MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 644, 22 October 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

j! . : (Before, I)r. ;A. M'Arthur. S.il.) .;;"'.' ; ' •■■■■■■■■■.■..-.•'.' ,A".'STOLEN BICTCLE. ,' , ' f'A charge of; stealing, a'bicycle,'- valued at £H, t'ho property'df John Bailey, -was preferred against William Millis, a trimmer on the pleaded guilty, and 6tated that he jras'dnink at the .time',, .'" '•"'■■ ! Senior-Sergeant Darby stated that the bicyiile irns takeji From a placo near the wharf,' 'and accused's progress to the ship was stopped by a constable, who observed the theft. ■ .-•■"-. : The . Magistrate said that -ho had no doubt that accused tric4 to take tho bicycle on the steamerTahd £et right away. . He . would be fined je2.;V ■ . . -■.-;■. '■■,-. ..,.." , . '.:;,.' ]■.''.;. ; . A MISSING'RUG.'. '..- < .■."■ \ John O'Hagan was charged with stealing a rug, valued at 109., the property of. John Anv aerson, boardinghouse-keepDr, Taranaki Street.He pleaded! not guilty. .. '. ..- '-..■' I Evidenco was given by the proprietor and thehousemaid, and by Constable Kyne.,'The,lastharaed witness stated that ivhen he'arrested, accused, the latter said, "I have had the- rug for Vears.": ■• .'-.:',.■';■■. ..-. .' ■ ;. Accused , applied,for.a remand to produce'withesses to show that he had purchased the ruz.a remand until to-day was accordingly granted;. '.- -■■./.; involving weio. :; : .;'■■ a Charles Edwin King, alias Harvey, was Charged with stealing £10 from some person unlcnown. Accused .entered a plea of guilty. Chief -Detective Broberg applied for a remand until Monday, as he had, not , , found the. owner, bf.the' m'oiiey.'The applicationfwas granted.. i;;' ;.:... insobriety.; . . . ■For insebriety,'- three 1 first-.pffe'nders were, con.yicted and discharged,-and/drie was fined .10s;; or 24 hours'; imprisonment. Wm. Egan,. -a second offender, was convicted and discharged. ' ij ;/::civiiiiinslNitss: ;' L ; ;t Judgment:by default was given in'the following cases:—H.'.-C.'.Faulke and E. .W. Giesen" V. Spier's,' £20, arid costs jC2'-Hs.; ,rrederick>,.D J bbson v., Edward Bevan, jnr., JEO10s., 'and costs";jei - ?5.6d.-; .'Samiiel' Danks'and 'Son, : v.-Thomas" Owens',' .£lO 35.-2(1.V-a'nd : Costs £1 12s. Gd.; Vacuum' Oil Company v.- Her-' bert 95.,2 d., and.costs 55.;: Hirst and Co. v. Edwin L. Pearse, £2& Os. 7d., and costs £2 145., and-'order, for immediate execution granted,' John Varcoe v. Charles- Augustus Wake, £7, 85., and costs Bs.; James William Smith v. Joseph Stanton, £5 12s. 7d., andcosta i jei-.75.-od. . ■.. ■'- .:••."-. ■;'.'-'. ; . ' ; '■'- : ; JUDGMENT. SUMMONSES. ' In the judgment summons case, Gear Meat Company v.'Duncan Campbell, -defendant-was ordered i to pay a debt of ;jeu. ; .7s. -lid. on or' - before 'November '■},' in default seven days' imprisoniridnt.' . : : :-".'■• ■'■ '" '■'■ •■■ ■V*x v .'-'- ' Sidncv. Hall was ordered to nay Blundeli Bros., Lta." a'-'debtvof-'iCt :17s 1 . 6d.;:bn ;or.ib,e>. fore November 4, in default seven days' im;:. iprisoiiment. .: '= :=>• -."l-vi-V■•'•!-'■;?■'.ii':. ■ - ' Nolson'-lllingworth was. ordered to pay the Gas Company a debt,of 7s. on or before November' 4, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. ' ... - ;'••..■-. • ... ■ . ,"'.'•■'" 11. In the case Carr and Bell-.v. John R. Welshy, defendant was'-ordered- to'.. debt- of j£lo '2s. od. on orbeforo November 4, in default \i days'.imprisonment.'