TE KUITI MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
The usual sitting of the above court was held on Thursday last, M. F. O'B. Loughnan, S.M., presiding. Judgment was given with costs for plaintiff in the following cases:— Marokopa Milling Co. v. Thos. Roach; J. Nicholls v. Maori; Lowry Bros, and Pearson v. Dowling Bros.; Butcher v. Angus; Matthew v. Clapham (confessed). In the case McKenzie v. Branson, judgment for plaintiff in default 28 days' imprisonment; McDonald v. Rose, judgment, in default seven days' imprisonment; Williams v. R. Brooks, order made for 10s per week; Williams v. J. Patterson, judgment in default seven days' imprisonment. Mabbett v. Hine, for return of deeds, This case occasioned considerable argument. His Worship after reviewing agreement, pointed out that the question was one of law, and at the request of Mr Finlay, representing the plaintiff, a non-suit was recorded.
Lowry v. Wratcen, in which plaintiff claimed £3 2s 9d wages, 4£ acre of oats, piough, etc., valued at £7 10s. —A large amount of evidence was heard on both sides, and judgment was given for plaintiff as follows: Wages £2 2s 9d, bushfelling £l3, fencing £4, oat crop £7 10s, costs £l4 14s Bd.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 526, 14 December 1912, Page 5
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195TE KUITI MAGISTRATE'S COURT. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 526, 14 December 1912, Page 5
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