LAND DEAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16985, 8 March 1923, Page 8

LAND DEAL.

A SP KINGSTON LEASE. Tin? bearing oJ' a. claim by Kenneth .1 ■ 1 nt-os n, fa rmer. K a iapoi. tr iis bee n<le r the will of the late William G. lln tosh. against Herbert .Henry Cook, land agent. Christchurch, and Donaid ?\V I atosh. farmer of Tuhikaramea. Auckland, for the sum of £ll6O Od. damages for bleach of covenant under a lease, was continued in the Supreme Court- to-day before bis Honor Mr Justice Adams and a. jury of twelve. : be action arose out of the. lease of .a farm ol 283 acres at Springs ton by the late William G. M’lntosh to Cook and rvnnnbi M’hitosh as partners. Cook counter-claimed ten £6(5-5 18s. Mr O T. Alpers. with him Mr J. K. Cuningham.appeared for plaintiff, and Mr •L M. 1 pham for Cook. Donald M’lntosli did not file a defence, and was not represented. s he bearing of evidence for the defence was continued. Ernest Andrews, manager r.f the farm for Cook and Donald M’lntosh, said that ir was very bad with twitch when the lease was granted. John Cross, retired farmer, Wools<<m. who had a farm adjoining the farm loused to Cook and Donald MTntosh. said that they did not impoverish it during their lease. , Samuel Gibson, farmer. Irwell. who snM the farm to William Q. M’Twtosh said that there twite), i„ the land 111 witnesses’ 1 mi;. ft could not all be. c; ken out in five years, the length of the lease. Tt was a very wet farm Frederick Higgs, farmer, said that the farm was so vet that chicks had been shot on it. Edwin Thomas Wise said that Cook had worked the farm as well as anvbocly could work it. Leslie B. Staee gave evidence and tlie- case for the defence was closed.

The following lend agents’ lieen=es were granted by -Mr H. Y, WiddowS -M-. at the Magistrate’s Court tins morning : Malrolm Lillies. Francis Williamson. Arthur John Sanders (A. J. Sanders and Co), Harold .Morrison Hunter (Forest and Perkins). Frederick Ashley .Neale, Frederick Lyon Bastgate (Eastgate and Oo.).

the father. Cooper replied, ‘ I hare nothing t<j. say.”