RESIDENT MAGISTRATATE'S COURT.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 86, 24 October 1877, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATATE'S COURT.

Tuesdat, Ocroß.:u 23rd, 1877. ' t » • - ; .-■'•■ f. ■ '4 (Before E. Shaw, R^q.|' K.11.)| y ; (3ODFKEY \T, CAftUEJiAS. **^liiiim"W£lo^&v " " '" '*" "" w '^ James God frey-r-I, am «i draymanv I went to work for Mr Curems on a contract.here. Mr Carreras engaged jae-.at; the County Council -offije. He^avejtae a written guarantee for the money, whidi 1 produce.''! was. to work on Hacoid'sM contruct for a certain time, and I went to work, and on tho Saturday night foN lowingUhe' paid; me; " bt v i the .hextfda'jt--* .Saturday, I'sdwiiinl in Campbell's Hotel, and he told o»e to go to' work, and said he Would guarantee- -the payment. as». ( hoWanted !the work -done. • I worked a,da;y with two horses, ani a>y son worked-, one 'day with oneho?se. I then knookedroff, owing to the road, being unfit for. traffic. , Saw Mr Carrevas after, and lie asked me wby I knocked off, I said the road* was axle doep ; apd I could not wciik'on.jLt. I said I am not going to make tho road unless you give mo orders.' He thbtisatd "go to work and mettle it," aiid', ilfwent to work on the following mopning. TlfyruJ wos noting said about .tlie^ charge-' a'nd I could ehar«e '30s a- clay if 'l' likecK.b'tii; I have only changed 2os -i day. ... Gross-examini-cl— l had not heon. working, for Harold, previoivsly. HaroW gavei'ne- the guarantee produced. He- askfed tne if I would go to worlf,-and ! I fSaiflil. ' would if he gave me any security- For- the' 'fnonoy.- '-He llien ga-re me tl)a.«Uftrant.eo>, in .question, wJ«n I gof.th.e prder i took :'it to Carreras and asked' him, wliafc it-^-aj3< 1 He said it was>a guarantee for t]ie -money .• Wlien the tiraeexpiredjie paid me lOsj -.and I- gave lwm tho receipt produced. The receipt slates that the work was ' done- for Harold.' I< distinctly state that I did not work Vor H^irol'd but for. City- ■ rer'as.: .;1,>.-flid ;.4wt ,-au-p'j. 7l to ;for payment of'the ■arno^nb.sijed for.^ ,; $..„ , „.By. the Jsenck— Ni'yw-nmde^nn.y. ar» '■ra.rigVments with liarokl -about -jlteworfc. "Enew that r Hawld apuld newer; .prfy. his /mgnj.-ian^ would*, nob-tliereforo-'work^/or^ him. ;.•■■' -'»'• „' „' 'Denis HJartret— On-. tha JLp-lh.; October: was with Godfrey si i.j<i Car.reras t ..n k*l some. conversation ensaed..; ifeanl defendant siry- he- liad "oinployed Godfrey.. I was working for FLaroldntf'the timoi , (Jrosd-exiitnined — Insked iii' Carreras aboitt m.y money,, and ho said he- h«d .nothjrig to do with ran, (Ye only engaged Godfrey.. .. . Mi\, dim"? ras' did not sa^ for ' w-.hnt time he Irul employed Godfrey. . Kruncis dc las Cari'eras— t know Hiiro M ' ,ns. also. Joint's God-iWy,., Jbu-old is a con" traftor under the ponncil. I r.ecolleut ''giving jin.ordi'r