LEVIN MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Shannon News, 29 October 1924, Page 3

LEVIN MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

THURSDAY’S SITTING

in the Magistrate's Coma yesterday, belore Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., the tunowmy; cases' were given lor plumtil l !>y default:— „ rii. j. n. i'arsoiison v. li. Williams, I £lB 15s (id, vvitii costs £2 19s. j 1 \\7 11. Gunning' and. Co. v. n. licuv- : un, £2 3s 5d with costs £1 3s (id. I Manguliao Butchery Co., ctd., v. A., Richards, £a 4s 7d, costs £1 ,10s (id. Jb. C. j&awteii v. Kiri Carter, £3 as, costs ill 10s 6d. Mark Bird v. Robert McHardy. L,* 18s, costs £1 10s 6d. jUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Wiiii.um Porter proceeded on a judgment summons against Richard riah: Long tor the sum ol £3 ISS' fid.; .Mi- K. E. Adams appeared for torn plaintiff, defendant being undeum* i ed.

Defendiint gave 1 particulars o; earnings as an'instructor of dancing Mis reason for not paying had been ilia-t lie did not nave the money, it was not a lact 'Mlat tie was in the habit of dining at the best hotels, m tnough ne might have done so i*eloie the judgment had been obtain*; ;. no expected money , from England but it bad not arrived yet. He was .not in a position- to pay anything. An order was. made lor payment of £1 per week, in default seve* days.

In the case of J. G. Gow v. J. Elutey for the sunt of £22 18s 9d, an tnuer was made |or payment of amount with costs £1 11s 6d, in default 21 days.

BREACH OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT.

Joseph''Low-den, Inspector of Factories and Awards, proceeded agaius. IL E. Elfis, coal-merchant, for th; .

When conveying coke to a purchaser ne did fail to provide it ticket describing the weight of th© coke. The inspector stated that in tu. : ease lie had intercepted defendant’s cart, on which ware some sacks c coal and also gome of coke. • The coni was iu order and tire weights hot rectly shown on the dockets. h-

coke was not weighed and no, weig:.. Wfas isiiown.. Deiendant had stated ■that lie had never weighed coke a. did not know that it was necessary to do so. The case was brought- n. order to siiofv tiiiat it Wajs .necessary that coke should .be sold by weight. As it was the ftUt case .in the district he would ask for a nominal hue cnly. ... Fined 10s and costs 7s. BREACH OF INDUSTRIAL ,AWARD. Joseph Eowdon also proceede*.. against Parker, Vincent and. Go. lor tlifiist they did employ twoi men at a wage less than tha-t fixed by .tin* award for retail shop assistants.

The Inspector stated tJhe circumstances were that the firm was bound by the award which came into force in March, but had continued to pay the employees at. the old, rate. In the case of these employees tin* difference had been accumulating since the award. He' would' like t" say that the employees were apparel i tly well treated and satisfied witi i the' rate of pay received. Fined* £2 on each charge. WANDERING STOCK.

M. W. Prendeville for allowing- one horse to wander at large in Cambridge Street, was fined 5s with costs 7s.

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