"LEAVING A LEGACY."

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 12, 14 August 1930, Page 11

"LEAVING A LEGACY."

If counsel can. present a satisfactory reason for adjourning a ease, they can always look to receive consideration on. the merits from '"'T&r W r H. Woodward; S.M., who has been relieving magistrate for Mr J. S. Ba,rton for th« last six months. f • v 1< I hope,'' he said, ■'"' my successor will .not; think I have been evading my responsibilities in the number of adjournments I have made. I hope you gentlemen^ ' > he added* << will explain these matters. to him. * •?. ' This, the solicitors readily agreeci to do. ■■'•/■ : Later on a case which had already been adjourned ten times was called and another adjournment had to be granted as a Supreme Court action was pending; which would have some bearing on this civil action. "Ido not like leaving a legacy to my successor, but I am afraid I will have to So so in this case," was the magistrate's comment as he granted the adjournment. • ■•:;■•■' ■.■:*'■■■■ civil cases - Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following undefended civil cases:— 0. B. Cottrell y. Jensen Gough and Son £28/18/1; J.lreson v. J. Mur doch £3; W. J. Hntchison ,v. S. J.. Sx: . mons 3s; Hutt Cabinet Company L-td v. A. Sutherland £6/12/7;; W. Webb v. J. Fine, costs only 10s.. JUDGMENT SUMMONS On a juoigment summons G, J. Wilson was ordered to pay Ryan and Co., £2/15/----forthwith in default 3 days' imprisonment ; James Allison to pay John Cashmore £1/19/- at the rate of 7/6 a week in default 3 days' imprisonment; A. Drain to pay J. Northcote £1/18/- at the rate of 10/- a week in default 3 days' imprisonment; W. G. Milne to, pay W.

Maxwell £11/9/6 forthwith in default 10 clays' imprisonment.

L. T, Beck applied for and was granted a re-hearing of a judgment summons case but the order previously made against him for the payment of^ £7/6/4 vto C. R. Barrett was confirmed.