MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1976, 11 January 1907, Page 1

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Before Mr. Barton, S.M. Yesterday. Undefended cases.—His Worship gave judgment in the following undefended cases:—William Arthur O’Meara (Mr. T. Alston Coleman) v. James McKinley,-claim £3O 4s 4d, and costs £2 14s; Benjamin Taylor (Mr. G. H. Lysnar) v. Henry Bennett, claim £1 13s 4d, and costs £1 Is; Benjamin Taylor v. Pururu, claim £22 10s 7d, costs £3 9s; Primrose and Leslie, v. ll.ua Iverekiri, claim £2 10s 3d, and costs 15s; Primrose and Leslie v. Keri Robin, claim £4 11s, costs 15s; Common, Shelton and Co. (Mr. G. Stock) v. Donald McKenzie, claim (£l3 7s lOd, and costs £2 Os Oil; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. v. W. Rogers, claim £7, and costs £1 Os Od; .John Richard Quinn (Mr. J. W. Nolan) v. Peter Clark, claim £3 ss, and £0 Os costs; John Richard Quinn v. 0. Armstrong, claim £8 6s; costs £2 9s 6d.

Judgment summonses: In tlie case of Isabella' Erickson (Mr. J. Blair) v. Maximilian Joseph Mahoney, his Worship made an order for the inline-’ diate payment of the debt and costs, £l6 9s 6d, in default 17 days’ imprisonment.—John Thomas Cassidy (Mr. J. Blair) v. Henri Whakarau, debt and costs £25 19s, in default 26 days’ .imprisonment.—Lee Caoy v. John Moss, debt and costs £1 os Gd ; order made for payment, in default two days’ imprisonmen t.— Joseph Boland (Mr. B. U. Burke) v. Wm. Morrell. In this case the defendant

had been ill a long time, and his "Worship was not satisfied that the man could pay the debt. The summons was therefore dismissed. —Clayton and Nisbett (Mr. Blair) v. John Morris, of To Karaka. The debtor admitted that he received rent from land amounting to £2-5 a year. An order was made for the payment of 19s 2d on February 15, and £1 5s each month afterwards until the debt was paid.—Robert Golebrook (Mr. J. Blair) v. Nepia Rengo. Debtor said his earnings for the past 12 months had amounted to only £2O. Cross-examined, the debtor made admissions which showed that he was .able to pay the debt, and his Worship made ail order for the immediate payment of the same or in default ten days’ imprisonment. —Robert Colebrook (Mr. J. Blair) v. Ruteue Parata. In this' case also liis Worship made an order for the immediate payment of the debt, and costs, £lO 2s, in default 11 days’ imprisonment.