MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1654, 22 January 1913, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

i'(Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.MA CIVIL CASES. ,At the Magistrate's Court yesterday Ricnard Mohutv, contractor, ot Uelmigiuui bui.nl tho jiiimmur Building aua Investment Co., Ltd., to recover tue sum of Xil 1.3. Bd., said to be due lor materials iuriiisiieu and work and labour dune. ■j.hc deience ninde by Air. T. Neuve, who appeared ou benaii of ui«-defendant company, was. to tne Direct that tno work uoiio by Molt'att was not authorised by ,tne company, and, lurther, that the charge was out ot all proportion to tho work v done and material supplied. Judgment was given in favour ut the p.iminlr Mofi'att ior £2(1. Air.' T. Holinuen appeared for plaintiff. 1 Reserved-'judgment was delivered by Dr. M'Arthur, s.il., in the case in which tho La Grove' and Laurence Co., Ltd., claimed the sum of £il 17s. lOch,' plus..£'2 interest, said to be the'amount due to them by — Jfleimore for goods sold and delivered, " *v • Defendant-set up a .counter-claim for £\O, which sum ho alleged to be due to him Us commission W the salo of two typewriters; Plaintiffs' did not press.tho claim-for interest, and his Worship gave judgment for LcGrove'and Laurence Co., Ltd., the plaintiffs, on. the claim for .£4l 17s. 10d., and .also on'the counter-claim. Mr. Le.vvey was-for plaintiffs A and Mr. Kennedy for defendant. ■' - , Deiiis Carinody, Inspector of Factories, proceeded- against James Lawrence M'MilInn, of 81 Kintoul' Street, Wellington, builder, to recover tho-sum of JCIO for alleged breach of the Building Trades Labourers'. Award.

Plainlilf alleged that during August, 101?, defendant employed three building labourers on suburban work, and failed to pay them travelling time or tram fares.' The facts, which were admitted, were to tho effect that the work was'near tlie Sentoun tunnel, which was three-quar.ters of a mile' boyond the two-mile radius, But the men employed were living beyond the radius, and less than two miles from the work. Mr. R. Kennedy appeared for defendant, M'Millau. His Worship reserved decision.

Wirilinna Hunia, an aboriginal Native of Wellington, brought an action against Gray Phillips, licensed Native interpreter, of Levin, to recover 2s. Cd., made up of various sums, said to be money advanced and lent by the plaintiff to the defendant. Mr. M'Grath appeared for plaintiff and Mr. Holmden for the defendant. After considerable evidence had been taken, the case was adjourney till January 28..

In the following cases, judgment for plaintiff by default of defendants was' given:—W. E. Tomlin v. Thomas Gregory, .£1 3s. 2d., costs 10s.; C. Smith, Ltd., v. Alexander Neilsoii, ,£3l 15s. 2d., costs £2 18s.; Harry Thomas Pitcher v.. William M'Call, .210 Bs. Cd.,' costs jEl.'Ws. Cd.; Hermann Heininann v. Edward Show, £2 is. Cd., costs 10s.; W. O. Wilkinson v. William M'Call, £i 17s. 7d., costs 10s.; . same v. Robert Hare, .£2 Is. 3d 7 costs 135.; James A. Doherty v. H. MacDougall, 43 Cs.,; costs Hs.; Isabella, Donjy v. Charles'Hargroaves,'J!2 lis.) .costs 10s.; George and Kersley.Ltd., v; Thomas Tay- ; lor, £\ Is., costs 55.; • Kirkcaldie and Stains,' Ltd., v. William Bevan, sen., ,£U 3s. Bd., costs £1 18s. Gd.; New' Zealand Cooperative Distributing Company, Ltd., v. F. Simnionda and Co., iC23 Is. 3d., costs Us.'; Wellington .Amalgamated Society of Painters an'd Decorators v. Henry Short, .£1 Cs., costs 75.; D. W. Wylie v. George Henry Jones, ,£1 lGs. 2d., costs'7s.; Arthur Leouard Anderson • v . W. F. Thompson, £3 'ss„ costs 10s.; John Mur-. ray, v. H. Mitchell, .£3 11s. id., costs 125.; Harry GotHeV.v. G.■ ,K. Mnthieson, £'o, costs £1 2s. Cd.; same v. L. S. Bridge, 8j ;) - costs 2i!.; J. Murphy and Son v. Joseph Fleet,'JßlG "Bs., costs M*2s. Cd.; Thomas Burt v. Charles Wood,' £1 125., costs 55.; Colonial Carrying Company, of NewZealand, Ltd., v. George. Fcrnandos, ils. 3d., costs (is.; Gaudin.and Son v. Thomas Benge, £\ 13s. 2d:, costs 10s.; James.Cart--iner. v. Charles' James' Ellisori, .£9 Is. Id., costs'JGl 3s. Cd.; H. rritnhard v. AVillinm Hanry Stevens,' ,£l9 18s.'ld:, costs'Xl lis. Cd.; "Dunlop Rubber Company of .Australasia, Ltd., v. 8.",E, Emeny and Co., '£H 9s. 'lid., 1 costs £2 lis.';' North Company, Ltd.„ v. /I'liomas Will'.im Foster, .£l, 117s. 9d., costs 55.; same v. James Liuley,. .£ll2s. Bd.,'costs'ss.; Joseph-.T. Lewis;v. H. Patrick Eva, M 10s'., costs £1 3s. Gd.; Chnstleton Land Settlement Association v. Ilenrv Riches, £\W 145.. costs Jfi 75.; J: B. Clarkson and Co., Ltd.,' v. Howio and Critchfielfl, £40 14s. 6d„ costs £\ .3s.' ' JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. . Lionel Charles Burke ,v,'ns ordered to pay £K 3s. Id. to' Samuel Brown, Ltd., nn or before February 4, in default one 'month's imprisonment; William Sinclair was ordered to' pay £0 2s. to Walter Whitehouse by February 4, in defaultseven days' imprisonment; ■ / ■'" POLICE CASES. ' ■James' -Palmer, alias Mason, ,vns charged with having, on Januarv 20, walked on board a ship and stoion a watch and chain from the pockets of a coat and vest belonging to Frank Dyer. When the owner accused Palmer and demanded his property back, Palmer gave them up. Ho pleaded guilty, and (in.vitv of former convictions) he was sentenced (o three months' imprisoanwht. Robert Parkes pleaded guilty to using certain language. He was fined £3, in default one month's imprisonment; Francis Small came before the Court upon a chnrgo of insobriety, and was fined 105.,. in default forty-eight hours in prison. On a further charge of indecency, lie was ordered to pay £2 or undergo fourteen days' imprisonment. John Thompson, who' -was charged with insobriety, and the assault of Ledestm de Clifford on the Lambton Railway Station, pleaded guilty, Ho was fined 10s., or 48 hours on. the first count, arid £2 or seven days on the second. Ho -was nlso ordered to pay 10s. court costs. Mr. Rotheriberg appeared for accused. Herbert - Wallace, alias Herbert Warman, alias E. Warman, and Thomas Adams, were charged with having, on January 8.-at-Auckland, assaulted-.George Anderson, a farmer, and robbed hiin of £2 in money, a keyless bunting watch, and rolled. gold chain, and a'-.bank slip, on the Bank of New Zealand at Auckland for £148; They-were remanded to appear i at Auckland oh.the 22nd.