RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 34, 12 April 1879, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

: ' |^efo|i^bortWird; k Eiq.,B.ir;3 ... .. a ■ .v ■•■• •■•'iasjL : OOT.0 OT .- 4 - ■ : ; •■•■ -.; ; I William Christialiieki cbmplamed.agMMt^ u Han4 'OlHkon'aiid-Law Harisen'for «&£" aaUult cbmhitt^id »t;a&>ny Creek. llri* Staite v »ppearid :for vl dif«ndmnt«,> and~jul*: Inj;itted tMt W4^Bnta h^it^ck the com•plainan,t, but it. WaV at an inVitatibn fjojtt; him to ' settle a'preiioiil difficulty Ur'^fl|^« jcujfe The caw occupied <»nßide»ble v tuifti. ( bjit the judgment was thaf i« wa» "•ix-bf one and htSk i'-.&oten of the other," JUid th^e Qiimplaint Tha dibn^isßed. ■ '' :>< • i~ E, WghtweU V. ffemi Wawn— ,£B Ob. 3d. •Dejfihdia^t admitted hiring receixed tht; igo'odfl, but stated that the ainovinth>a-be«n ]beeh'bn^od y t^d^\idoxti&:in» giren; fp^ : tjo^tt.'-V^'v-'* 1 "-: *• ' "' ""■■■■' '/•^a^watu v fiighir»js Botid r. Thoma» Behs^-Trclaan^lSr^lj^' : Mr. Stofte-ip--:peaw4^6n,b<shalf ;of th%; Botid ; mdi Ifiir •ftiyoWoir the dtfendanfcj it pbrlaoii. of ttei^ -dlaim' was paict ilto <^i«t; bat' 'coun«el -raisedt a technical objeetibit % tße el^»ctth»V Beclwp;bf l< t^?Bj^ ;^^ fcomplied^iißv: ■■ r".^ - r spfi? Bench hel^'that it was not coinpetenfc ■ counsel tef^J^ue li^^^'^viiaiobiecfiipn should ttare beto^'made, at th* : AsSw|inent Court. ' •,■'.'**?'■"• :*■ :^ v " '¥■*■ Mr. Pryor submitted th^t it was'a matter.; of impossibility* that his client could make" the objection at that t|m^a« he,? had no/ notice o£ the holding of tfeat Court, or that ' the list was open for inspection. 1 " <~ ' Theßench pointed out that the ratebook had been open for' inspection after th« iat» ' had been, struck,, andl^.'•pjK^raeaU|bAt Is«\ usual course of adrertising it in:th6"pai»r< had* beeti complied wittitj, X' J^ierefoi*^ meat holtfthat tj&, oibjeiwoni COTjc^nbt ; |e " iausta|ned^ ,-as^ thVßencblji&ijid .^t|».,SK yo : B^hß.^i(Msmenji : ;Cbuj:t' : - ' ' ' ') l --% '. ■ 1 1 $rsP^ so^Tint:e^di?%|B:^^t^P^* tnejprobf m%. appoirraneit^, biut The Bench* al&. ruled that as the appobt> merit had 'been' iii. the. p^ssessWn of the Court preVib^.ijK wiis %ate eaiisfledofhis rf^^^W^tor to the Board. •■ M^,'P^V ne^b asfed- lor proof ] ibat th» notice of inspectibnhad' tieen publiiiheclin the paper, i^dh^d^uijl tfee^for^ Ssk for if nbnTftujit, '.'.""■"•: * ■■' "■' . -" ' '--■ i 'The ' Bench should certainly ruje that 1 ' the p|*intiff was prdper^before thie Court" as the/collector of the IC^awatu Bjghwayt, Bpa^d, ana pointed' out " i w'counsJßl'isat the ; Tegrifact if a portion of. the claim: haTing been paid into Court iras a tacit aftnuiion* of thei' collector's lobusitmdi. '■" ' ' Bfe. Prj'br then called 'his cKtot who that» portion of the property rtj^d did.' not belone^tb him. 'but & ' :••' •" r *" ■• '* Thi/Magistrate held that as no objection - had been lodged, and notice of th^assers-' ment^postea, the r^quirmerits of the Act^ had bW complied, r and gave judgment foif the amounfedaimed.and'costs. '■ .•>'.-V r - ■ ! Same T.'JTames S^eedy^HDWmed £4 f In thiß case the owo? coU^l vff^»aa*»i”

•btiPM^ Pryor elected to take the luting of the Court m the former case, and paid thY imounf; without a hearing. r:-/Tffijfiuji'<- Marsh-- t. Meils Petersen— Claim, £5 17s lOd. for go»d' supplied. The defendant did not appear, and judgment ufaSrgiyen «c park. ' ■.-:{;' " . ' IJichter Nannestad and. Co t. Patrick Ma^Bll.-^Claim, £6 18s id. No appearance of defendant, and rerdict for the amount. r |..",- ' ' .' x : '" '..'" : ' .'■■.■'. ;.;•*■ Thomas Hoe (Manawatu Higli^ays Board) t, George Hadfield— Claim £i 7^. for rates. Defendant did not appear, and » reidict if a» given, subject to this proof of •errice being Bworn to. Thomas Hoe t, 1&. J. Collins— Claim, £4 5s Os. &£r. Staite appeared for dafendan'd, and .'qojcis^ited to judgment. "Robert Mackie t, John Daveyi — Claimi 3d. Evidence vwproduoed which. #4owed conclusirelj that some d@3 odd had beiri paid m September, 1876. The balldhce of £1 17s Sd, represented a debt contrabteii br defendant's wife during the lifetfiae i^f hn former husband, and Bavey oJaimed tuathe t was not liable. The Bench held tha.t. m ijparrying Mrs, Dayey he had taken her with" all her liabilities, and' gave a judgment for the lesser amount. "Ipghways Board r. Jojm Ashworth^— Claim, 10s, for rates. Defendant appeared and stated that the section for which he Was rated did not belong to .'him, neither, did he own a foot of ground .m Ffiilding at the time. The Bench admit- , ted.^h&t'the i JKatihg r Ac^ was Tiny faulty, but had no «ption T in" \hs fatter ; and judgment for the amouiit was giren.'. ' ; ; 1 -'-Manchester Highways/ Board T. Thomas Sexton— Cla^m, rates £2 19, no appearance, a^j 1-an order %as ; niade 'for the amoui't clamed.