TE KUITI MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 607, 1 October 1913, Page 5

TE KUITI MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TUESDAY. oOth SEPTEMBER, 1913. Before Mr E. Raw-so:-, S.M. CIVIL CASES. Judgment went by default in the following cases: Howarth v. Pcihaeie, £74, costs £2 :~>s od; Graham v. Martena, £6 IGs 4d—S4s; Bruce v. Clapham, £5 <7s—2os _6d;_ 'liernay v. Angus, .+'B 6s — 2-is tid: iNiehc-.'s v. Lusk, £S4 17s—£4 12s; sums v. Jaiv. £25 Is 3d—£2 14s; Alnt?f v. Scott, £3 Ss lOd—ss; Cotter Bros, v. Taylor £4 13= 4d--17siid; Stevens v. Grey, £1 is 7d—lSs 6d; Nicholls v. Ngaihe' Niu, £S 4s sd—£2 6s; Le Page v. Tsitcka, £l4 —£2 ISs; Milne v. Newport, £2 12s —10s; Stevens v. Kennedy, £2 10s Hid—l6s. Judgment Sammcn3es. — Orders were made in the following cases:—Clap- , ham and Co. v. Morisy, £8 17s (id; Scott v. Cornel!, £1 ISs od, 2s 6d a Fielding v. Reed, £5 lis 10d r 10s 'per month; Rsardnn and Sons v. Tawhana, £7O la .3d. Stock Act. — On a complaint of having exposed infected cheep for sale at Pio Pio, F. Hurley was fined £2 and costs. * Insobriety. —James Smith, who did not appear to answer a charge of drunkenness. wa3 fined 20s and costs, or in default seven days' imprsonment. On a charge of having procured liquor during the currency of a prohibition orderfSmith was fined £2 and costs,or in default 14 days' imprisonment— W. Zeigler. who did not appear to answer a charge of drunkenness, was fined 5s and c:sts. Defence Act.—For failing to comply with the provisions of the Defence Act, Patrick M"Enteer was fined 5s and costs 7s; Thomas Wi was-fined 20s and costs; George Moss, 20s and ♦ costs; Lawrence Quirk, £2 and costs; Norman Cole, 20s and costs. Licensing Breach.—Levers and Co. of Auckland, pleaded guilty to having failed to supply a proper notice to the clerk of the court, notifying a supply of liquor. A fine of 2us and coats was imposed. After Hours Trading.—Dooley and Co. were charged with having sold goods on the statutory half-holiday. Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined £2 and costs 7s. DOMESTIC TROUBLE.

Mrs Mary Ellen Day, for whom Mr Sharpies appeared, applied for a separation order from her husband, Thomas Day. Complainant also requested to have custody of a boy and applied for maintenance. Mr Sharpies stated the trouble was attributable to drink. The husband became violent when under the influence, and had'on occasions-ill-treated his wife. One of these periodical outbreaks occurred "lust Saturday week, when the defendant got drunk and during the night drova his wife and children out of. the house in their night clothes, and thev spent the night in an outhouse. On the Sunday morning defendant started smashing the furniture, and the boy was sent for Sergeant Rowell. Mrs Day and her son and daughter gave evidence on the lines indicated bv counsel.

Sergeant Rowell said this was the only occasion upon which he knew of Day breaking out in Te Kuiti. He was a hard working man, but was a madman when drunk. Defendant went into the box slightly under the influence of liquor, and made a rambling statement denying ill treatment and attributing the trouble to the fact of getting two bottles of rum instead of one. His Worship granted the order and further ordered defendant tj contribute 7s to the maintenance of the boy. He strongly advised defendant to leave ths drink alone. He was evidently not a bad sort of husband when Bober but was evidently a brute when under the influence of the demon drink, A CARTING CLAIM.

R. P. Coburr, for whom Mr Sharpies appeared, claimed from C. B. Holloway, who was represented by Mr Finlay the sum of £lB for carting. The plaintiff's case wasit o the effect that defendant engaged him to cart to Aria from Te Kuiti a quantity of good?, and when plaintiff arrived at Te Kuiti for the consignment it was found to have been taken by another carter.

The defence svas to the effect that the order was conditional upon the ooods being ac the railway station. The plaintiff had to take his chance. After hearing evidence on both sides-, his V/orship non-suited plaintiff t with cost?. _ It is stated that IvJr S. Harper, j manager a' Christchurch, and Mr H, J Good, '"'f Waitara. two prominent i member." of elessrs Borthwick and | Sons, int-nd making a tour of ins j King Country ir.r-ludir.p; Marokopa and Kawhia districts, vrjth respect to the erection of a freezing works in the locality. The genck~tn -rationed are expected early this incnUi. and settlers will doubtless take a keen intreest in the visit. - The court returns at la Euni indi--1 c' 3 *' 0 that the business of the court is increasing very rapidly. For the quarter ending Sente!nOer_ 30th, to tilt- rumbsr oc r7i were issued as compared with the eorresnonding Period last year, and 20ft proce=ce= v.-era served as against led lor «.l ""c^r-r"--'no" cro-",or pf 1 Cjl •:> Thp the tspjciurjei. qud. ..y. amount oi £l'--7>', 183 rid was sued lor and -t'l ! io3 If's recovered last ouarce- "'" and for the corresponding period last year the amounts were £l3l 173 4d and £777 !! s 4d. During the past quarter the persona appreheridsd were S6 males and females, while for the corresponding quarter of last year the figures were 46 msiss. The figures for judgment summonses are 42 as against 26, for distress warrants IS. as against and cases tried 147 as against 77. In addition to the ordinarv "-ourt work -the notice:, in connection with the supply of liquor constitute a formidable item in the office work at the court.