MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14829, 21 November 1913, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Thomas Chapman, with three convictions within the past six months and thirty previous -convictions, was declared an habitual drunkard, and committed to Roto Roa for one year. ' A first offender was; fined the usual 5s and costs. ALLEGED THEFT. Joseph Keys pleaded not guilty to a charge of • stealing 17s 10d on November 19th, the property of Alex. Roberts.' The accused was remanded until Wednesday. THEFT. Alex. E. Bolstead pleaded guilty to stealing 7s from the till in a shop belonging to Myrtle Hatch. The accused had two previous convictions, and was convicted and sentenced to threo months' hard labour. . Hubert C. Jeffries pleaded guilty to stealing £2, the property of Terau Tatiwi, and was convicted and ordered to como up for sentence when called upon. IDLE AND DISORDERLY. James Henry. Roberts, an ex-inmate of the Old Men's Home, Ashburtoa, was charged with being an idle and disorderly person. He denied the latter part of the charge, and was remanded until Saturday, to enable the authorities of the Home to be communicated with.' ■ CIVIL CASES. In the following cases judgment for amount claimed and costs was given for plaintiffs by default:—A. Burgess (Mr Wright): v. W. McGill, claim £9 3s 6d: Massey-Harris Company, Ltd. (Mr. Wright) v. John Whit con, £33 10s; A.. J. Arlow (Mr Spratt) v. F. d. Watty, £2 15s: Strange and Co. (Mr Spratt) v. ->. S. Lawrence, £14 7s 4d; Booth, Macdonald and Co. (Mr Wilding) v. J. McCarthy, £32 18s 9d; City Council v. E. E. Hardy, £2 10s; same v. K. Nixon, £3. 8s Id; tame v. F. Clark, £6 2s Bd;.same v. C. Brickley, £3 12s 6cl; same v. F. H. Dodd, £2 6s 7d; same v. J. Porter, £6 9s 3d; same v. F. H. Dodd, £4 6s 8d; same v. E. J. Ross,. £5 6s lid;.same v. W. H. Crothers, £3 14s 8d; same ?. W. S. Bennington, £4 2s 3d; same v. B. O'Malley, £2 ia>; same v. E. Bradley, £6 5s 6dj B. W. Harris (Mr Herman) v. W. Williams. £1 12s; L. W. Balkind (Mr Goodman) v. R. Henderson, £2 5s 9d; Andersons. Ltd. (Mr Hermann) v. James Whall and — Cannam, £11 18s 7d (judgment against Jas. Whall only); Atlas Biscuit Company (Mr Rowe) v. Walter and Myrtle Prince, £2. 8s 2d; Chrotchnrcb Meat Company (Mr Hair* per) v. H- Jenkins, £10 0s 3d; E: Blair and E. SeWrmaohex (Mr Leathern) v. A- < ForCTtb, 10s 9d; ChriKtehurcii Dairy Company (Mr Cuningham) v. Geo. Aldridge, -£3 7a 2d; A. J. White, Ltd. (Mr Rowe) v. F. W: Bass, £4 2s. DEFENDED CASES. In the case A. E. Marriot and Co. (Mr Edgar) v. Thomas Y. Guy, of Papanuj (Mr 'juTomas), claim for £4 18s 6d, balance of account for work done and goods supplied, the defence was that the defendant's instructions had been exceeded. Judgment was given for the defendant.