Resident Magistrate's Court, Foxton.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 4 February 1892, Page 2

Resident Magistrate's Court, Foxton.

(Before H. W. Brabant Esq, R.Y!)|H Wednesday, 3rd Febbuary. I CIVIL CASES. , ;VE. Hawkins v H. W. Notman-^^i Claim £4 15s. Defendant wanted to pay amount off at 59 a month, this was refused, and an open judgment jjiven for plaintiff.

Johnflßarris v Alexander Langley (JudjjpaSnt summons) — Claim £2 03, 3d, less £1 5s paid in December. It was ordered that he pay the balance with cost 2s within one month, in default 4 days imprisonment in Wanganui gaol. Thomas Innes v W. H. Gerbes — £1 12s 6d. Defendant stated that he disputed 12s 6d of the account. Plaintiff asked that the account bo amended to £2 12s 6d he having made a mistake in the addition. •Plaintiff Said that he made the clothes and at prices charged for. They were taken to be tried on and were not returned. By defendant —Never promised to make a suit for £5 and take it out in furniture. • By R.M.— As we were particular friends I promised to make a suit of clothes for £5 10s. Defendant brought £5 and said that was the price but I told him it was £5 10a. Defendant said that the vest charged was to be made for 10s in exchange for a show stand. Plain tiffwas to take the cost of the suit for £5, out in work. By Plaintiff— Paid £5 by a cheque drawn by F. Robinson. Never got a receipt on account, duly stamped. Decision was withheld till the next case was heard. W. H. Gerbes v T. Ennis— Claim £19sQa. Defendant asserted that he was not indebted. " Claim was for work done. Hy defendant —Did not get 8 white waistcoats for these things. Made an ironing board for them. (Defendant asserted that these waistcoats were valued at 21s each). By R.M.— I charge at the rate of Is 8d an hour. The R.M. having gone through the account and taken the time out at the rate charged, discovered that the plaintiff must have worked 18^ hours! The plaintiff said it might be right as he worked very long hours one day. > Defendant stated that the work had been done but he considered that the 8 white vests would be payment for it. The vests would be worth 10s each. Defendant applied for an adjournment. . The R.M. thought the amount was > not worth the delay, the case. was evidently the result of a quarrel. t^Le fi>st case Ennis v Gerbes the Jr. ML g&ve judgment fixing the prjeeVof the suit of clothes at £5, in the second case Gerbes v Ennis he considered the account had been made up to dispose of- the contra and that Mr Ennis is entitled judgment for £2 12s 6d with 20s for waistcoats less 27s for work, making in all £2 6s 6d with costs 6s. CRIMINAL. Robert Hooker Silcock was charged by Patrick Guerin, the Ranger, with rescuing a horse which had been seized for the purpose of bejng impounded. • Mr Bay appaared for Silcock. . After a very lengthy hearing, during which many witnesses were examined. The R.M convicted the defendant and fined him 5s with costs 15s and ■ witnesses expenses 18s. Thomas Lee was charged by the constable with failing to obey an order of the Court under the Destitute Persons Aot, whereby he was ordered to pay the sum of 8s per week towards the maintenance of Mary Aurient Lee, an inmate of the Burnham Industrial School. Mr Ray appeared for the defendant. The decision was as follows:—' Ordered tjiat defendant pay the sum of £8 ( to the' Clerk'of the Court within one week, in default one " month's imprisonment in Wanganui goal with hard labour. The balance of the claim allowed to stand over for a month to allow Mr' Ray to communicate with, the Education Department