MAGISTRATES' COURT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 105, 4 May 1881, Page 2

MAGISTRATES' COURT.

; . , J[Bef,oro p. Cu.r tis /and ; , R.| Beeves, ; Esqs:,, J.J.P.J Pankhurst v. Best.— Action to recover £8 3s for grubbing gorse.- : Mr Bunny appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Fell for the defeniidarit.- ; The plaintiff said he agreed td do the work for £4, but it was found to be a much

more difficult; job than was at first supposed, , and besides that there was f of- an acre more y;{ than w^b' at first '-stated, a'nd the" defendant

then said he would give more. -The work c occupied altogether she /weeks and four days. In. cro3s 7 examinat^on • plaintiff said he : had tbiddef en^aj^iw|«fa|a take 30s, extra, and., say reply to the Bench M^H^BHHHH^HtF 3 was * corner not HHB^HH|^^Hrarßt agreement, which

BlPSokeTstated that he would riot undertake the job for less than £14. He had seen the plaintiff working at it for twelve^nours a day. — Cross-examined ; Pankhurst told me he ' had taken the job for £4, but that the corner r was not included. After he had been at work for some time be' told me he was going to knock off, but Best had said he would pay ■ more. ■■'-•■'•■'

•-' • George Best for the defenco said the plaintiff offered voluntarily to do the job for £3 10s or £4. The latter sum waß agreed upon. This included the corners. The job ; being somewhat more difficult than was at first thought he said he would give him another pound, He said he wanted. 30s. ■Mrs Best said plaintiff came one day when t they were milking and asked if they were going to give the job and she said yes, when he said he would do it for £3 10b. He appeared quite delighted when Best agreed to give £4. : ' ■ -'■ '-■ ' '■• ■'

Judgment wad given for: £1 3s, the sum which had been paid into Court, each party to pay his own costs,. . • Goutlay v A. Hitching, — Action to recover £1 ss, balance of account due. Defendant did, not appear, Judgment for amount claimed add coeta. ; Ji., •■.-. , ,■:'-,.. :■ \ I ,'•--. ■■" -Five, "young 1 lads named James Wilks, Arthur Thompson, William Lovejoy, Robert Wells, Joba Aldridge were charged witn

using insulting behavior towards William Astle with intent to provoke a breach of thepeace. Mr Bunny appeared for the complainant, and Mr Pitt for the defendants. Complainant Btated that on Thursday evening he was in the act of removing, and on his way to Tasman-street, where he used to livo, be saw a number of boys on the Brook-street bridge. He then hoard some bojs come along with tins in their hands. He took no notice, but when he got into the house a shower of stones fell on the roof. He went out, and saw the accused together with a lot of other boys. This sort of thing went on for ten minutes, and then he went to the Police Station and complained. The hearing of the case occupied until after 4 o'clock, when the information was dismissed with costs £2.