A LAND DEAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14441, 30 October 1917, Page 2

A LAND DEAL.

A MISt*NDERSTANDDM '.'. t; . An interesting case *• was heard" m the* 1 Gishome Court this morning, before Mr W. A. Barton", S.M.V' -when ' %hate a 'Robert Willianli {Scott and 'WiHiani' _«*»»■ i son, both of Kaitara/tahi, sheepfarmeisr. a (Mr Wauchoph -proceeded against Wif- - liami Gri<»v'Slifarratt, Richard : Sherratt,, j and' David Barry, as trustees: of the* t Poverty Bay Hunt Club (Mr Nolan); for * £200.- The statement of claim was made j out as. follows)* "(1) That Trilor about . the monltih of July, l&6,">;the* i p*la_ni_i_ agreedi to purchase froto 4hp; 4^endahti\ . William Gxice Sherratt/ ajl lih&ifpvece ot s land, being 10t._4-of «the"Ri3aih4trehu 1 b block at or for the i -price off^qW. (2> i That on the 9th day of August, the plaiu--3 tiffs paid, to -the defendant, WiDiani 1 Grice <sherrat*y, a deposit of £100 on account of the purchase monfey, and paidi . the balance of;. the -purchase .mohey on the 13th' day of* NoVenrther',* 1 , 1916. ■■'<$)* s That on or about the l'l6th*''clay of No- , vemiber, 1916, the, defendants -wrongfully . caused or "peraiijjted to he fl^py^f**^ . off the t .said land .certain biuldings and .' other erections^^?affi_e*d.^' the/soil. (4) c % >ca^n of jthe premises ibV'pliain'tiffs be-ye: beep., and ar o ,• wi-ongfully 'deprived of • the. ..said fixtures.- T5) Tbe 'plaintiffs ... claim -£2ood'a^ageßi'C«! .yyyyyAy y B Pllaintiffs submitted thai the paid 1 j for the land, was xmdei^too^ (&:s&_s?- -. eluded ; the holdings also,' as the laild j atself waaOi_yT%o*r^ : tifts) sai^he bought the lahd'&i question from Mr W. G" Sherratt fc* *£mo. Ota > th© -section, was a.huwtsman-sijdwellhig, ■■ a stable an<Ji : rfee_»room, large ©opper;' , and also the*feenheils. "1^. deport (£100) i £*"-* dnyAiigust 9. Some, tun^if. | November witness -noticed the buildings , were fcemg'nufleaVdown-;; 'heara^ u& jna , solicitor, and 'was .advised to t^U the Carpenters to; $6' oiit at* onojft which thejr did,'-..: Witness ;then. instructed iiis^liou tors to take proceedihgsi and produced, correspondence, .which was acjamfcte"} 7 _y the (defendants.:, W^tnessrwas preparedl. to. return the -property: tfor thfe purchase ' price. He valued.' the burldirigs at "between £200 arid £300. Witttess* '. .^.faja^-ifo-t"^ ejtee. ' 'Witaesß wto <d-pprdi^he_l Mi' Hine, and .flajd! he was suijoiised to'learni that the^bufltfiti^^ -nowH^^ I Hunt,-*eiub/;;v.Wii „..-.yy.-'-,^#'.'-,-- -: To Mr Nolan,-.^Witnessr had* kliowi'ttie 1 cottege to bejthere, aboiifc nine years. 1 t Mr Nolan: What Avas it btißtof? -■'■ '- . jTh&SdEa^tr^rrD^^ E (La-ust^) - ; , ;. : .y r S,y,yy^ytfi^fy-'- -->, Wlfn^said'soi-^ m rimu, t . kauri, and --littfo white f^ine. ' . ■ -M f "Nblan : If I . hring *the patenters' \ mta.thb box to? say it wis all '^hite pine, wouHd^you .isayit? was wiwhg^lwjjrould. The cottage was, quite fit to live m ?-^' Yes, quite.- •-•" w'»y-:..-i. What do- you value • jfc at?-HAboub £240. ■ ■",.''.-',_ The stable reed^wsn 1"-r$&>- Tnali . . hadjonlyjhegn^nilt aVbout >fiv«*4ears. ' The kehnels?^£3o.' 5 The kenndlsNye're built^'bf iron, on a } woo<len>fram - T i , What vmade- 3joii. bny^the land?— We were telkmg. about cutting up some of j the land,v.and^^in?p^(_avi_cq_i^^^^ property for thjan-eason. -**' In-- June.^>l_i's;* .fljoi. "tP.Bt -j Talrm**-s' | Fi^eeziiitf-Co^p^hy^'bougiht land m. -tliat r vicinity^at £100;,perjg«ji ; Q,?— Yes', but thatj »■ was for 4 special .puvpos'^; y; L i,^^i 0^ to youiY%^^; -Ian d, another block had 'been. opened nearby,'^.iloid • | taia sale^ was succ^fulT-rXes, ■■'at''.a^'ldssVta' . the buyers. ; y X : ;'"':',. "••^ yl' .■"■'•; k \V, " You. did ; holct a divisional' sale-^iri ; De-> cembei'? — Yes..,' .' .«. -**■■•■;''■» \> ;*•'■ ';' • iWajS.\ it ia isucoesa'f-^Njo .; i \*_'i ; dhi^inot '■- ■• gk;^"Bid.:" i ? ■* yy '-■ ■■ ' '"• .. > -. ; . ■■ a. K4srF y "vyhen--*sth« (-plans. {We»e 1 ■ ,: did> * you fknow Wljether tfny: ; of ; the .sectjm-ta wex'e shown to include the cottage ?— (j^t> answer.) . A > ; , "*y- ; ..,, , A ,•'-.. Had the «alc win a.siiccess/yoi* Would)' ; not -havo bi-ojujht thisc^weito court'y-^No; , ; probably H)tf>hj' : >■ - t -'A '*. -_-..^ '•■,.' . /..- v. ' ; You ! agreed to sell' Mr fe Hiiie : eiiouirli i. iron for luVkeiuiele ?—_"«?. - - wr*-'" 1 'ou!taD*£ll 12.#3d?— Yes: , llemembei;, iai -July," Mi* Hine- offtimns ypu\a...oheque/for ;ir^r^-.Np.v> : ?;f \ . I s * J^^o did^will y<*u; ; denyi:J*is'-_i ". r-w-t4T'deny.;ifcy'y>- < ..; y.-rst-.y-. for a tenant ?r-i_es.; » .» •• ••'-» .:."-•" t Well,- why did youyseU *the;iw)n^*to ' H !»« ? — You : dOfit -know i-what* you a are talking 'about. '•„,'. ,-;• ■>",- v y-.yy , % \ '.y r wxld^the iron*'^was 1^t t ;the4mUdu!«sWefe down, and had* _eeh;pulica i4 ddwn .aiiy- •» how.. :-;' ;-:- v . . -..-- -j ■; ■-, '.. .-. •;., . „ ."' :•■-."•■ .ykfSW^M-^-r ■■ .y./--; - --•-,..■. _!___— B__B y.V - &i : ■