SHARE-MILKING DISPUTE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 21 October 1914, Page 4

SHARE-MILKING DISPUTE

FERGUSON v. PATTERSON

The hearing m this case was resumed on Tuesday Mr ODea and Mr Powell (instructed by Messrs Welsh and McCarthy) appearing- for .the defendant S t&£ d-- Mr Sellar for the plain" . .Edward Long, of Manaia, gave evidence of what he considered general dilapidation of the fences and gorse. Similar evidence was given by William Butler, of Manaia George Sharp, of Inaha, gave evidence that lerguson complrined to him some two-or three years ago that Patterson had been "getting, on" to him over the fences and the gorse. Air Booth and Mr Lowe, who had worked on the farm, the one four years ago and the other eight years ago, stated that practically all the gorse had been grubbed out by them at the date they worked on the farm .Leshe-Young also gave evidence as to the state of the farm eight years ago and its state to-day. All the witnesses were agreed that it would take ■order 8 SUm *° PUt tbe farm in Mr Christophers, civil engineer, cave evidence as to the condition of the water race, which he considered would I OX" 6 *° b6 PUt in This concluded the case for the defendant Patterson on the claim and counter-claim. «*"utifS SS lar ' in ?PeninS the plaintiff on the counter-claim, asked for a nonsuit on the claim for interest on moneys advanced by Mr Patterson. Ihe point was reserved by the Court Evidence was then given by W. Graydon, who had worked on the farm for two years before Ferguson took it over, lie considered, that a s regards gorse I and Tjoxthprn it was in practically as good condition to-day as it was eight I .Cross-examined hy Mr ODea, witSof T, W°? ld ? ot s^ar that there might not be hundreds of young gorse plants +Wr l ST' m% th.! re> As *<> the boxthorn he admitted that there might he- 1J acres of hoxthorn behind the house which was not in a hedge tJJ Tni Wa? also given by Robert thekvm °kaiawa ' as to the state of case was adjourned till Thurs-