, and purchaser, or principal and agent. The agency character of the document was • emphasised in that what respondent was to do under it was to act as agent or attorney for the Native owners. He was made their servant or agent to cut timber, and then their servant or agent to sell it. The significant character of the document appeared from the fact that in no sense did re-. spondOht ever acquire any property-in the product of the deed. _ His obligation was to sell all the, timber. Ha had no immediate right to the proceeds of the sale of the timber, but thesa had to be put into a trust fund of which he was one of several persons interested in its distribution.. Judgment w;as reserved. The court then adjourned till Tuesday. '
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Evening Star, Issue 22618, 9 April 1937, Page 11
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215AGENT TO GUT AND SELL TIMBER Evening Star, Issue 22618, 9 April 1937, Page 11
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