MAGISTERIAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1633, 11 August 1887, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL

ASHBURTON-THUR3DIY,

(Before Mr John Oilivier, R.M. and Mr D. Thomas, J. P.)

DISCHARGED. Peter Kennedy and Harauel Rosewarne were brought up charged with breaking into the houee of P. Grace at Maronan, and stealing therefrom goods to the value of 20a. — The police did rob adduce any evidenoe and the accused were discharged. UNREGiaritRED DOG. J, H. Dalgetty was fined 20a fo<r having been the owner of an unregistered dog. CIVIL CASE W. Rowae v Hewett claim £7 12a 63. Me Wilding for plaintiff,— Judgment by default for amount olaimedand coats. Baylis v R. Hicks claim £6 J7s Bd,— Judgment by default for the amount claimed and coats. Meaolam v Ballanoe claim £7 Us Id. Mr Wildmg for Plaintiff, Mr Outhbertfeou for defendant.— ln this caße the plaintiff, a threshing machine proprietor, m April! last agreed to thresh certain barley and grass seed for the defendant. The com- | mon rate for threshing grass seed the ; plaintiff alleged was £1 an hour ; but ! he agreed to 4§i a bushel ehou'd the seed !be very good . The seed, pUintiff alleged, was not good, and he maintained that with the rate at 4£i ha would ba at a lobs. He therefore claimed the rate of £1 an hour. — The defendant admitted the olaim m reference to the barley and said that as regarded the gra?a seed the plaintiff had given him the option of paying by the hour or per bushel. Defendant agreed to pay by the bushel and he had paid an amount into Court sufficient to cover 4Jd per bushel on the amount threshed. — Evidence having been taken judgment was given for plaintiff for the amount claimed— £3 2s 3d m excess of the sjra piid into Ojnrt. Pocock v Hellingß and Cox ol* im £6.— ] Mr Outhbartson appeared for the plaintiff and Mo Purnell for the defendants. Evidence having been led, the Court gave judgment for £4 10s. The Court then r.>se.