MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2056, 6 December 1907, Page 1

MAGISTERIAL.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1007

(Boforo Mr W; A. Barton, S.M.) Claim for Recover.— Roll proceeded against Dims. 1. \Miito lor Hie recovery of £6 18s monies due —,u r Blair appeared for plaintiff and Mr T. A. Coleman' for defendant. —I'lamtiff deposed that she had boon keening a boarding house at To Ivaraka. Thu amount claimed from defendant,ivho was her bio-thoi, included tho value of n camel a given to her iby her first husband, board, stores, and repairs to a 'bioyclo which it was alleged defendant had damaged. Witness had sent in account to defendant 0 or 8 weeks before the present action was taken. Defendant bought the camera from witness in Wanganui in 1901, agreeing to nay £2. This had not yet been paid. Defendant had also boarded with witness at To Kanaka for four weeks, being charged at the rate < 12s per week. During that ifanne witness had charged against defendant 5s ncr week for cigarettes and lollies. Defendant was the only person who had tlio nso of the bicycle in question and it had been returned to plaintiff in a damaged condition necessitating repairs amounting to £1 10s. To Mr Coleman: Camera was in defen d a lit’s jiossession before witness’s first husband had died. Had never ‘asked* defendant to come and-cook at Te Kanaka. Defendant bellied with the cooking during the time for which witness had charged him board, Could not swear that defendant damaged hicyelo.Jolm Henry Bell stated that ho was the husband of tile last witness, and said' that |defendant’s intended wi. had offered to come to the boarding house at no wage, hut for a home. She had been paid 12s (id a week. Defendant told witness he would like to stay there too, and had offered to pay the same as the other boarders. Witness had-.told him that that.won Id bo too much to expect from one of the family. No arrangement had been made with defendant to come, and cook, but ho had done so, and also had helped in shop and diningroom. —For the defence Mr Coleman called the defendant, Charles Phillip White, who said that the camera in question was given to him bv plaintiff's former husband on Christmas Day, 1904. Witness took camera to Wellington with pla:tiff’s knowledge, but no Objection bad been made. About October last was the first complaint he had received about the camera. Plaintiff bad said that she wanted a servant at Te Karaka and defendant’s intended wife offered to go. Defendant said that he should like to get work there too, and plaintiff and her husband asked him to go and cook for them as plaintiff was not very well. Defendant did so, and continued to cook for the four weeks for wiry board was claimed. No mention was made 'about board at tlio time. P_ fendant had lent £1 to. plaintiff. Had also used bioyclo, hut had not damaged it. Several other persons also had the use of it. To M.r Blair : Never promised to pay for camera or for his hoard. Had borrowed no articles from the Bells.. AWien he asked plaintiff for his account, lie meant account for cigarettes.—His Worship in reviewing the evidence:, said that defendant had no legal rhdib ’to the camera ias at was the property of plaintiff. Tlio four weeks board he considered was compensated for by defendant’s service. Nothing would be allowed for damage to the bicycle as it was not proved defendant had caused tlio damage. Defendant admitted to, 4s per week for cigare.ttoE for 4 weeks. Judgment would be for plaintiff for £1 16s with costs of court 6s. •Debt Cases. —Judgment by default was granted in the following oases::—Wan. Jas. Attwood (Mr Burke) v. To in Gray £1 11s 6d, costs ss; Win Lissant Clayton (Mr Blair) v. Percy A. Fabian £lO 3s Gd, costs £1 10s 6d ; Jas. and W;m. Bissett (Mr Hei) v. Kapuaroa £7 12s sd, costs £1 16s Gel;’ Mary Jane Kirk (Mr Blair) V. Puku Ivoko £l6 11s Id, costs £2 5s 6d; Harry Sandlant (Mr Finn) v. Patrick Hofen £3 15s, costs 10s. Five cases wore adjourned and "tiro struck out.

