Resident Maistrate's Court Foxton.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 10 January 1890, Page 2

Resident Maistrate's Court Foxton.

Wednesday, Bth Jan, 1890. Before U. W. Brabant Esq R.M., Criminal. C. W. Snmuel v. E. S.Thynne— No appearance of complainant. The case was then dismissed with .co'ioitor's fee 21» against complainant. A. Seihurr v. Thomas Lee — The information ch'irge^ the defendant that he did take away one cart lo»»d of drift wood from below high water mark within the Harbour of Foxton without the written permission of the Harbour Master of guch Harbour, being a breach of clause 64 of the Har our B) Laws. Andrew S abury. the Harbour Master hiuded in the By Laws Thomas l.ee pleaded guilty of taking a load of timber and was convicted in the nominal penalty of one shilling and costs 7s A. Sealmry v. Samuel Howan-~8. Ho wan plended guilty and the E.M. inflicted a fin* of Is and.cotts 7s. Philip Keur applied for a prohibition order against hmsel^ and it wti» or 'ered that notice be i&sed on tba licensed houses in the Borough of Foxton. * Civ it. Robert Tyon v.Wiliam Robertson Knov'es and Bibles - Claim £6 16e

lOd. No appearance of defendants. Bobert Lyon being sworn »*id he sued William Robertson, trading a» Knowles & Co, for carting done for Ills manager.. Judgement in default for the plainirfj? a'gainsi William Robertson for £6 lGs 10d uM «osts 345. 0. W Samuel v Owen Fiannagan — Claim £4 18s. Judgement sumiHatiSi No appearance of plaintiff case struck &m E Fjfekafl .?. W Gardner,— Claim £14 4s Sdf. tit G<«W for plainftf* W Ra# M defend'aftl Bernard Speitttei! fc'eirig sworti said. I made the agreefft&nfi produced) with the defendant. 1 paid the Iff cfotey. on the day the agreement was signed. I made another agreement with my brother t*w next day for the sale oi same land (produced) My brother's name was in the transfer papers. He read the transfer drtcJ ifrfgned it. t I purchased it for my brother Mic'b:aol. I lost £5 by the transaction and also '. incurred costs in seeing the land. I consider" my time is worth 12s a day, I went again to show my brother the land. I claim interest on £25, money paid. By Mr Bty— My brother did not | tmfchafe it direct as he did uot know :it was fot saiel I purchased the land on the Bth Oct. find mentioned it to my brother, he suid he would give me £30 for it if he liked it tfhtffl he saw it. He went to see , the land 1 about the second week in November. He paid me tbe niooey <ra the 9ch i Qoiober. I told Gardner that I was buying it for my brother. I agreed* to take £5 for the loss of the bargain. I went to see the land late in Oct. after I had sold it to my brother, I have paid my brother the £5 back. Michael Spelman bting sworn laid — I signed the agreement to purchase ihe section of land at Fohangina. By Mr Ray.- I first spoke to my brother about this land on tho,9th Oct. The E.M. after listening to lengthly addresses from the coonsell engaged, said that it appeared unnecessary to go into the question of law raised. He held that tho claim mtde for all the expenses was not reasonable, as the plaintiffs went up to see the land after the sale, aud they were not reasonable charges for breach of sale — The plaintiff is entitled to recover £5 and 8/3 interest, loss of time on attending the execution of agreements stamp thereon 8/6 costs 26/- Solicitor fee 21/- Wit* nesses 5/-. Frank James v. Eparamia — No appearance of either pary. Mr Ray app'iedthat the case beadjourned to npxt court day — granted. Eori Kungihenna v. Frank James This case was also adjourned to next court day on application of defendant. Judgement Summons' C Honore v. Thonm. Balter— claim £22 16s sd. Thomas Salter s»id be had no money no any way of getting money. He offered to pay 10s a month. On being sworn he said that he bad received over £100 from home The wages be had to pay was for bush falling on 600 acres of leasehold land. Ordered to pay 28s a month the first payment on the Jet February. Joseph Natban & Co , James McOrmick claim £3. Mr Ray for Me -in Nathan. No appearance of McCrmiok ordered that amount be paid in three days or three days imprisonmont in Wangttnui Goal.