RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, CLYDE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 631, 22 May 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, CLYDE.

Thursday, May 21. (Before W. L. Simpson, E.-q., Ti.M.) Cox v. Town Clerk of Clyde.— Claim for t. 7a. (5(1., for twenty-live loads of stone. Mr. J. F. Wilson appeared for the Town Clerk. j John Cox said: On tho 25th of July last j I supplied Councillor Auckland, as a member of the Public Works Committee, wr hj stone to make a water tabic. I charged the same price I had paid Tor them, 3s. ( d. per load. I said the Council could cithci have the loan of them or buy them. They now declined to deliver a similar quantity or to pay for them. By Mr. Wilson : Cr Auckland and the Mayor also were members of the Works Committee when Cr Auckland purchased the atones. I did not know what they were wanted for. Mr Cambridge, the Mayor-, measured the stones. William Auckland said : As a member of the Public Works Committee I purchased the stones sued for. The agreement ; was to be 3s 6d per load, or to return them, 'hire Public Works Committee were empowered to expend 101. By Mr Wilson : I made the purchase as a member of Works Committee. Minute book produced and minute read authorising tho work. The work I did with the stones was not included in that minute. I fell back ort a standing order, whereby the Works Committee arc empowered to expend 101. The account was trot passed itt Council. Mr Cox said that at the meeting of the Council last night it was agreed to that neirlrer side should employ a sob’e-tor, and ho asked tho protection of the Court. Mr Wr’sott, for the defence, raised a 1 point of law, that sub-committees had no 1 power to cuter into contracts. I His Worship said ho should think this | rras a case that should be settled out of • Court. Tho stones we-c supplied. The case was adjourned for a week. I,o# v. Owen Duncan.—Charge of d-iv- . tag sheep over r.tn u’ohortfc giv-ng notice. Ho appearance of Je’eirdarrt. Pl.v it- 'V aj: to have tho case adjourned for a fort- 'girt. i WAPDIiN.S CUIFDV. O/V Dil Holt v Lend say.— Case for recovering damage to water-race. r j ho Warden a"owcd that dam; ge had been done, but set down the amor-nt rs excesive. Judgment for C/., witn costs of Court and witnesses’ expenses, The Warden sard the rP'iieuly was apparent, and coubl only be got over by dele idaoc altering the course of plaint;V s race, vLkhLc wm;id receu neud to ( be done.