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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 260, 1 November 1867, Page 2

At the Resident Magistrate's Court on "Wednesday, the following debt cases were heard: — R. B. Scott v. E. Macnab.' This was an action to recover £29 9s 6d, for work done by the plaintiff, a shipwright and blacksmith, for the defendant, the owner of the schooner Alice, who admitted the debt. Judgment for j;2B 12s 6d with costs, payable half in two months, the balance in three. Firth & Co. v. D. H. Murdoch. Action to recover £8 17s 6d, for hay and oats, etc., supplied to the defendant, who did not appear. Judgment for the plaintiff, for £8 17s 6d and costs. E. A. Gaukroger, T. M. Wimsett, and J. Gaukroger, executors of the late W. Gaukroger v. W. M. Morrison and Fred. Tietzen, executors of J. H. 3T. Lange. This was an action to recover £55. It appeared that Mrs Gaukroger, the widow of the late W. Gaukroger, had let her farm and sawmill to the deceased J. Lange for a term of years. During the tenantcy Lange died, and left a will, the defendants Tietzen and Morrison being the executors. Immediately after his death, a half-year's rent fell due, and they distrained for the amount on the stock, -which was recovered. Mrs Lange still remained in possession of the property, but before Jihe next half year's rent fell due, the defendant with Mrs Lange had removed all the cattle, machinery, etc., from the premises. An action was now brought against the defendants, as executors, to recover the last half-year's rent, Mr Pitt contending that they had made themselves personally liable for the amount, having interfered with the management of the estate, although they had not taken out letters of administration, by subletting the mill to Ernst Schwass. Mr Kingdon appeared for the defendants, and a large amount of evidence was taken on both sides. The Magistrate h /waver considering that the plaintiffs' case had not been sufficiently established, nonsuited them.

It having been reported that Mr Younger, Secretary to the Board of Works, made out Mr Carter's tender for the Waterworks, Mr Younger wishes us to contradict such statement. He never made an estimate for Mr Carter at all. All that ' he had to do with the matter was to. write out the tender, &c, and Mr Carter and others made out the estimate. The programme of the performance this evening at the Oddfellows' Hall, for the benefit of Mr Harry Sefton, presents such a combination of attractive novelties as must prove quite irresistible to the lovers of amusement in this city, and we are glad to find that his Honor the Superintendent has extended his patronage to so deserving an artiste on this occasion. Independently of two capital farces, we are to have songs, one, by the bye, on the late sacrilegious destruction of the Pukatea Tree, an 'assaut d' arms' and other entertainments, vocal and instrumental, suiiicient to satiate the most exorbitant appetite for amusement, and we cannot doubt that Mr Sefton's efforts will be met. by a bumper house. The Westport Times of the 24th instant says' that over 3000 ounces of gold were brought in. on the previous day by the escort from Charleston, belonging to the Banks of New South Wales and New Zealand. This does not look like as if the yield of gold is on the decrease. The West Coast Times says that a rumor is in circulation to the eflect that Mr lJaughton, one of the Otago members in the House of Representatives, is to receive the appointment of official agent of the General Government of Westland. We believe that this rumor is utterly without foundation.* It is more . than likely that the delegation will be conferred on Mr George Sale. Mr Haughton has been , appointed a member of the Penal Establishment Commission.