RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.—GISBORNE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1226, 15 December 1882, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.—GISBORNE.

j THIS DAY. ‘ [Before M. Price, Esq., R.M.j DUFAUR AND CHRISP V. JAMES BROWN. Claim £3, for rdvertising the stallion Bismarck, as per agreement. The defendant did not appear, and consequently a judgment for the plaintiff wasordered to be entered up. WARREN V. WRIGHT. Claim for Cook County rates. Mr Warren said that as Mr Wright was unavoidably absent, he would ask for an adjournment until the sth of January. Granted. WARREN V. R. COOPER. | Claim for rates for various properties in the County. The defendant, who was present, pleaded that he was not indebted, as he did not own the properties he was rated for. His Worship said that when Mr Cooper had been served with a notice he should have made application to the Revision Court. Defendant explained that he was very often absent from Poverty Bay for periods of five and six mouths during the year. He thought it decidedly unfair that he should have to pay taxes for other people’s properties. His Worship said there was no remedy for it; judgment must pass for the Council. Mr Cooper asked if, after paying these | rates, could he not come upon the owners of the properties ? The Bench stated that provision had been made for that in the Act. E. HARRIS V. MIHI PAHURA. Claim £3O 4s (id for money advanced and work done. Mr Nolan appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Robinson for the defendant. After evidence had been taken His Worship gave a verdict for £27 4s fid, with costs, i £3 Us.