At the meeting of Trustees of the Home for the Aged Needy yesterday, attention was called to a letter which appeared in the New Zealand Tibies recently as to the confusion which exists in the minds of the public about the two Homos. The Homo for the Aged Needy, near the Hospital, is supported entirely by voluntary contributions, assisted by the Government subsidy thereto, and admissions to it are by nomination and votes of contributors. The Benevolent Homo on the Ohiro road is under the control of the Benevolent Institution, which is supported by subscriptions and rates —mainly by the latter and is intended for any destitute persons whom the Institution has to provide for. Mr C. O’Hara Smith has been appointed a Justice of the Peace,

The Chief Justice delivered judgment yes terday in an action brought by R. Spurway, a builder, to recover from T. S. Lambert (architect) and H. Sullivan .£433 balance alleged to be duo on a contract for erection of a building for Sullivan. It was averred in the statement of claim that although plaintiff had performed the work pursuant to contract, yet that the architect, in collusion with Sullivan, had refused the certificate. A claim was also made for certain extras. His Honor decided that the plaintiff was not en titled to recover ; that there was no ground for the charge of collusion, and that although on some occasions the architect had not been expeditious in giving orders, yet that was not the cause of the delay, and that there was sufficient evidence of defective work to justify the refusal of the certificate, without which the plaintiff was not entitled to re cover. Judgment was accordingly entered up frr the defendants, costs being allowed upon the middle scale as for eight days. Upon a counter claim for penalties Mr Sullivan was awarded <£3o, with .£2 2a costs. Messrs Treadwell and Bunny appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Chapman for the de fendants.
