MAGISTERIAL.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 988, 24 January 1883, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

PATEA—YESTERDAY. (Before C. A. Wray, Esq., R.M.) CIVIL CASES. Jas. Rhodes v. Ed. Jones. — Claim of £1 11s for hoots supplied in April, 1881. Judgment bj l ' default, with costs. Jas. Rhodes v. Mace and Bassett. — Claim of £3 3s for occupation of quarter acre of land leased by plaintiff from the Harbour Board. Mr Barton appeared for plaintiff. Plaintiff stated that he bad leased section 4, block 30, Riverside, from the Harbour Board, at an annual rental of £7. Defendants, without permission, had stored timber on the section, injuring it through damaging the foreshore and removing the survey pegs. At an interview with Mr Mace that gentleman agreed to pay him a reasonable rent ; but on a written demand being made, he turned down the coiner of it, and wrote (hereon, “ We don’t know you,” sending back the same addressed “James Rhodes, cobbler.” That, however, did not hurt his feelings. Cross-examined : Could not exactly state how long the timber had been on the land. Did not tell Mr Mace that be would charge him five shillings a week for seventeen weeks. Thomas Eyton, secretaiy to the Harbour Board, deposed that the plaintiff held the section referred to from the Harbour Board. The land had depreciated in value within the last six months?^ Witnesses were called for the defence r to prove that only a small part of plaintiff’s section was occupied by the timber. Defendant (Mr Mace) said only a part of plaintiff’s land bad been occupied, and it was placed there under the impression that the land was not leased to Mr Rhodes. It was removed within twentyfour hours of Mr Rhodes notifying that the laud was leased to him. liis Worship reserved judgment until Friday. Bank of N.S.W., v. Scowan—Claim of £25 on a promissory note. Judgment for the amount with costs (£3 17s). Judgment was given for plaintiffs in the following oases. The books showed that notices of rates due had been served on defendants, but the late treasurer, Mr Joint Black, was not in attendance. Mr H. K. P, Adams appeared for the Council. Pa tea County Council c, Ball, £0 IGsIIa same c, Dunn. 13s 9d ; same i\ Davis, £1 9s Sd : same i\ Beutluvmbe, 15s , same t\ U a worn Town Hall Company. £2 2s 6d ; same t\ IVweek. £4 Hs 3d; same ». Wilson. £1 IVs On ; same c. G. White, som\, UV dd : same «\ Colson, 19s 6d ; same Beoombo, Ids 9d : same i\ QuinV;v;U\ l,<s 2d ; same c. Sherwood, ISs ; ssms PviV, £2 2s dd ; same v. Ilolthauu ; same v, Hogg. £1 15s; same u. hVeague, £2 17s 9d, Judgment was given for the defendants in the following— County Cenne'l v. Hobbs, £4 2s 5d ; same o. A vup, £lO 9s 4d ; same v. Macgregor, £4 9s (id : same v. Lukis, £5 12s 6d ; same v, Crocker, £l4 10a 9d ; same v. Bayly. £2O 13s Gd.