DISTRICT COURT. [Before his Honor Judge Fenton.] September 6th, 1876.

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DISTRICT COURT. [Before his Honor Judge Fenton.] September 6th, 1876.

Only one case pojieaiing any public mtorett came .before the Court at this kitting, that of

VIAIOU V LKWI3. Tbta was an ucfcion brought to recover tbo sum uf £18 34, 145 of wi iuti w>« far preparing plans kiid »peciiic»tion«, ana tupennterideDee of building au hotel at le Awamuiuandihobaliiice. f£33s orgutting out quautitioi of timber for Uie same. The evidence was rerv roluminou* and utterly beyoad the capabilities o( our column* to report m full. The whole question wa one of negligence in the cuuduct of the plaintiff, as architeot, id the preparatiou of the plans and •peutticatious, and supervision of the building. 11 u Honor huld that any person undertaking a contract of the imturo wbiuh had bwm enteien into by Mr Vialou, was bound to carry into ie a reasouabie amouut of care and •kill, and thu, he s»id, Mr Vialou ( hacl not done. The preparation, of th; quautiiiea, he coneidered, oatltled Mr Vialou to tbo paymtiut of a tarn of £l 2i, and for tbm he gave juJgnient. As tbo amount recorered was within the jurisdiction of the Ke*ident Magi}tr.tti,'d Court, tho counsel for plaintill' applied lor com #, wlnuli, following hi* uiual procedure m »ucli oasou, his Honor roliued to grunt Mr Wkit^ker appeared for the phimtiff, and Mr ikleyer (ot Auckland) for ths detuned.