DUNEDIN S.M. COURT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 1 September 1909, Page 30

DUNEDIN S.M. COURT.

•Tuesday, August 17. (Before Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) Judgment by, default, with costs, was given in the following cases: — Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd. (Mr Sidey), v. John M'Dougall (Owaka), claim £24 4s 3d, cattle supplied (costs' £2 Is)'; Keith Ramsay and Co. (Mr Ramsay) v. John Crawford M'Bride (Queenstown), claim £4 15s Bd, goods supplied (costs 10s); Hailenatein Bros., Ltd. (Mr Moore), v. Thos. Henry Mineham • (Drybread), claim £5 2s 6d; balance due for goods supplied (costs £1 8s 6d); Johnston, Sens, and Co. (Mr Scantlebury) v. Stephen Edwin Cooper (Masterton), claim £4 14s 6d, books supplied (costs 10s); Charles J. Coombs (Mr Moore) v. Maggie Barr (Lawrence), claim £5 ss. dental services rendered (costs £1 3s 6d) ; Gaudin and Marr (Mr Moore) v. Isaac Larsen (Alexandra South), claim *3- 8s 9d, goods supplied (costs 10s); Otago Brush Company, Ltd. (Mr P. Thomson) v. Albert Tucker (Wanaran-ai), claim Is, balance due for goods supplied (costs 10s); Cecilia Robertson (Mr Lang) v. William M'Evoy (Musselburgh); claim £6 5s on account stated (costs £1 4s 6d); Hallenstein Bros., Ltd. (Mr Moore), v. Harry T. Smith (Cbristehuroh). claim. £4 10s 7d, goods supplied (costs 10s); R. Wilson and Co., Ltd. (Mr Statham), v. Louis Francis Hardy (Caversharn), claim £3 13s ' 4d, goods supplied (costs, Up); Ahlfeld Bros, and Co. (Mr Scantlebury) v. Arthur George Warburton (Te Awamutu). claim £3 9s Id, balance due for goods supplied (costs 10s) ; Frederick P. Godfrey (Mr Statham) v. William H. Frankpitt fKokatahi) claim £27 17s lOd, iroods supplied (costs £3 4s) ; Guthrie, Bowron, and Co. v. Ernest Freath (Blenheim), claim £81 7s sd, on a promissory note (costs £4 13s 6d) ; John M'Donald v. Frederick Payne (Riverton), claim £1 ss, 'goods supplied (costs 6s). Young and Anderson (Mr Irwin) v. Charles Jones the elder —Claim. £14 0s Bd, goods supplied. — Defendant pleaded that a urge proportion of the amount was due by his son, but admitted that plantiffs had received no notice to charge the goods to anyone but himself. — Judgment was given for the amount claimed, w ith costs (£2 6s). W. L. Hooper (Mr White) v. Angus M'Neill (Mr B. S. Irwin).— Claim. £16 lls 9d, on promissory notes. — Plaintiff's solicitor intimated that £10 in the claim would he abandoned as it had been improperly included. — Mr Irwin raised the question that the court had no jurisdiction, as the last-known place of abode was not given, and the statement of account did not set put particulars sufficiently. — The case was adjourned for a week by consent, to allow of argument as to jurisdiction, and witness's costs (£1 15s) were allowed against plaintiff in regard to the withdrawn part of the claim for £10. Judgment Summons. — Samuel Jarvfs (Mr Irwin) v. George West.— Claim', £2 Bs, on 'a Judgment summons.^^-Order* made for paj'ment forthwith, with 5s costs, in default imprisonment for. three days. Breach of Industrial Award. — Herbert 'Anacombe was proceeded against by the ' Inspector of Factories for £10 penalty for a breach of the Dunedin plumbers and gas- I fitters' award. — Joseph Hollows, Inspector of Factories, stated that defendant had three apprentices and no journeymen in his employ, and under the award of Sep- i

