CHINESE PARTNERSHIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20981, 18 September 1931, Page 12

CHINESE PARTNERSHIP.

DISPUTE OVER ACCOUNTS. ACTION IN SUPREME COURT. The affairs of a former partnership between two Chinese in Auckland were investigated in the Supreme Court yesterday, when Chan Willie Hoo Kee, gardener (Mr. Leary), claimed £464 from Wong Park 1100, greengrocer (Mr. Biernacki and Mr. Dunlop). Mr. Leary said the two Chinese had been in partnership for two years. Plaintiff had kept the firm's accounts, with the full cognisance of defendant. When the partnership was dissolved defendant was indebted to plaintiff for £464, and he voluntarily signed an acknowledgement of the debt, stating he could not pay the amount immediately. There was no question of unfairly inducing defendant to sign. When the writ was issued against defendant after six years, he alleged thai the acknowledgement had been obtained by fraud and that the accounts were incorrect. If there were any errors in the accounts, which were in Chinese, plaintiff would agree to a rectification. "The matter in dispute is the amount owing," remarked Mr. Justice Ilerdman after lie had heard counsel's arguments. "It is a matter of taking accounts." The taking of accounts was referred to the registrar.