or- muranAee- to -.M;r : O-hpr'uf. o^boris*.did'not »ift .apop-l-lm orddc-aml-vk- svm,. Iwoughk to, n>e- .. by . ■ GoWrey, w-ho^Snid I>J? vrw< wilH»g. to-.g0.t0 • -iv.pxL; if '.hia. ij!iine : , wirt substituted- in tin? •6rde>v.f«r:t)witf,of' : o^ornp. I did si ami; wheii the tiuii? wrtsuj) I paid- him ■fpc.tho , wpric^6,iie; '" Wlrciit Hiirold's riiorlef: wa» '.u-vuiijahlo' I .i^nicl i *'-ss' 'hf« %orkmeii v an?l God;fpey ainongßt-tho'.ivst, . Hbard- p!;.iia? ttffi : #ato'tha.tMfr' engaged him','.. that- is -not the case, li 'toi'd' 'iVi'tii/ff he weat to work hp (Joulchbe-paid-,as4/iJJie-liist way.. When 'plh'intifF, knocked offiHhpVsaw me iind fold. .. me jhe reaseu^nd^said^ldidiibt blamt>; Idiioii Vl feUiigeti'odtbiVh'e shoul^ mettle; : : the road.. '£. sp.n.sideijgd was. acting•nsVgp i nfe.,for,-4J;a|P9,l4>fii ! , fi .: ■■> ,'v. •-B]y''the'.>B6fl6.li^rtta'rtfld has-jwlinq-nislied ' li tjip-|^n^a^C' i Wfid'''Ui^ffaiveft.'-liiff 7 -men." ' "^hef^lusteeg.' ijveW/ V Messrs-^' Cato';' and ■■ .• Atojiahan. If the eo.fttract were coneiuded thetje would be a^stah .of : -£7^contii>g to 'ITifilolili T,he'snvet.i6s have-been served willi .nolfce^'d^inand^ the perta'lties. 1 I have .consideiied ' all> along that' Harold , lia'dj tlie- ootvtrHCt itoo , low.'. MS- 13a ;Hieamount of the bond, with tli3 sureties. Tt ■vriis' necessary fur public. convenience. tfwb should be done.. I did not order ;, the 'work "as "Cleric ■•of :; tl>e Gounoil, 'but ' simply as,agent, for Ilarokl. „. „, ; Ci-oss-esamined- byi »plaintifi?- — "I* am Clerk to the County Council.. I 'never .hired drays- v pn' my oVn^.aqcounfc .1 h'iired tbem'onHaro.'id'^accbunt. m,• '. • • '■Hy; theßencli— lS';Wfls-'aß'a'pr4vate ins dividual \tbat.X ( RajH-'.ubdJfi i cy apdi-otiijer of '-Hardld'siiW.or.kmepv.. I undertook, to, im- ;- ....poijnd money as it became due to^Harpldf Upd "-to. .J&xl .it" tp . tlie woVk ! tneB w apon ii a i'old's orders/ „ ■ . ??iJohn Harold'—B had the contract for the formation of i3ricige-straefr and Broad--way. .Godfrey came to jine alwut dmying. ■ We spoke aboat'paj?tii«»rit( f andlgav.p him^ tho order, produced. I agreed witll/him i>. for 25s per day.,, and'he^hen said how am { 1 1. 'to get the money. 1 . I Said he would-get the money as soon as 'the" pay >l day' came" .as the .Clerk of the Council would i'geeive < the : money and pay .th«,*-.-lj ! u;nd.3.^ / Xiti ierl '' gaVfi him'.'tliu ord^'r-and'he took iWo the UJerk and. went to''\vork. Sub'seqtien'tfjr ho was paid £.18, odd, und I ■ thou'.a&ke.d him: '^'fa'ether.- he wa9 goiag .t.o wo)-k,any a nidrp.'- 'He said -he-did not know., but he would see Mr Carrtfras/ 'After seeing Mr Carreras ho c-iinie' to work, and told me he had got a seuond order. He knocked oil" because of the slatoof llieroud, and af'lcrwards went to work a^uin and repaired , Uie roaJi At tha iK'^iuiiiuj; of thu- con."

