MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1885, 5 July 1888, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTOK — THURSDAY. (Before Messrs H. Frledlander, D. Williamson and D. Thomas ) OBSTRUCTING A KOAD. Thomas Magee, who at a previous sitting of the Court had been allowed a month to remove a house on wheels which was obstructing a thoroughfare, was ageia brought up, not having complied with the order of the Court. — As the Resident Magistrate bad prevoaaly dealt with the matter the Bench adjourned the case. UNREQISTRBED DOGS. For having unregistered doga In their possession the following ovrnera were fined:— William Petty (3); £1 • W. J. Baxter (2), 15s ; Henry Martin, P. Keller, T. Gourlay, G. Keller, W, Hawkins, P, O'Malley, one each, 5. 3 ; D. Lynch (3), 15b ; W. Argyle (3), 15 3 j R. K^nnlngton (2), 103, and oa a charge of having a dog wearing a previous year's badge was fined 53 ; William Aitken (1), 5). A oharge of having a previous year's badge was dismissed. A ccbq against W, Dalgetty, for having la his possession oue unregistered* dog, was dismissed. XTJNAGY, William SulHvan was, on tbecertlfloatea of Dra. Trevor and Tweed, committed to Sunnyaide. CIVIL OASES, Wilding and Lewis v Ruddiok, claim £13 61. Judgment for plaintiffs by default. P. and D. Dan can v H. McDonald, jadgment sammons, £3 2i 63. Order made for amount to be paid witbirr one month, m default 14 day*' imprisonment. P» and D. Duncan v John Henderson, claim £4 10 < lOd. L T r Outhbertson for plaintiff, Mr Wilding for defendant. The claim was an unpaid balance of an account for lengthening the shakers of a threshing machine. Tho defendant alleged that he had been famished with an estimate, and ha had paid the amount accordingly. He maintained that he was not liable for the amount charged m excess of the rittmate. Plaintiff was non-suited with costs. F. N. Black v R Ennie, claim £8. Mr Wilding for plaintiff, Mr Crisp for defendant The olalm was one for wages, but there w«s a contra olalm by defendant. The amount of £6 5s had been paid into Ooutt, and the Bench gave judgment for Us m addition. ALLEGED FALSE PRETEKOES. Benjam n Drney, was charged on the information of James Keir, manager for P, and D, Dunoau, with having by means of false representations obtained repairs to the value of £10 5s 91 to a chaffoutter. —Mr Purnell with Mr Cuthbertaon appeared for the proßecution ; Mr Osyglll for the defence. After a considerable amount of disoaosion between the counsel engaged, ns to the prevlonß two Informations the.oasq proceeded.— Mr. Pqrnell stated the c«se, tho charge being that a cheque for £6 drawn < n the Bank of New Zealand, Bakala, wag nut valua as described by the defendant ' paid by defendant on account of repairs and material used qn a rid dip etc. for a chaff cotter from P. and D. Duncan, tho case really amounting to a chargo of passing a valueless ohcqne with lntet,t to deiraud. (LeftSittiDg.) . ,