THE J. G. WARD FARMERS' ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2258, 10 June 1897, Page 15

THE J. G. WARD FARMERS' ASSOCIATION.

A number of more or less formal matters affecting the Ward Farmers' Association came before his Honor Mr Justice Williams in Chambers en the 4th inst., and were uncontested. Mr Woodhouse by Messrs T. M. Macdonald and Son, of Invercargill) appeared in support of each motion on behalf of the I association. j The first was a summons for the inspection j by the liquidator of the association of books and documents of the Colonial Bank. Mr Haggibt appeared to represent the Colonial Bank liquidators. — Mr Woodhouss eaid that these liquidators had been served with the summons, aud i consented to the application, but it now i appeared that the books were not in their j custody, but in that of the Bank of New Zea- '• land. He understood that the summons had been served on the bank, bub that Mr Hosking had no instructions to appear. — Mr Hosking, who happened to be present, said the Bummons had only been served the previous day, and the • matter was one for the head office. There had ' beea no time to get any instructions. — Mr Woodhous9 asked that the order should be made ex parte, — Mr Hosking suggested that the court had no power to make the order in the absence of the bank. — His Honor thought there the court had power to made the ordec ex parte. Order accordingly to the Bank of New 2ealaud. '

with the consent of the Colonial Bank liquidators ; £1 Is. A complementary summons was for the production of the same books and documents at the examination of the Hon. J. G. Ward. — • Order accordingly to the Bank of New Zealand ; costs, £1 Is. The next summons wwi for an inspection by the Ward Association liquidator of the books of the Southland Rope and Twine Company, and, following this, another summons for the production of the books at the Hon. J. G. Ward's examination. Mr Chapman appeared for Mr Fisher. — In respect to the first of these summonses, his Honor made an order directing the production of the books, &c, for inspection at the office of the association, or where the books are at present ; time of inspection to be from, date ot service of order to the 12th of June ; other terms to be settled. As to the second summonp, the order was — " Accordingly, by Mr Fisher, as the person in whoße ouitody the books are."