MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1166, 1 November 1913, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

The monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held before Mr J. W. Poyuton, S.M., yesterday. UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment for plaintiffs was entered up in the following undefended civil cases : F. Gall v. E. A. Coley and wife, claim is 3d. costs 3 s ; P- Hennessy and Co. v. J. Wilkie, id, costs £1 3s 6d; E. Smith v. Thomas Dalton, £ 2, costs 10s ;G. H. Stiles v. W. Coker, £4 19s Bd, costs 20s; Dr. Adams v. Fred Nye, £ls ios, costs £1 14s 6d ; same v. D. Kennedy, £l9 Bs, costs £2 2s 6d ; same v. S. Wright, £$ 3s, costs xos; same v. B. Pekin, £4 is, costs ios ; same v. C. Craig, £4. $s 6d, costs 30s 6d ; same v. W, Walker, £9 6s, costs 23s 6d ; same v. C. Spiers, 17s 6d, costs 5s ; Hamer v. Jas. Groom and wife, £1 10s 7d, costs 18s ; «ame v. Janies Put), £6 ss, costs 33s 6d.

judgment? summonses. Id the judgment summons G. H. Stiles v. Reaston Baker, the judgment debtor was examined by counsel, after bearing which the Magistrate made an order for the payment ot £5 5s 8d by instalments of 10s per month, the first payment to be made on or before February Ist, in default six days’ imprisonment. Fred Nye, who did not appear, was ordered to pay S. B. Collins 19s lod by December Ist, iu default 24 hours imprisonment. In the case K. Coley v. Frank Gay, a claim of £9 5 s 6d, the Magistrate refused to make an order after hearing judgment debtor’s evidence.

Orders by consent were made against Charles Lennox for the payment of £1 15s 6d to W. Hamer jun., by instalments of 5s per week, the first payment to be made on December ist, and of 7s 6d to M. Hamer by weekly instalments of the same amount, the first of which is to be made on February ist. defaulting territorials. Leonard Davey and Alfred Peters were each fined 5s and 7s costs for offences under the Defence Act. The former was proceeded against for failure to attend parades and Peters for failing to attend the annual camp. Both defendants; were in attendance and stated that their work made it practically impossible for them to attend, both being engaged in milking.

The Magistrate said that provision was made in the Act for exemptions in cases of hardship, ))Ut the present stage was too late to iirge that defenpe. Application should have been made before. He understood that provision was being made for the holding of day parades for those- who would be inconvenienced by attending the

ordinary parades, aud no doubt the defendants could make satisfactory arrangements in this connection with the officer in charge of the district.