RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 50, 12 June 1862, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before J. Curling, Bsq, R.M.j June Gtii. Henri; Threeln/, Robert Hollis, and Robert Hoioict were severally fined ss. and costs for being drunk on the preceding day. Moore v. Duett. Plaintiff claimed AT6 is. 4d,, and ATO 17s. 7d. fur wages. The total claim was A 26 18s. Ild., divided as above for the purpose of bringing the case into the Resident Magistrate's Court. Piaintiii non-suited, the Court having no jurisdiction. Costs mitigated to ISs. < Cunningham v. Dyctt. Tne plaintiff claimed A 5 Gs. as wages, in support of which lie stated that lie was employed by defendant to work on the road for wnich he had taken the contract, about the sth or Gth of May, at the rate of 7s. per day, and worked 18 days. He owed AX for rent, wnich being - deducted left A 5 6s. due to him. He denied having agreed to work for 6s. per clay. The defendant stated that the plaintiff was engaged at only Gs. per day, ami the men on the road knew it; but he had no witnesses present to prove it. Judgment for the plaintiff for the whole amount claimed, and costs, 13s. Juxe 11th. Saxlund v. Heaton. A claim for wages, AT 7 12s. 5d., for service as an able seaman on board the barque Arabella from August 14th, 18G1, to June 11th, 1832, inclusively, at the rate of A2 10s. per month ; and also the sum of 155., expenses incurred for board and lodging whilst detained by the captain three days on shore at the Spit, waiting for a doctor’s certificate of his inability to perform his duty at

sea owing to the state of his health. Defendant stated that he had offered to pay the plaintiff by an order upon the agents at homo, but plaintiff bad refused to accept it. Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed, and costs, 15s. Forester v. Frazer. Plaintiff claimed <£l9 55., for goods sold and cash lent to the captain and owners of the schooner Henrg, in August, 1801, at Napier. T lie then captain was a man named Williams, and the registered owners were William Mc.Gregur and George Wallace, of Auckland. Plaintiff presented his bill to Coombes and Daldy, in Auckland, as agents for the vessel about three weeks ago, but was informed that the vessel had gone to Canterbury ; that the natives had now got her ; and that she was in charge of a white captain, whom he had better sue. The cash was lent, in July, 1861, at Auckland, to the then captain ot the vessel, on account of a bill due for supplies, which sum plaintiff advanced as charterer of the vessel, because they threatened to stop the vessel at the last moment unless the money was paid. Defendant stated that, he was employed by the native owners of the vessel. He believed the money was due ; but he had nothing to do with it. There were no agents, and he looked to the natives for his pay, if lie could get it. Judgment for defendant. Costs remitted.