Litigation in Papua.
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Judgments In Port
Romilly Suit.
THE long-drawn-out litigation in con nection with the Port Romilly Saw mills was brought to a conclusion on January 3, when Mr. Justice Gore gave judgment for the plaintiffs (Port Romilly Sawmills) on one suit and for Captain Fitch (managing director of the Steam ships Trading Co.), defendant, on the other.
The Company claimed from Captain Fitch £1049/13/7 as an amount wrongly retained as commission while acting as a voluntary liquidator, together with £81/10/- as interest to the date of the writ. The plaintiffs got judgment for the amount claimed, but the claim for interest was disallowed.
Judgment was given for Captain Fitch on his counter claim of £1279/1/1. His Honor found that just and proper work, beneficial to the Company, was done by defendant and was unconnected with the voluntary liquidation. He allowed Cap tain Fitch £223/17/2 as an indemnity against costs incurred by defendant in the action Lett v. Port Romilly Sawmills and Fitch. The order of the Court was that the amount due for costs should rank equally with other costs, charges and expenses of the liquidation.