teniber 26, 1906, one apprentice to one journeyman was allowed. For the purposes of the award defendant himself was a journeyman. For a brief period defendant had one journeyman employed, • who, with himself, entitled defendant to* employ three apprentices. M'Rorie, one of the apprentices, had since come out of his time. — Defendant pleaded " Guilty," and stated that he had engaged a journeyman named Brown for 12 months.' but the latter had only remained three weeks, and this fact had put him in a different position from that in which he would otherwise have been. One of the boys was only engaged in the shop. — Judgment was given for £5. Thuhsdat, August 19. (Before. Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) Judgment by default, with costs, was given in the following cases: — Waters, Ritchie, and Co. [Mm Scantlebury) v. Dougald Bell (Ravensbourne), claim £21 Os Id, goods supplied (costs £2 16s) ; Robert B. Denniston and Co. (Mr Statham) v. A. J. Voight (Lo veil's Flat), claim £4 19s lid. goods supplied (costs 16s); Charles N. I Tucker and Co. v. A. J. Knocks, claim £16 \ 13s 4d, on a promissory note (costs £1 10s [ 6d) ; M'Callum and Co. (Mr A. L. Dolamore) v.- John Richardson (Owaka), claim £6 2s. on account stated (costs £1 4s 6d) : W. S. Reddell and Co. (Mr W. L. Moore) v. Frederick Westland (Houipapa), claim £7 14s, goods supplied (costs £1 11s 6d) ; Emanuel Solomons (Mr W. /L. Moore) v. Standidge and Co. (Wellington) claim 15s, for law costs; H. Wise and Co. (Mr W L. Moore) v. John W. Mackay, claim £2, for advertising (costs 10s); Samuel Smith and Co. (Mr W. L. Moore) v. William G. Renwick (Middleinarch), claim £3 10s, goods supplied (costs 12s). TrESDAT, August 24. . Before Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) Undefended Cases.— Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in each of the following cas^s:— J. Swan and Co. (Mr Moore) v. Robert D. Moore (Wellington), claim £9 18s. for goods supplied, and costs x-I is-od; Imperial Art Studio (Mr Irwin) £ Frank Pringle (Miller's Flat), claim £5 56. balance for work done and good* supplied, and costs (£l 15s 6d) ; Johnston, bons, and Co. (Mr Scantlebury) v. William George Lindsay (Winton), claim 2s, balance on books sold and delivered, and costs (10?) • Drapery Importing Company (Mr Moore) v. James E. Hancock (Bannockburn). claim f% 4s 3d, for goods supplied, and costs i (13s); Diamond Brand Chemical Comnany ! (Mr Finch) v. Frederick C. Seyb (Timaru) I claim £3 lie lid, for goods supplied, and costs (10s) ; James Waters (Mr IrwinJ yr Bert Wingfield (Southland Painless Dental ' Company, Invercargill) , claim £1 4s, for j goods supplied, and costs (se) j Thttosday, Aitgust 26. {Before Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) Undefended Cases. — Judgment for plaintiff was given by default in the following cases :— John Gartshore (Mr Hay) v. Charles J. Olsen, claim £1 Is Bd, balance due on goods supplied, and costs lbs) ; The Commissioner of Taxes v. Herbert Cowan (Otakou), claim £2 12s lOd. Native land tax. and costs (14s) ; The Commissioner of Taxes v. E. H Fulton, representing the ' estate of Mrs Murdoch, claim £1 Us 10d, unpaid land tax, and costs (se) ; Kemnitz

and Nicholson (Mr Dolamore) v. Joseph Hooker (New Plymouth), claim £10 Is lOd. on dishonoured promissory note and interest, and costs (£1 10s 6d) ; Allandale Coal Company v. Thomas Harris (Makikihi), claim £3 12s lOd, for goods sold and delivered, and coste (£1 10s) ; Allandale Coal Company v. William Berry (Lower Hutt, Wellington, late of Geraldine), claim £3 4s 7d, for goods sold and delivered, and costs (10s); G. M. Scott (Direct Distributing Company) v. J. Bowe (Balclutha), claim £4, for goods supplied, and costs (ss) ; Donald Reid and Co. (Mr Statham) v. William Ellis and Co. (Roslyn), claim 9e, balance amount due, and coste (2s) ; Donald Reid and Co. (Mr Bundle) v. William Munro (Toiro), claim £200, for balance due on account current, and costs (£8 10s) ; G. ML Scott v. George Taylor (Invercargill), claim £3 15s, for goods supplied, and costs (ss); Donald Reid and Co. (Mr Statham) v. John Esler and Son (Owaka), claim £30 4s 9d, balance due on promissory note and goods sold and delivered, and interest thereon, and costs (£2 8s).