✨ Legal Writ
VICTORIA, by the Grace of GOD of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, Queen—
To KENNETH MUIRHEAD, of Otago in the
Province of Otago, in the Southern District of New
Zealand, Master Mariner, Master of the Barque or
Vessel called the "ACASTA," now lying at Otago aforesaid, and William McVicar of Wellington, in
the Province of Wellington and Colony of New
Zealand, Master Mariner, Greeting:
Whereas an action has been commenced in the
Supreme Court of New Zealand, for the Middle
District at Wellington, wherein James Smith is
Plaintiff and John Brodie and George Traill are
Defendants: And whereas it hath been made
known to us that there is personal property belonging
to the said John Brodie and George Traill, now in
the hands or in the Custody or under the control
of you the said Kenneth Muirhead and William
McVicar or one of you: We command you and
each of you that you and each of you do not sell or
otherwise dispose of or part with the said personal
property of the said John Brodie and George Traill
or any part thereof until the further order of our
said Court shall be made known to you.
Witness ALEXANDER JAMES JOHNSTON,
Esquire, a Judge of our Supreme Court of New
Zealand, at Wellington, the twenty-eighth day of
December, 1860.
This Writ was issued by John King, of Manner
street, in Wellington, Solicitor, for the within named
James Smith.
[PRINTED BY MCKENZIE AND MUIR.]
Wellington Provincial Gazette 1861, No 1
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⚖️ Writ of Attachment in Supreme Court Case
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement28 December 1860
Writ, Attachment, Supreme Court, Wellington, Otago, Personal Property
6 names identified
- Kenneth Muirhead, Master Mariner, subject of writ
- William McVicar, Master Mariner, subject of writ
- James Smith, Plaintiff in Supreme Court case
- John Brodie, Defendant in Supreme Court case
- George Traill, Defendant in Supreme Court case
- John King, Solicitor for James Smith
- Alexander James Johnston, Esquire, Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand