MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3983, 16 July 1915, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT.

Air i s 'S by cl<? M r Was given bv lor ‘? llce > S.M., at the Mag thefnl'l COUI -To-day morning in and cases .--Johnston ami Miller (Mr Burnard) v. Harry Gairett, claim £3 2s 6d and costs 10s; % fade? v. Lilian, McCormack! 1s 6d and _ costs 10s; State Adwmces Superintendent v. John C. Tnl° a +’ c aim , £l2 5s an d costs 15s; Johnstone - and Smith (Mr Willockj '• Jack Leach, claim £5 19s 6d and ™V 2 25 ,. 6d; Tl»m«s McCoomb OTi Burnard) y. Pet, To Han, claim Ar, L tS A 4s; Buscke and Parker (Mz- Burnard) y E. J. Rix, claim £9 ios, costs £1 3s 6d; Sargood, Son Doll ea U - (S £ Sto ? k) v - Ernest P. Av - £ i-°f Mr and costs £4 Is 6d; Aiclne Kirk (Mr Burnard) v. Rakaia Thompson £ls 8s 3d, and costs £1 18s 6cl, East Coast Rabbit Board (Mr Burnard) v. S. Crarer, 10s and costs

JUDGMENT SUMMONS CASES. Orders were made in the following judgment summons -cases: Edward Oaks and Harry Anderson (Mr Blair) v. George Ellsworth, claim £ll Os 3d, or 11 days’ imprisonment; 11. 8 Lidden and Co. (Mr Willoek) y. Chas. 1 . Milne. £l3 15s Sd, or 30 days’ imprisonment; Hare Taipeha (Air Willoek) v. Taw a Marn claim £7 11s 6d, or 8 days’ imprisonment. In the judgment summons cases, S. Clare (Air Dunlop) v. Henry Donald Cameron, judgment debtor attended, and said be was a laborer, earning 9s a day when working. His wife kept a record of his earnings and expenditure. Since April last he had earnod roughly about £l2. Xn February last he was averaging £3 os a week, but he had been unable to get constant work since April last. He was a married man, with five children, and was unable to make an offer. He spent on an average about Is or Is 6d a week in drink. It was untrue that lie had been prohibited recently. He bad a son at the front, and his other grown up son had been laid up for eight weeks with sickness. He had five children under the age of 16. His Worship said that it seemed strange with all the men who had gone away to the war that defendant could not get work. Debtor said that ho had tried his best to get work. At Mr Dunlop’s suggestion, His AVoradjourned the case until October 14.