MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 959, 28 October 1910, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CIVIL BUSINESS. (Before Mr. W. R. Haselden, S.M.) Beserved decision was given in the case in which the Wellington City Council claimed ,£l3 10s. from Beatrice Amy Pinnock, for damages to 'a tramway pole, caused by defendant's motor-car, and alleged to bo due to the negligence of defendant's servant—the driver of the car. After reviewing the circumstances, the Magistrate gave judgment for defendant, with court costs 45., wituess's expenses 10s., and solicitor's fee £1 Is. Mr. : J. O'Shea appeared for plaintiff, and Air. U. Samuel for defendant. When decision had been given, Mr. O'Shea (City Solicitor) saift that he would like to mention that, since Tuesday last, he had learned that the constable on duty had furnished two reports to his superior officer, and, in the first report, it was understood that nothing had been said about the arclights being extinguished. Purchase of n block of land in the Kangitikei District by the Native Land Purchase Board resulted in an action between Charles Parata, Jand agent, oi Wellington, plaintiff, and Ngamoko te Bango, of Kilbirnie, defendant. The latter was the former owner of HI acres of land ,known as the Otamakapua Block, and for a considerable time this had been in the hands of Charles Parana for sale. Finally, the Native Land Purchase Board secured it for £747, and the plaintifi Parata now sought' to recover from defendant the s.um of JEM Us., being commission on the sale at 10 per cent., and .620 money lent. Mr. T. M. Wilford appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. E. P. Bunny for deiandant. ' The majority oi the witnesses were ilaoris, and had mostly to have the services of an interpreter in consequence of which the hearing was a rather length} one.- Decision was reserved. Judgment by default was given fot plaintiff in the following undefended cases. —C. A. Innes v. James Robertson, £3 3s. '2d., costs 10s.-, Wellington Gas Company, Ltd., v. Wm. J. A. Farrelly, £\i 15s. 5d., costs ■ J6l 12s. 6d.;. Barber and Co. v. George Alexander, 9s. • 5d., costs '75.; Commercial Agency,. Ltd., assignee, F. J. E. Gapper, assignor,! v. Arthur Baxter, costs 9s. Gd.; John Guthrie t. Charles Smith, £.1, costs 135.: H. Fisher and Co. v. Mrs. James Boyle, £1 \hs. lid., costs 75.; David Duthie v. Mrs. James Boyle, £Z 18s. Id., costs 12s. j Laery and. Co., Ltd., ( v. George ' Allan fieid, costs 35.. ' \ No order was mndfl in the case, of Harry Hooper y., Frederick, Brattle, a claim for XlB 16s. 6d. . ' POLICE CASES. ; ; , : (Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.) Ernest Edwin Thompson, who had been arrested at Shannon by . Detective Andrews, was charged that on October 1! he administered a noxious drug to o female, with intent to procure abortion, On the application of" Chief-Detective Broberg, accused to appeal at the Magistrate's Court, Levin,, oi November 3. Mr.. A. H. Casey askec that accused be admitted to bail, whicl was allowed in .£IOO and two sureties oi £50 each. N . ; . /'Albert Mildenhall pleaded guilty to £ charge of .being drunk while in charg< of a vehicle, and to a second charge oi breach of a prohibition order. He was fined 20s. for each offence, with th< alternative of seven days' imprisonment One first offending inebriate was finec 55., in default twenty-four ' hours' imprisonment. .. :