RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5344, 14 May 1878, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Monday, May 13. , (Before J. C. Crawford, Esq., 8.M.) DRUNKENNESS. - -,r. Donald Campbell and James McKay, for drunkenness, were each fined 205., or fortyeight hours’imprisonment.—John Patton and James Johnson were fined ,sa. each, with the usual alternative of twenty-four hours.—Chas. Began, for a first offence, was dismissed with a caution. , BREACH OP THE DEBTORS AND CREDITORS ACT. Lawrence Salmon was charged ou the information of William Berry,' trustee, with committing a breach of the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876/ • ' - Mr. Ollivier appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Pitzherbert for the defendant. • The first witness called’was *H. O. Wilmer, who deposed that he was Deputy-Begistrar of the Supreme Court. He produced a declaration of insolvency, under the Debtors and Creditors Act 1876, in the matter of Lawrence' Salmon, of Wellington, a debtor. It was filed on the 21st of March last. William Berry stated that he was a certificated accountant under the Bankruptcy Act, He was elected, a trustee in the estate of the accused, and signed an acceptance of the trusteeship in.the minute-book of the proceedings. On the application of Mr. Ollivier the accused was remanded until the :16th inst; TRANSFER OP LICENSE, : ; P. Eiohards applied to have his license of the Caledonian' Hotel transferred to’Bohert Henry; Elliott. Mr. Ollivier appeared in support of the application, which-Was granted, j