* i ': '■ "' ■''■ ' CLAIM.;:; '.' • John V: Dyke (Mr/Rbydon Beere) proceededacainst Joseph -Selway to:recover JSI for ser-,-viqos rendered in ■connection: with training'a '.horse. ' ':■■■<■-\ '■'■ ;^ ; ■ -■ : . .. ■ It was stated ih evidence that defendant sold--tho horsb" to "plaiiitilf anil" agreed "to break'it ini: This was when defendant called. :for the animal, ho ,was> told not'to, take it '. through the city as: it was unused to trams, :etc; Plaintiff, undertook to-take .the horse to itoivn tar £1,; but .'defendant:.', refused ta.vpav. (this on the ground that "broakintr 1 " .inclnded Jmaking it.:aceustomnd'.tb"-tbwn traffic. ~' . '•, The magistrate decided-that ■ defendant- was_ 'liable, .and: (accordingly "gavo judgment, ,' plaintiff, with costs 65.-,: i; '';',- ''{■■J^-" '"'■""' '.- ■.■'.'- AN, ARCHITECT'S..TEES,.-,;.' ' t '_'.'.''; C. V. B. .Livcsay,.Vrchitbct, claimed £i ISs. sd. from ,"A. H. S:--Lucas for professional, services,- Mr.,G. B.'Bfown appeared'.fbr'.plain-. ■tiff and .Mr. Noavo,for defendant. •: '■ ■■■' ,: ■ Plaintiff.-claimedtli per.cent.»on.,a,.contract for vC9O' JBs."9d. 'com■mission £6 lGs. 5d., while defendant only :pnid>Es..... ~ ~,-~,, . ... : Tor the defence," [it commissiqn'vwas to,bp,-.at ,tlie'. ; rate;.,o'f;Si;p'flr ■"cent.■,..•.;■','.•.■ : ~ : '..'■' '.i;\-'*',-'../''i.'- r .'.''■'.*,. 'Judgment;.was Riven,;ifor';,pla,ih.tiff- £oi;J\tho amount claimed with costs Bs. ...:.'.. ''..', L,, .A claim '.foT-.;jraß'..Bs. lOd. for material' su'p'.plied andJworlc,done in connection with certain alterations.: to. defendant's residence in Orientalißay was heard between T. W. Ward, plaintiff -_(Mr.--J)ix) } and\T.--Darby, defendant (Mr. Toogood). After hearing: evidence, his Worship reserved judgment. -•■; " INTERPRETATION OF*AN AWARD. : ";::;.MESS STEWARDS' OVERTIME. . :, Dr. -M'Arthur.;; delivered preserved judgrnent in the coso .'between the Federated' , Cooks'-'and Stewards'-.. Union: and the Union Steam Ship Company.- 'Tho plaintiff union-claimed to'recover, from the defendant company this sum-of .£5, as-penalty for a breach of tho cooks' and stewards' Sward. :Tt was alleged.; that; the-.de-fendant company, on Sunday,; June 6,-1909, .employed :W. A. Campbell, assistant steward on board the steamer Maitai, .and paid him onlj the minimum ot 35., instead of the maximum prescribed.by...Clause'-.9,'Section (b)-.-.of. tho award; v'The. plaintiff;union, also claimed, to recover, from the defendant company a similar sum for another,'alleged• breachj.-and: further in. respect of similar alleged breaches concerning. other men. ..'':. ,■: "•. ,:\"\ .'■;■ '■■>■'' ':■■ ' The matter;-, said'/his-Worship;'wais-ono of interpretation." Clause ; ,9-(b) provides as follows :—"W; hen a vessel ■: arrives in i port. on' a Suhddy'pqr- holiday, ,and sails again''.'bn'; the .samo,-dayi , bv'ertirae;shall"be' , 'paid-t'oTn'embers of the , providoring ..depattment. jor. .the timo so For bar';iiarbou'rs and- roadstead ports, the' maximum; shall" be- sit ;hours'--pay,-and the minimum three hours' pay, at Is. per hour," -For the plaintiffs.vit ..had been contended that.this'clause' members of the providore cooks and stewards, as. well as'pthep'opbks.and .stewards. .It appeared to him, in .the light of Clause-9 (a) and 4 ,(c) .th'at mess-rppm members of tho union are not entitled to anyoyertime at bar harbours and. roadstead. ports,- unless employed: on. ; an excursion, or on-'any of the holidays stated in: Clause.B ol; the.award. Judgment must be for the defendant company. Leava to, appeal was granted. Mt. Hindmarsh appeared for the-.plairitifE,-.union : and Mr. Levi for the defendant, company. ;. ..' .' 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