RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, PORT CHALMERS.

Evening Star, Issue 4048, 16 February 1876, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, PORT CHALMERS.

; ■ •"■ Tuesday, Fbbbuaby 15., : (Before T. A. Mamford, Esq., RM.) Bbbaoh of : teb Peace.—John Hay, and William Wells, charged with behaving in a manner calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, on Saturday night, pleaded guilty. Hay was ordered to pay a fine of ss, or twenty-four hours; and Wells 20s and costs, or three dayd' imprisonment CIVIL OASES. William Stevens v. Robert M'Kenzle.— Claim, 10s, for damage done by defendant's cotv. After hearing the evidence, his Worship gave judgment lor Is and costs.' Trustees of Mark Sayers v.'Elder!—Claim LSO, value.'of shares in the Commercial Building Society.—Mf Smythies appeared for the trustees, add stated that the bankrupt Bayers, .within three months of his insolvency, made o«*r to Mr Elder certain shares in the Commercial Building Society for rent He/produced the minute-book of the creditors, ana said he Baw Mr Nickfliß sign the same as chairman. 'J he day after his a!;pomtment as trustee, he called upon Mr Elder and asked him if Savers handed over to him any shares. Defendant then showed h'm the book, in which 7 the credit one .to. Mark Sayera was about L 45, which inteiest Sayers had m the Society. The defendant then stated that he had taken;' it for rent, which was due, ha being agent, since which he had transferred to himself and they' were entered in his name and the' mcney had been applied to the payment of rent and law expenses.—Mr Elder m<tde th« following i statement. On the 11th of Janaary, 1876, he ?>urchastd from Mark Savers certain shares in the «- ommerc : al Building Society, for which he paid in cash L4B 12a lid, and the same were transferred to him the same' day in the usual way in the books of the Commeicial Building Society: • This' wti.3 previouß'to Mark Sayers fining h's schedule. He d/.dnot take them iri j liiu of the rent due; the money was by desire for la'* charges and. rent to Mr Vincent Bummer* —The Bench stated that there were several points which required looking into, and jndgment would be given in a I ,•• week. " •:■■;■-.