RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, ALEXANDRA.

Dunstan Times, Issue 648, 18 September 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, ALEXANDRA.

—o— Monday, Sept. 14. (Before W. L. Simpson, Esq,, R.M., and W. A. Low, Esq., J.P.) L. Ryan, for breach of the Licensing Or. dinance, in not having his lamp alight on Sunday evening, was fined 5s and costs. J. Wilson and Co. v. Cameron.—Claim, LI 9 13s 4d, balance of account for beer supplied. Mr J. F. Wilson for plaintiffs. Evidence of plaintiffs, which was taken in Dunedin, was to the effect that several casks of ale and cases of ale and porter had been supplied to defendant at German Hill and Alexandra, and that ho had paid LlO 15s on account.

Defendant pleaded not indebted, deposing that for the ale supplied at German Hill he was not liable, it being supplied to one Thompson, from whom ho bought the house and stock. For that supplied at Alexandra, it was bad, and that ho had represented this to plaintiffs’ travellers, who had instructed him to throw it out; -and he considered the indebtedness to be on the other side if he debited the plaintiffs with the cartage he had paid on the bad beer. He further contended that having been summoned on the same account two years previously, and plaintiffs allowing judgment to go against them by default of appearance, he was no longer liable. The Bench said they could not give judgment till they knew the exact judgment in the previous case ; and adjourned the case for a fortnight, to giv time to the defendant to ascertain the former judgment.

Rivers v. Donald Gunn.—Claim, LG 11s lOd, for goods supplied and delivered.— Judgment by default, Fache v. Heron.—Claim, Ll2 9s, for advertising prospectus of the Fourteen-mile Beach Quartz Mining Co. Mr J. F. Wilson for plaintiff.

Defendant pleaded not liable, he being a servant of the Company at the time of giving the order.

Plaintiff deposed to receiving the order from defendant (produced same) to insert said prospectus in the Dunstan Times till countermanded. Had caused tho same to bo inserted thirteen times, when it was withdrawn, not by order, but because it was withdrawn from the Tuapeka Times. Had applied to both the defendant and the Company for the money, but not receiving any satisfaction had entered this present suit.

The defendant said, that throughout tho whole affair ho had considered himself a servant of the Company. Ho said the Company had recognised their liability to the Tuapeka Times by paying that paper Ls2s on account. The charge made by tho Tuapeka Times for inserting the prospectus was Lls. The Bench after reviewing' the evidence and Law of Partnership, showing that the defendant had an action against his partners, gave judgment for the amount claimed, costs of Court, and professional costs, in all Lls 3s. Execution to stay for one month to give time to defendant to arrange with the Company. WARDEN’S COURT, ALEXANDRA. o Monday, Sept. 14. ( Before W. L. Simpson, Esq., Warden.) Ah Won applied for extended claim at Butcher’s Point.—Granted. Wra. Noble. Four-acre claim Earnsolengh Flat. - Granted. All Sbang and (Jo. Six-acre claim, Manorburn; do, tail-race; do, dam.— Granted. Robert Kiuaird.— Head race in Obelisk Creek. Tho applicant stated that the water would ho returned in to the Creek about one mile above the next working in the Creek. The Warden : On that condition the race would be granted, hut lie would give no rights from Coal Creek.