MAGISTERIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2444, 18 January 1881, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

TIMABU—THIS DAY,

[Before R. Beetham Esq., R.M.]

LAKCENY 01' POSTAGE STAMPS. George Henry Groves and John Bowman, two young lads, were charged with the larceny of postage stamps belonging to Mr Arthur Ormsby, solicitor, of the total value of 5s Gel, It appeared from the evidence that the boy Groves was employed last Wednesday week to sweep out Mr Ormby’s office, and had on that occasion helped himself to 5s worth of stamps. The other boy was present at the time, and according to Groves’ statement, took three twopenny stamps out of a draw, and appropriated them. The boys were arrested by Detective Kirby, His Worship told Groves that this was not the first time he bad been guilty of these practices, and on the present occasion he had evidently led the other boy astray. He should order him to be imprisoned for six hours and to receive • 14 lashes. John Bowman would, under the circumstances, be discharged, but lie had better let Groves’ punishment act as a warning to him. CIVIL CASES. In the following cases judgment was given for the plaintiff, with costs Foster v. William Davidson, £1 12s ; White v. Ferguson, £3 Is ; Mason v. Little, £ll Is sd. In the cases, Waugh v. Regatta committee, and Brown and Friedlander v. the same, judgment which had been reserved from last week, was given for the plaintiffs vyith costs, less the sum in Waugh's case, of 5s taken by him for refreshments on regatta day. Mcßride and McKay v. McGill, claim £SO 11s. Mr Hamersley for plaintiff and Mr White for defendant.

In this case the evidence went to show that the plaintiffs, a firm of plumbers and gasfitters, sued the 'defendant for the recovery of certain “ extras.” It appeared that some time hack the defendant took a contract for certain work at the Timaru Hospital, which he sub-let to the plaintiffs, who completed the work. The original account rendered by the plaintiffs to defendant was not objected to, but they subsequently sent in an account for extra work done which exceeded the

allowance made for such extras by the architect.

A set-off of £6 14s 2d was entered, and it was stated that a further sum of £6 11s od had been paid into Court. His Worship, haviug gone over the whole of the items of the account separately gave judgment for the plaintiff for the amount paid into Court, plus 14s 6d, 'with costs £2 6s.