RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1965, 23 August 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tins Day. (Before A. Chetham-Strode, Eaq., R.M.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Alexander Dewar and Michael O’Brien, for fighting in the streets, were each fined 10s, or 24 hours’ imprisonment.—George Brown, A. Wilson, J. Jefferson, Edward Hughes, Jas. M'Grath, and Sarah M‘G rath, wore respectively fined 10s, or 24 hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness ; and Robert

Jones, on a like charge, was discharged, he having been locked up since Saturday evening. LUNATIC. A person who had been found wandering in the streets incapable of taking care of himself, was remanded for medical examination. Civil Cases. Henningham v. Farquharson. —An account for advertising, L 3 3s Gd. There being no defence, judgment was given for the plaintiff, by default, for the amount. Dunedin Waterworks Company v. Thomson. —Mr Cook for the plaintiffs ; Mr \V ilson for the defendants. This was a claim for LI IGs Od, being two-thirds the amount of water rate assumed to be chargeable by the provisions of the Act, the defendant not having applied to have water supplied.— Mr Cook contended that the provisions of the Act had been complied with by the Company, as main pipes had been laid opposite to and convenient to the premises on which the rate was levied. No application had been made for service pipes and stop cocks, although the water was so convenient for supply if the occupiers chose to use it. The full rate therefore was not chargeable. Mr Wilson contended that in order to empower the Company to levy the assessment they must at their own cost lay the service pipe and stop cock to the building line of the premises assessed. In reality the premises formed part of and were under the roof of the Ship Inn in Jetty street. His contention was, that, before the Company could enforce the assessment, they must fulfil the provisions of the Act, which required them to lay the necessary service pipes and stop-cocks to the building line. Until they had done that, and put the Earty in a position to take the water, they ad no right whatever to levy a water rate. In the present case, Mr Thomson might, if he chose, get water by conveying a service-pipe from the Ship Inn. He would not say whether or not that would be a fraud upon the Company; but before he was liable to assessment, the Company must fulfil the requirements of the Act. His Worship reserved judgment until Wednesday. Susannah Phillips v. Ellen Murdoch, L 5 11s 6d.--A claim for wages and the value of certain articles unlawfully detained.—Mr Wilson for the defendant.—Mrs Phillips said her husband, who had migrated to the West Coast, she heard had been drowned. Mrs Murdoch, she affirmed, had engaged her on Ist May as servant, at 10s a week. She remained in her fervice until the 10th July, and on leaving certain articles of property were refused to be given up.—Mr Wilson contended the plaintiff never was engaged, excepting occasionally as charwoman, by the defendant, and that as to the goods claimed, she knew nothing of them. —Judgment for the defendant.