tract I authorised Mr Carreras to stop all ! money coming to tne, and pay it to the workmen upon orders, and all the > mou wece paid in , that* way. > Ttiis closed- the- ,case.- >..■;, / !' fjis Worship said there Was ; little- doubt v'thelwhole. difficulty had arisen (rpro;, the 'nvfsferable bolicy b£/govcrning'la>aie3 ont ''tirtj" West , Coast 1 accepting the ,lo<vcst 'lender quite- reyardless of (.ho ability o» the tenderer bo carry out his. w ork. In a'uraerablAcasses^or the same character? ifacj coin© before him. from- time to time in *tbe -diffepoat places- wlwre weije,, held. In the proaoni instance the Clerk to the Council candid-ly admitted that lie was atute aware from the-firsb that HSarold would never bo able to carry oat the coutract as the "work eoull not bo done for the money. He(,tho Magistrate), couid not' help stigmatising the policy referred to as a most miserable and* mistaken one, by means of which innoeeut.persons arof made to ' suffer, In tli-is case the burden woiiiit fall upon the .safeties. Jhe governing* bodied as- -custodians of the 5 public purse- weY6" quite justified in endeavouring to carry out public Trorks as cheaply/^ possible, but they were also required' to give a fair day's, wage for- a fair dajvs- work, an fit they would fmd it cheaper- in the long-run to.do so. The plaintiff in the present case 'appeared- to have been satisfied from the lii'st that Harold couldinot pay .his way> and there- . fore took the precaution-, to secure him* self with th#-gUiiraireo of the Clerk, and <lie went to work under the impcession that he lrid< the guiirttnteo. of the-' Clerk appealed, cleat enough- Under all the circumstiaices then judgment would* go for i he plaintiff for. tlie amount claimed, | but judgment would be stayed fora Y*eek, and in the faenntitna the Coun-ty. Council qould malce- provisions- for satisfying the • claim. r,. It -was shown,. that on t|ic completion .pf the contract tliere woivfil> be a ; sum i of £77* due to Harold-, and this added" to £-H) duo by the surieties' would* make £123 'deducting, from this £&), the estimated co&i bf the work to be done,. there would bo- a.baJnnco- of £73, which, was sufficient ; to payuvllvtli-e- claims for wag^es, and leave some, £10 over, and> he urged, the Council to.adopt. this course, SCOI/TOCK V. GARVIX; ' A> claim, for £2.10.4 for- a'ttUiting books acdi drawing. oat a b ilauc'e 54tbe't. " .; _ M,r Pitt fuß;d6foi»daiit. ' ' Jft. J. Scoko«ic-<>n tluy'-ltih OctoW lns|,.plaii\ti(E en^c^eJ nio to -do the w-irk cliarged* for... Tim ch-ir^o- is a. fair and reasonable- onei Do>eiuiant 'eanio to myhoaao on Saturday .even ing and said that he was not s-itis&d with, how his^busiuess was- going, Ol! * a ' l^ asikeJ mo l 0 'i° aMC ' post up the books of tUp firm aitl strike il balance, lidnd so-. W>hen I w«n.t tlu-re Aliv Condy tu<k«d. me w.ho eny;a^t'd me,' and. Ltokl him t'lwifc M&Gnrviri, eiu^ed mo. He srM hh;d I vfoMJil hiivia- to look to Giurvinjifor payim-nt.. A man numt'cl. lleslop was '■chlludi as a witness, but his Widened -w»is q^t-ito i i w -. • mulorial.i '.' *' Mr Ptfefr'sni-il'tiw?- iH'i'O'.mt was nrtt dis« pu(^l,.,b.ut a- ufcftiiuii* was ••H< i ,t in') merely, for-t.he- piyp-)si) of piwihiin.^' d.-leiulant to ulfci«a\tpiy veuEMser 'tlw; imtniiiit from his late parfij-er.. • .. ;) • ■■'.: : Jptt.hmhnb') for- amount with costs.' r and. oipensttHj .... '„■'■■' /. ■ ■ .' o'MA-ti.fiY' v. c6t:me.; ' [[„'" A? cl'aim).for £110^ 3d. for froot}*- suppliwd'..' •'"' ! : .' ' . ' ■ DfefcmdnM had^ ;))t.id> 2r>< into-C^urt,. 'anfWispui?Lvd'the.b;aJ;\n{je. The items; hp? disputed wceo «*heifc nm\ bat;*, nftver hn7inef-. recviTJed^'bithor.. ', ', Giving- to; tli e' absenco of the person whol sup|>li'ef)*'the- tjo )d.s,*iHdtjment "was only- giv^n fdi^pl'ttintifi? ,for. Uie '-amount' t 'pjai(i' into Oourb. ' ■' • ! >•■ -. ..