Prohibition Order. —A prohibition order was granted. A 'Rehearing.—ln the case of Webb and Sons v. Williams and Slierraibt, which was referred hack to the Magistrate from the iSupreane Court, the re-iliearing was fixed for Monday'23rd inst.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. ANNUAL MEETING. Tho thirteenth anniversary of. the Gisborne .Auxiliary- of tho Britijih and Foreign Bible Society was held yesterday afternoon till the grounds of Archdeacon Williams. There was •n highly representative though nor, very large attendance. Those who wore present thoroughly enjoyed tho umbrageous shade from tho blazing rays or the sun. Ladies wero in full evidence with their refreshing afternoon. ton. The meeting afterwards was presided ever by Mr. C. A. Do Laiitour, and opened by singing, prayer, and' reading Scripture. Tho report of the treasurer was of an encouraging nature ns to tho receipts during (the past year. Previous to the reading of - the report of tho committee by tlio'lion, secretary, Mr. J. Peckover, a letter of; apology, enclosing a cheque for- the collection, was read from tho president, Mr. Campbell Tliomson, who was declining re-election on tlio ground of indisposition.. -A Tlio following report was presented :—“The Committee ,of the Gisborne Auxiliary of tho British and Foreign Bible Society,'in presenting tho thirteenth annual report to the subscribers and friends, desire to record their ; th«(i|£Sato, Our. Heavenly leather, whose blessing is 'always asked for at their monthly meetings and for His aid in their work. The subject of ' employing a colporteur for tlio sale of. Maori and other Bibles was impressed on us at our last annual meeting. Your (Committee have been seeking a person adapted to fill such an important •post and also to arrange with the Bishop of W.aiapu as to tho allocation of the fund's promised from the Home Committee to help us in tlio work of carrying tho Gospel to those who aro in ignorance of the glad tidings of salvation in this district. Your Committee ha.vo a prospect of engaging a qualified person for the work among tlio Maoris and Europeans. “Last autumn we had a very urgent appeal from tlio Homo Committee; in common with all other auxiliaries, stating the claims upon their resources in maintaining and extending their works were such that they required an increase of at least 50 per cent on present subscriptions and their expenditure for some years li'Vi materially exceeded their income, £120,000 in nine years. We posted special appeals to some hun- . dreds in this district. Two previous subscribers gave £lO each, one £5, and two £2 each. The year’s subscriptions are an increase of 50 per 'cent on 1906, which wo are grateful for. We have remitted in all £IOO in free contributions .as compared with £65 in 190 C. Wairoa we have 'not heard as yet, they sent £2O last year. The collections in the Churches and meeting aro about on a par with 1906. The Home Society at their 103rd annual meeting in London, held on May Ist, reported that eight new languages had been added to the society’s list, making a total of 409, including 103 complete new versions of the Bible. List year’s issues had amounted to 5,416,569; 500,000 fewer than tho record issue of tho previous year. -In China for the third'year in succession more than a million copies had been sold. In India tliero was -another record total 01'698,000, and in (Russia the previous year’s half million had been increased by 10,000. In Japan the sales by colportago had more than doubled. The society bad 900 wayfaring Bible sellers up and down the world. This extract gives ns some idea of the great claim this society has upon everyone who is interested hi .the spread of the Scriptures of Truth. Salvation, Oh! Salvation; The joyful: sound proclaim, . Till /bach remotest nation Has heard Messiah’s name.

. Through the kindly interest of Rev. G. AV. Cliatterton and Te Ran students a considerable number <>j Maori Bibles have been disposed of during tlio year.”—Signed on behalf of the Committee, Campbell Thomson, President, Joseph Pechover, Hon. Secretary. The Rev. F. AV. Chattertoh. moved the adoption-of the report in a most eloquent and powerful address, in which ho dwelt on the blessings bestowed on mankind by the life-giv-ing influences of the spirit of the 13rule wherever it had been introduced ; also on tlio blessed spirit of unity which was introduced amongst the various bodies of Christians (in that small company there were at least six) in their endeavors to spread the knowledge of the truths of the Bible. Mr. AV. L. Rees seconded the adoption in an address in which lie also dwelt on the great need for the spread of tile knowledge of the Bible. AA'lien this was done they miglit-look for the second coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and everyone should deem : t a privilege to help in any way they could the work of the British and Foreign Bible Society. The Revs. Grant and Griffin also took part in the meeting, which was felt to have been a very enjoyable one. -

Azotes of thanks to Archdeacon AA'illiams and the ladies for providing the tea were passed. The meeting closed with the si aging of the Doxology.