THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

! SUPREME COURT,

j IX CHAMBERS. ! (Before his Honour 3lr Justice Cliap- | jnani) ! In re Canterburv Farmers' Co-opera- ! tivc Association, Ltd. (Mr Hunter) v. j Robertson Bros., Auckland (Mr W. D. ' Campbell), summons for commission to take evidence or" witnesses in Auckland on behalf of defendant. An order was made allowing evidence to be taken on commission before the Registrar, or Deputy-Registrar, at Auckla-d, on the following conditions: —That the case, remain on tho list for trial with liberty to tho Judge to fix d-ite of trial on the application of the plaintiff, and that tho defendant consent, on or beforo Friday next, to a trial before the Judgo alone, and intimate such consent to ! plaintiff's solicitors; commission rc- : tnrnable within three weeks of date of i order; trial within five weeks. Costs i j were reserved. j MAGISTERIAL. ; (.Before Mr T. A. 13. Bailey, S.M.) j DRUNKENNESS. ; Two first offenders were each fined 5s or 2-1 tours' imprisonment. Annie '.UcKvedy, who was stated to have been found drunk during the currency of a/ /prohibition order, was described as a i confirmed drunkard. She was sent to J Pakatoa for two years. ~ FALSE PRETENCES. Alfred Horiey, a recent inmate of the Ashburton CfJd Men's-Home, appeared on two charges of obtaining goods valued at £3 bs 9d, 20s, £4, anu i'G lbs respectively, by false pretences. He was ordered to come up for sentence when called on provided he returned to the Home. MAINTENANCE. William McEvedy, who was £27 10s n in arrears on a maintenance order, was ordered to pay tho arrears, in default two months' imprisonment. Charged with being £15 15s in arrears on an order for tho maintenance i- of his wife. Christopher Cullen Fl&na)f gan was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended providing that defendant kept up payments on the original order amd n paid off the arrears. '' An application by John Thomas " Birch for the variation of an order for e the maintenance of his wife was refused, it being pointed out that the 11 wife was not at present enforcing tho e order. r " Margaret Cuningham) applied for a separation and mainten- * ance order against her liusbaad, George William PvoLto (Mr Hunt), on the . grounds of failure to maintain. Mr Hunt suggested that the case should bo adjourned for three months to 6oe how matters shaped, aJid this course was * agreed to. Alfred Robinson, a married man (Mr r Twynoham) was adjudged the putative father of an illegitimate child, and was ordered to pay £10 medical expenses and 10s weekly towards the support of , l t-bo child, dating from its birth, Octo- £ ber last, besides Court cost and solici- '. tor's fees. Ho was also ordered to find ,V i surety in £100 that he would comply ■ with "the order. Mr Johnston appear- ' ed for tho mother. Andrew Durick (Mr Gresson) was j similarly adjudged, and an order for 7s 6d weekly was made as from Decem[i ber last, with costs amounting to £7 ss. 3lr Thomas appeared for tho comj plainant. j Albert Currie's .application for the variation of a maintenance order in g respect of a child was refused- Mr Hunt appeared for the complainant. f _ ASHBURTON. (Bofore Messrs R. Galbraith and R. s Olarlc, J.P.'s.) 1 Rose Wesley .and Evelyn Wesley f were charged with entering the pree mises of Samuel Taylor, as Eiffelton, ? and stealing therefrom groceries and - clothing to the value of £4 17s (id. Mr 3 Kennedy, who appeared for the accus- ;; ed, said that tue girl Evelyn would ~ plead guilty, and was prepared to enl ter the Salvation Army Home if com- - initted there. The mother, Rose AVes- ? ley, knew nothing of tho theft till the police found the goods in her house. Tho girl, who gave sworn evidence to this effect, was committed to the Salvation Army Home for twelve months, meantime to come up for sentence if 1 she did not remain in tho Home. The otfifer case was dismissed. ACQUITTED. (PRKSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) PALMERSTON N., February 19. At the Supreme Court to-day, Margaret Coy was acquitted on charges of shooting at her husband, Alfred Coy, [ with intent to do grievous bodily I harm, and of causing actual bodily ■ harm. ,