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Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 197, 14 August 1873, Page 3

JOHN KOBEKTON & Co., MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS, DURHAM STREET, Auckland. [Gioi'ue Thorxe, Jun ] CASH B UYEBS or Wool, Skins, Hides. Liberal Immediate Advancfs at Lowest Rates ON' STOCK OR PRODUCE FOR SALE, on Ship me xt to London or New York. ON SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED, at Lowest Market Pi ices : Grocery Goods of all descriptions in large stock Sugar, Teas, Pickles, Salt, Sauces, Spices, Jams, Sardines, Soda, Blue, &c. American Goods -Kerosene, Tobacco, Sulphur, Axes, Chairs, Nails, Spades, Shovels, &c, &c. Buildincj Materials — Galvanised Corrugated Iron, ( 'ement, Slates, Paints and Oils, Fencing Wire, Nos. 5, 0, and 8 ; P>illiard's Genuine Sydney Bone Dust ; Niuhol'B Patent Liquid Annatto — very superior. JOHN HOBERTON & Co., Importers, DURHAM STREET, AUCKLAND.

THE WAIKATO HIGHWAY BOARD AND GENERAL AGENCY, Wi;sr Hamilton. rriRUSTEES of Distiict Boards are respectfully informed •*- that the undersigned is prepared to undertake the Revision of Schedules.at the Registi atiou Offices, Auckland, the Compilation of Assessment Rolls, and pi ompt Collection of rate for the ensuing year. EDWARD CLARKE, Agunt and Collector. June 30, 1873.

The Waikato Highway Boards Agency. PRINCIPAL OFFICE, HAMILTON. ' RATES and Debts Collected, Assessment Rolls Prepared, Board Meetings Attended, Tradesmen's Accounts Posted upon Reasonable Terms. EDWARD CLARKE, Agent.

[advertisement.] CRAIG Y. MACFARLANE. To the Editor of the New Zealand He^hald. SIR,— In giving my evidence in the Suprcmq£7ourt, on Monday last, to Mr H"«keth's questions, 1 said to him, "You and your firm ha\e done all you could to rum mo by keeping tho deeds of my wife's property in your office for over one year and nine months without registration, and by conveying the best port ion to J. S. Macfarlane without my knowledge." Mr Hesketh denied it, and challenged me to provo it. I accept the challenge with all my heart. The particulars are as follow :•■ — On the 20th May, 1870, Mr Lascelles, solicitor, made out a deed, at my request, conveying four farms to my wife, Sarah Craig, when I was all right and out of debt and worth over £20,000 all clear. I signed the deed in Mr Lascellos' office on the 27th May, 1870, in the presence of Mr J. Burtt, as trustee. Mr Lascelles having to go to the Thames to manage Mr R. Graham's estate, called with me at Messrs Hesketh and Richmond's office, about the beginning of June, 1870, and handed Mr Richmond the deed, in my presence, saying, " I have searched the Registry Office and found all correct ; yon have nothing to do but register them." I went to the Registry Office yesterday, and had the deeds in my hand, and found they worn not registered till the 27th March, 1872 — just one year and tenmonths to a day. In the month of March, 1872, my son, Hugh Craig, when he saw how things wero going to ruin, asked his mother how much property she had. She replied, " I have the two allotments corner of Grahame and Hardinge streets, conveyed to me in 1866, and the farms at Tauranga." He said, " Are you sure ?" His mother replied, "Your father conveyed them to me." Hugh Craig made enquiries in March 1872, and found the farms were not registered. He enquired the rea«on. Mr Richmond said, " I have no money." Hugh Craig there and then gave him £5. I have Mr Richmond's receipt for the same. To show the untruthfulness of Mr Richmond's reply, I state, and can prove, he received in cash £70 in the month of June, 1870, viz., from a native called Rehia, half-brothpr to the late William Thompson, Native King, £50 ; 30th June, cheque Bank of New Zealand, £20 ; 16th July, ditto, ditto, £25 ; Bth September, d'tto, ditto, £24— in all £119. Let the public understand that I signed an agreement about tho 12th July, 1870 i written by Mr Richmond, and signed in his office, and registered in the Supremo Court. From that date lam held harmless from all law expenses whatever relating to the Wangapoa law case. This is the deed referred to when I was conveying in trust to Mr J. S. Macfarlane about thirty farms on the East Coast Tauranga district, along with about four thousand acres timber land. It was in this deed that the best part of my wife's property was improperly included. Among so many deeds I did not notice this one. This is the farm that the generous, liberal, and open-minded gentleman/ Mr J. S. Macfarlane, conveyed to my wife (her own property), when he was compelled by another solicitor. This is the farm that he has boasted of so much to his friends of what he has done, and told Mrs Craig, in his own office, he thought he had done enough for the Craig family. There are more matters I will refer to, and mention them in connection with Mr Richmond's office. When I was about to sign the large deed referred to, 12th July, 1870, I think about thirty to forty pages, it stated it was a hona fide sale. I objected to sign it, and took it away fornbouttwodavs. I showed it to Mr J. Burtt. He said, " You must not sign it in that form." Mr Burtt went with me to Mr Richmond's office. I then said, " I will not sign it in that form." Mr Richmond replied (or words to this effect), "As the' deed is done sign it ; we all know and understand that it is by way of trust : and when you can pay Mr J. S. Macfarlane you will get back your property. 1 will give you a letter to this elfect, signed by Mr J. S. Macfarlane." I signed the deed, but to this day I have received no such letter. Often has Mr Richmond and Mr Thomas Macffar1 J.me said 1 never would h.ivo back the mill. lam satisfied , t'utwas intended. Let youi readers judge. There are j uuny more matters like this, but ] will not touch 'oa tbein .it piuauit. All 1 want fiom Mr J. S. Macfarlane i is-- ami 1 hi\fc demanded it twice through the Supreme Louit — a true account of the books, according the agreement signed and registered in the Supreme Court, and I will pay him the balance, if any. THOMAS CRAIG. July 13, 1873.

i3t WAIKATO TRANSPORT OFFICE, FORT STREET, AUCKLAND. G()01)S FORWARDED TO ALL PARTS OF THE WAIKATO. Tiirougii Rates or Fbeight: Auckland to Waikato. Auckland to fuakau ... ... ... ... 55s per ton AuckLmd to lianguiri ... 55s per ton Auckland to Ngaruawahia COs per ton Auckland to Hamilton or Whata Whata .. Gss per ton Auckland to Alexandia, or Cambridge ... Gss per ton Waikato to Auckland. (Jambridge, or Alexandra, to Auckland ... 45s per ton Hamilton, or Whata Whata, to Auckland .. 45s per ton Ngaruaw ah ia to Auckland 40s per ton Kangiriri to Auckland .. 35s per ton Tuakau to Auckland ... . . :Jss per ton FRANZ SCUEUFF.