MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Shannon News, 18 May 1923, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

SITTING IN LEVIN. The monthly sitting of the Levin Magistrate’s Court yesterday Was presided over by Mr 3. L. Stout, S.M., a lull list of cases coming up Tor judgment. : BY-LAW CASES. N. Andrews for riding a bicycle alter sunset without, a light, was fined 5/and 7/- costs. H. Honore lor driving a vehicle on the wrong s ide of the street, was fined 10;- and costs 14/6, the police explaining that in this case a collision with u motor-car was narrowly averted.

Ngahine Wilson was ordered to pay 7/- costs lor riding a bicycle on the footpath.

In the following cases, judgment was entered in favour of plaintiff by default .—Abraham and Williams v. T. F. Lewis, £l9 3s 4d, with costs £2 14 a; I. C. Milnes ,v. Ayre Bros., I‘9 'Js lid, costs £1 15s 6d; H. E. Keys v. Mrs J. Heron, £2B 6s 3d, costs £1 Us. JUDGMENT SI MMONS CASES. ’ B. C. Waldegrave was ordered to pay T. Bevan, the sum of £1 0s 4d. costs on a judgment summons. J. Kebbell v. Kako Perawiti, claim £•2O 16s, costs £1 Is—Defendant was ordered to pay at the rate of 10/- per month in default 21 days. In the case of Parker, Vincent and Co. v. K. Paki, £lO 0s 3d, costs £1 Is, an order was made for payment at the rate of 10/- per month, in default 21 days.

Vacuum Oil Co. v. J. Howard, claim £47 12s 6d, costs £1 Its 6(l.—Payment was ordered at the rate of £2 per month or 28 days’.

Stewart Bros., grocers, Auckland, proceeded against George Smith on a judgment summons for the sunt of £7O 10s, for groceries supplied prior to 1920. Mr K. Adams appeared for the plaintiff. Judgment, debtor was examined and stated that he was working at Mangahao and was making an average of £ls per. month. Out of this he had to support a wife and two children who were living in Auckland, Tie forwarding £8 per month for this purpose. He had contracted influenza during die epidemic and whilst he was unable to work, hi wife had /run up this amount without his consent. The Bench: You are in steady employment, and should be able to pay something towards reducing this debt. Some ol you people seem to think that storekeepers live on nothing. Witness: I have only £7 per month ielt over after supporting my familv; I cannot find the money. • The Bench: Nonsense. A man like you in steady employment should be able to pay off something. A man is responsible for his wife’s debts and this account has been outstanding too long; you will have to make an effort to pay it off. I will make an order lor £2 per month, in default 28 days’ Costs £2 2s were allowed. In the case in which 3. Kebbell proceeded against Perawiti Bros., on a judgment summons, for the sum of £2O, Nelson Perawiti, explained that he was one of the four defendants who owed this money. He was workng at a 1 fixed salary ol £lO per mondi and out of this had to pay 10s per week rent, and keep his family. He did not earn any other money, but cross-examined * admitted receiving some rents for land. , The Bench: Why don’t you make arrangements to pay this amount? This ease has been going on for two years and it is time it was paid off. Witness: Well, we are only hi a small way—

The Bench: Then pay in a small way. If each of you pay 10/- pcmonth that will soon pay it off. Witness: Bight. That will do i ie. The other defendants expressed their satisfaction with the arrange* ment and an order was made that each defendant pay the sum 1 of 10/per month until the debt is wiped off. in default 14 days’.