MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 780, 1 April 1910, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

(Before Mr. W. R. Haselden, S.M.) . POLICE CASES. For having disobeyed tho commands of tho chief officer, a seaman named William James Shaw, belonging to tho steamer Cornwall, was fined two days' pay, arid on a further charge of using obscene language Was lined £5, iu default ono month's imprisonment. Tho case against William Mnlliuson of having assaulted William Jaincs was dismissed. A juvenile named Walter Win. Sprowell was remanded to April 28, on a charge of associating with a reputed prostitute. Joseph Gibbons, with six previous convictions for, intemperance, reappeared on . a similar. charge, and was sentenced to ono month's imprisonment with hard labour. On tho charge of a breach of a prohibition order, accused was convicted and discharged.,... Florence Prosser, alias Ruby Kirk, with previous convictions for insobriety, was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour. On charges of drunkenness, two first offenders' were convicted and discharged,' and three -similar delinquents wore mulcted in a penalty of 55., with the option of 24 hours' imprisonment.

CIVIL CASES. . UNDEFENDED LIST. Sitting, in civil jurisdiction, his Worship gave judgment for plaintiffs in, the following undefended cases:—Atlantic Refining Company v. W. W. Wells, ,£IG 10s. Bd., costs .£1 10s. Gd.;. Hutt County Council v., Harry Adams, £2 17s. 3d., costs i3s.; E.-Norton and Co. v. Arnold E.Bell, £b. 10s., costs £1 3s. 6d._; 13. .Reynolds and Co., Ltd., v. P. Wootton. .£1 lis., costs £1 4s. j Sargood, Son, and' iJJwou, Ltd., v. Percy J. Missen; .£ll2 16s. ■Id., costs £% Is.; Wellington City Council v. Edmund Piatt, £133 15s. lid., cOstS '■£2 75.; Aylnier. v. Jane Tull, 75., costs 103.; same v. Robert M'Callum, £3 os. 6d., costs 10s.; same v. Ada Biggins, .£1 .hi. 6d., costs 55.; Charles Pratt and Co., v. J.: Southev Fowler, 17s. Gd., costs: ■ Xt: ISs. Gd.;' Wellington City Council v. George Plnnock,, ,£l5B 10s. Id., costs £2 10s.;GeorgB Doughty and-Co., v. Andrew Scott, £9 lis. Gd., costs .£1 3s. Gd.; George and Kersley, Ltd., v. Frank Herbert Clarke, .£3 Gs. 5d., costs 103.; Henry :Den:hnrd.v. Frederick William Peet, 13s. 3d., -costs ss.;' Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. Arthur R. Maltby, £i„ costs 10s.; N.Z. Times Company, • Ltd., v. A. K." Boyd, £i Ss.i costs 10s.; John Rigg andCo,,'v. Minnie Waugh, J323 19s. Bd., costs M 18s. fld.; W. A. Fordham v; ■ John Clements, ;£3 6s„ costs, 55.; George Macgre<f6r v. H. W. Hargraves, iESO 55., costs .£3 JBs.i Andrew Wylic v. Abraham Whytc, .£& 13s. 3d., costs i£l 3s. Gd. ■ JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. John Toft was ordered 'to pay to the Sims Hardware-. C 0.,: Ltd., on or before April 14, tho sum of. .£1 12s. ,9d„ in default 24 hours' imprisonment. In tho case of E; T, Taylor, and Co. v. Waltor .Leslie; .defendant was.ordered to pay the amount owing, £i 18s.' Gd., on or before April 14; in default 4, days' . imprisonment. ~ No' orders were made, in the cases of. Thompson Bros., Ltd;; v. James Maher (amount owing £1 ss. 3d.) and Richard Baddeley v. Frederick Alban Johnson (amount owing _,£3G 45.). • Plaintiffs were flon-suited in tho case of Kitto and. Graham, tailors, v. Edward A. Banks, n claim for £5 10s., value of a suit alleged to be supplied in January, 1905 t ',>The, defendant denied having ordered the suit in question.' The daybook containing tho entry was produced, but ; the item; was entered "Banks" merely, whereas in other transactions between the parties initials had been given. Mr. Moran appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr.: Kirkcaldio for defendant. : ■ Hv W. Davies and' Co., plumbers and gasfitters, of Wellington (Mr. ; Gray), proceeded against' Francis .', B. ' Stallard, hot?.lkeeper, of Reefton, for the recovery of i£Gl 155., being balance alleged to be, dueiqn a contract:price for installing an acetylene gas plant at defendant's hotel at Reefton. Evidence on behalf of the defendant had been taken at Reefton, the' defence being that the jilant was not sufficient: to "last without recharging for ' as long a period as represented, and it was alleged to have cost one hundred per cent, more than as represented. After hearing plaintiff's evidence,, his Worship reserved judgment.