MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 2 March 1918, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

— LEVIN---THpKBD AY. Mr L. G. lteid, S.M., of Wellington, presided at the sitting 01 the Levin Court 011 Ihursday. SUPPLYING LIQI'OI£ TO NATIVE WOMEN. iierberi. ii.ii ken, recently Liaiinan at cue Jjevm xioiel, was ena rged with supjn.l iug native- women with liquor, xie pleaded not uilty. i 1 .- .1+ Constable deposed ihat lon Uecmber »s, no went into tne- . •Levin .Hotel ami in a side" room, found two Maori women with, glasses of liquor. Defendant was -hi the- room, and 111 answer to a question as to who supplied the women he said "'I did.' - Defendant in his evidence said that in the morning of the day m question Mr Stthan came into tne bar and complained that he was losing too many glasses and tola witness he had better be more careful. Witness then went round the rooms looking for emp y glasses and when he went into 'the commercial room, he found; the two Maori women with glasses in front of them. At the .same moment Constable Bagrie came.into the room.' Defendant 'maintained : *flxat his reply to tlie ocnstables i question was "I didn t. He did t not know who supplied the women _ r with the liquor. ' The Magistrate imposed a fine j. oi £5 and costs 7s, in default

seven days' imprisonment 011 one charge, and convicted and discharged defendant on the second charge. . -

CIVIL SITTING. ' At a civil sitiing ox me Court, jixesdis J). x 4. uuitMiUfcr auu -if. vv . uoiusinith presiding', judgment. «ah given by neiauli. 111 xne. ioilo vying cases: J. 'I'. Ouk v. i!i.tiiygs, los Uii, costs ys; sSnie v. C. Wilson, £1 IDs Sd, costs ss. in the following undefended cases, Mr lieid presided and gave j udg'ifienL for plaintiff: W. Jiull ana Co., v. Teni Itopiha, £12 ids sd, costs £2 2s tid ; J. S. \Vatchorn v. W. Eparaima and Upata fukamaru, £o(i lils sd, costs £2 14s; Levin Meat Company v. Lr. Jiingßbeer, £1 Is <Jd, costs os. Un Kiiiona was ordered to pay Abraham and Williams £20 19s (id at tlic rate of £1 per month, m default ten days' imprisonment, and Tuku Matakatea was ordered to pay Ani and 11 oka Matakatea £24 10 at tlie rate of £2 per month, in default 14 days' imprisonment. ___■