TENEMENT CASE. WELLINGTON. February 24. A now ruling was given by Mr Page S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court in a .tenement case in which the landlord applied for possession on the ground that the tenant had fallen into arrears with his rent for the past fix months. Plaintiff held that the Act allowed a magistrate no option but to make an order. Defendant staled that the rent had fallen into arroar on account of his continued illness, and that lie had five children, while plaintiff had but one. The Magistrate held tjiat lie had discretion ;n such a case, and refused to make an order while the current rent was paid as well as a sum off the arrears.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3495, 1 March 1921, Page 7
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