THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT.

MONDAY. (Before his Honour Mr Justice Hosking.) MORTGAGES FINAL EXTENSION ACT. A large number of applications for «^f* n " sion orders under the Mortgages Final kxtension Act. 1921, were dealt with in camera, end a further batch will come beiore the Court to-morrow. MAGISTERIAL. MONDAY. (Bafore Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) DKUNKii^NESS. Two second ■ ff end era were each convicted and finod £C«, in default 43 hours' im;-.rieon-ncnt. Chnnrol with holplosa drunltcnnes, John Brady, -hum, peadad guilty, bill ho denied a further charge ci having used cbseeno l«i----guugo. On tho first chnrse h<> v" oPWvlel=d and fined 10a. in default 21 hours' imprisonment, .and on tho second he was convicted .and fined 40a, in default 11 days' imprisonment. YOUNG GIRL REMANDED. A young girl named Mary Bertie Styles, a domestic, 17 years of age, residing in Montreal street, Sydenham. admitted having stolen the sum'of £l. the property of her father, Henry John Styles. On the application of Chief Detective T. Gibson, the girl w;-s rmianded to appear en Mondav next. His Worship ordered * full report'of the case to be supplied by theProbation Officer. A SERIOUS CHARGE. A remand til! Wcdnesc' y was granted in the case in which Alfred Frederick Gwatkin, a. vouncr fireman, of Rangirra, waa charged with having carnally known a girl under 10 years of p.pe. It was intimated that o*her charges would be preferred against Gwatkin. CIVIL BUSINESS. Judgment for the plaintiff by default was given in the frlicwirg cases:— AV. -S:mr.son v. W Cole, £V.) 10s; P. Jennings v. T. Sees, £2 12s; H. N. F. Burr/ v. A. Jennings, £l2 If>3 sd: A. A. McQuarrie v. Arthur J. Sanders. £47 13s 9d; R. J. Dun'.OT v. A. Rattray and Co., £ls; N.Z. Farmers Co-op. Ltd. v. L. H. Bmney, £VJ 13s 6d; David Crozier, Ltd. v. Oit Brothers, £ll Cs id; same t. Fred Wilkinson, £5 7s; Jack Sucklir» Ltd. v. F. G. S. Bryson, £3 9s 3d; Merchant and Traders' Agency Assignees of L B. Crother v. E. Johnton, £4 14s Oi; Merchant, .and Traders' Aeercy Assignees of F. A. C™k v. M. B. Sirrfhe". £6 12s 2d ;D. and J. Hunter v. M. A. Knight, costs only; P. Cunningham v. G. Aldrid-e. 17s 9d; N.Z. Farmers' Coop.. Ltd. v. Jnmrs Thomas, £1 6s 2d; John Buchanan v. Mabel Martin, £1 • Sarah Ami Emoti v. Carl Jensen, £6O: Simms and Sons v Orr Bros., £l4O 3s 81. B. Harris was ordered to pay i. 1). ICesteven (Mr W. F. Tr»ry) the sum ri £6 lis 3d forthwith, in default seven days imprisonment. POSSESSION OF TENEMENT. A E Nicholl was ordered to give up possession of a tenement siiuated at Prebbleton road, Halswell, to Harry Cox, run. (Mr L \ Chorles). on or before June 29th. Judgment was also entered for the sum of £l9 5s Bd.