PUKEKOHE S.M. COURT.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 14, 19 February 1915, Page 2

PUKEKOHE S.M. COURT.

Fortnightly Sitting. The usual fortnightly sitting of the Pukekohe S.M. Court was h?ld yesterday. JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT

In the claim R. Begbie (Mr H. G. R. Mason) v, M. He Ms. for £157 Is for board, extending o?er a period of three year*, jidyment was entered by default foi plaintiff for amount claimed, defendant to pay Court costs £2 14s and solicitors fee £4 18s 6d. The defendant was the aged mother of plaintiff. CASE ADJOURNED. ,

In the case Henry Dyer (Mr H. G. R. Mason) v. tilward Abbott, possession of tenamsiit, defendant explained that he had only received the summons that day aid had a counter-claim to make against plaintiff. A requsst of Mr Mahoney's that the case be adjourned till next Court day was granted by the Magistrate. An allowance of 13a 6d coats was msde against defendant. TAILOR'S BAD TIMES.

The police proceeded againyt John Mcßae for contubutions towards the support of a brother of defendant, who ia at present in a mental hospital. Mcßae explained teat he was employed in the tailoring trade and since Christmas work had been difficult to get. He had enly earned 25s per week 6ince that date, but would assist according to his means later, when things brightened up. The case was adjourned sine die, to be brought on at three days' notice. HALF-HOLIDAY CLAIM.

C. A. Hewer v. William Wilde was a claim arising out of the former's employment as a billiard marker in charge of the defendant's blliard saloon in Pukekohe. The amount claimed waa £3 18d in respect of eleven half holidays on which the plaintiff had worked instead of taking his time off, his contention being that defendant bad agreed to allow him a weekly half-fcoliday, of which, however, ht was urable to take advantage, because there was uo one to relieve him in tha saloon.

The caße for defendant, who was represented by Mr Mahoney, was that there was n3 arrangement for a half-holiday to be taken and that as a matter o( fact as the saloon was ouly busy at night time it was open to defendant to take time off during the day if he desired to. It was explained that the plaintiff was not a member of any Union and was therefore not working under any award.

The Magistrate non-suited the plaintiff and allowed defendant one guinea coats in respect of solicitor's fee, remarking that the plaintiff had not complained to the defendant of his inability fo take a weekly half-holiday, which he should have done at the start if he was entitled to it.