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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 293, 2 April 1877, Page 3

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Hi.'.v •*<> )>•• 1 in*, mm -nt pJioiata manag'* to " old! uiii Hut.- HiiiiJ.lt uk-u-iu's wa.-t, suvs ari luv\tvar.;ill paper, prttty *>" 'H illustrated in tins hearing of a before tlio Uosid.-nli Magistrate.. Tub feu-l-int in til to iicsi »u U a '■storekeeper " in Government. Binploy, but this diu Ito- [Ti'V;iu. him acting «u a contractor f»>r suppt/in; materials to the G iverouwsiit, thu transactions belli c c HTted on in t.iu name of a "dummy." A dispute between the tv.o I out a fow facta of interest to r,.i« public. Defendant having ii.iiui.tct.' I i't "ws-u.saiuiniit.iori that ho I.ml received *y iuon6 of curtain accounts v»hich were l'nado out in tue name of the plaintitt. lie Was asked by the counsel thoso moneys have yon pocketedj t>efundant : Nouo at. all. Counsel : i"u a:*o a Government Htoa'kwpwv ( IX f -rulanf. : Yea. Conns I: Are you at libvrcy, then. ti>. talco contracts under tlic Govirnnwut I iM'umUnr. : Et soi.-m.-J E am wf, but i. >uums that t haw. Counsel : your luties as sfcot'Lilcßtspur occupy you;,- whole iiuu i Defendant : .From hale-past niuo Id half-past four. After that I take eon-Si-acts to It i; tap books, C<muse I: ttavw you my other contracts I Dwltendaut : I rotter javo uiu a contract ttrvd.-r him, an I I yavo it ti> blio plaintiff. Counsel: t>.d hj« take ilio contract over J JDefeudaut : ite took t under n>o at a less price. I was bound » !.!v.' someching out of it. Counsel : h ; v"ti vny >i,her transactions of that. i Ult : After that contract f-.- .unshed, he had any amount of other * *.<> d(i •; n.!; me. Counsel: And you all r,'i ■< tune a Govecmuuut Btore- . j . F n lari-H : Yes. Counsel: l! • \ ..u .miv it: trol over letting worivs lay to Topiiam>{ Defendant : 'iaey aro .ot in Wollinj;tou. I Uavo not the »upi.-r----miun of them. Cotmscl: Had the pUin--Biif any contract uiuL-r you after i"pilmu.s f .Def<.;ndiWit : tiw had tU« aikiny l'f sleepers for the Waipad coatracß. Counsel: That is to- say r you, a GovxtwDOont servant,, gwt! l\old of coui'.Faets andtt!iemt making a good pro tie out of tuo tr.Miaaction I : Ties. If yon had only £.s■ a wi els support yonr-».-lt wouUI; you no 6 liks to' liave »miu:thing sJs() that would give yon a return t Counsel : (JouUl yon utaun for theso sub-con-tracts ! E>v,f. ndant : I eotild if I ttked. Conns I: ttad you any written mstrueIf tiuus from plaint.lit' to cash hisclietpues or I sign his vovtuhers I i/efend■ant : tt is the n.L> m tuts othce to> sign the Kvonclv- 1 -.') before ayment ts made—l did but a'vv.i", cs get plaint If to> rec jipt tiiftu, C • iim •' : How then w ru> they U«.-r't:-nd;in<s: I ha/e been lon_j v. ; a i.-heque aufura iiia Vutiwl*-!' ii

fafty ;ignc<l. Counsel: Anil you inrnn to sty that yott have had a lot of contracts carried on in ptaintitFs name, ami you take tf>e profits t Dc tndant : Certainly. 1 have only three notes a week, and I am b«>tint! to do something. After a iew more questions of the pleasant nature, the learned counsel allowed the wittiest to go, and he lift the box evidently feeling Father *' warm."