SUPREME COURT.
IN CHAMBERS. Friday, September 20.
(Beforo hia Honor Mr Justice Williams.)

BANK OP NEW ZEALAND V. TIIE BLUE SPUR CON-

SOLIDATED GOLD COMPANY (LIMITED),

Summons by defeudants for extension of time for filing statement of defence.
Mr .7. H. Hosking appeared for plaintiffs, and Sir Kobert Stout for defendants.
Sir Robert Stout said that Mr Jackson, attor ney for the company, had communicated with the company at Homo and could not Qle a pro per defence without having a reply. He (Sir Robert) asked that the matter might stand over till the November sittings. Mr Hosking said ho might state that proceed ings had been going on for some months now, and he thought that by this time defendants might havo had their case iv a more forward state. Ho did not object to the request that it should be adjourned till November, but that was practically letting it Etand over till Fobruary next. He should like, if possible, to bavo the caBO brought on at the October sitting. De fendants might ascertain by cable what was to bo the defence—whether it was to be fraud or something else.
Sir Robert Stout said it was impossible to get particulars by cable as to what position was to be taken up.
His Honor held that there would be a diffi culty in getting the information by cable. Mr Hoskiug would then suggest that the case stand over till the first week in October, and if defendants were not in a position to go on by that time they could file a further affidavit to say that there was no material.
Sir Robert Stout would not object to that course being taken.
His Honor ruled accordingly.
