SUPREME COURT WESTLAND DISTRICT.

West Coast Times, Issue 117, 1 February 1866, Page 2

SUPREME COURT WESTLAND DISTRICT.

SITTING UNDER THE DEBTORS AND CREDITORS ACT. WUDNKBDAY, JAXUAUV 31. (Boforo Ills Honor Mr Justioo Gresson.) Tho fust silting undor tho Debtors and Creditors Act in llokitika was hold yostord.iy, but we are happy to say that tho business was very light. In re .Tamos Mullins,, a debtor —Mr O'Loughliu appeared for tho insolvent, and the second meeting was appointed for thotfOlh of July noxt. In re John JJyrno.— Mr South appeared for Iho insolvent, and tlio case was hold over. In re 1). M'Kiuty.— Mr South appeared iv J 'is ca.so, and .said that owing lo tho illiwu of No insolvent ho had been unablo to porform co rtain acts required of him. Protection was co nUIIn Ull ued, and the ciso adjourned Just aftor this ease, His Honor referred to the object (^quarterly sittings of tho Supremo Court in llokitika, and said that he was then writing lo both tho Provincial and Iho General Governments on tho .subject. Mr South remarked that ho was very glad to hear that His Honor had mado representations on tho subject. In re U. G. Watts, a Debtor.— Mr South appeared for tho insolvent, and said that Mr Watts had already made arrangements for satisfying his creditors, and now wished time to got the deed of assignment properly prepared and signed. After some little discussion on tlio part of Mr O'Loughlin, who appeared on his own part, ami for another oreditor, it was arranged that a month's time should bo given to tho insolvent to get the deed 'signed, and the Registrar was instructed to take a note of tho fact. This was all tho business, and tho Court was then adjourned sine die. SITTING IN CHAMBERS. Wkdnksdav, Jan. 31. (Boforo His Honor Mr Justice Gresson.) His Honor .sit in Chambers yesterday at 10 o'clock, when the following business was transacted :—: — Hepburn v, Turnbull.— Mr Campbell appeared for tho defendant and applied for a month to plead to an action pending. There was no opposition, and the timo prayed for was granted. . Boylen & Cullen v. James.— Mr O'Loughlin appoarod for the plaintiffs, and asked that substituted service on the Sheriff should bo admitted as gcod service. It was proved that when tho defendant was about leaving tho province tho plaintiffs served him with a peremptory summons, and ho then deported in the hands of tho Sheriff an amount sutlieiont lo answer the donmnd. Subsequently a summons was served on the Sheriff as bailee of the defendant's money, and it was in order to levy on that that tho proson t order wa3 sought. His Honor granted tho application. In tho case of — Antonio, deceased, tlio Registrar applied for loiters of administration, but thoir issuo was postponed in conseqnonce of tho Cliristiau namo of tho deceased not having been proved. Letters of administration were granted to the Registrar in the following intestiUo estates •— Alexander Og ?) R." Anthony Oogdon, James (smith, and John M'Grath. This closed tho sittings.