MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Shannon News, 19 March 1926, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

MARCH SITTING. The monthly sifting of the Levin Magistrate's Court, presided over by Mr J. Logan Stout, was held, * this morning. Cases dealt with were:— JUDGEMENTS BY DEFAULT. Judgments against non-appearing debtors were entered in the following cases: — J. Bebbington v. F. Rhodes, £73 lis S)d, costs £4 16s 6d. Cameron Bros: v. John Hogg, 17s 6d costs 10s. C. H. Martin v. A. Jackson, £lO 2s id, costs £3 2s. D. S. Mackenzie v. L. G. Caldwell, £lO 2s. 6d, costs £2 14s. A. V. Hornig v. Pat Koro, £1 8s 6d, costs 18s. A. V. Hornig v. Luke Perawati, £2 7s 6d, costs £1 13s 6d. R.. J. Acheson v. Paora Hirama £9 15s 3d; costs £1 10s 6d. Cameron Bros. v. Dick Patuaka, £1 12s, costs 13s. O. Koberstein v; A. Cooper, £4,4s 9d, costs £1 lis 6d. G. C. Franks v. J. N. Ryder, £sl 7s, costs £4 Us 6d. J.A. Wilkinson ;uid A. E. Hyde v. J. N. Ryder, £67 10s, costs £4 Us 6d. Mangahao Butchery Co., Ltd., v. William Davis £6 lis 6d, costs £1 10s 6d.

JUDGMENT SUMMONS. F. S. Cooze v. C. Yarnham, £l9 Is, including costs, in default 14 days. Order suspended so long as debtorpays £1 a month. Howard Harvey and Sons v. R. H. Pratt, £4 Ss 6d. In default 7 days' imprisonment. F. W. Johnson v. V. Croon, £lO7 2s 2d, including costs, in default 28 days' imprisonment. Order suspended provided debtor pays £2 a month. In the above Mr Moody appeared for the creditor. Under cross-examina-tion from Mr Moody defendant stated he was employed by .the A. and L. Seifert Flaxdressing 'Go. at £5 10s a week. He had a family of five children, of whom three were going to school. He had not been-in the position to make any reduction of the / debt, there were other debts to pay and he had made , an endeavour to pay some of them. He could not make any offer as. he hadn't any money. Mr Free- (for defendant): Before you went on this job were you on a farm? —Yes, and. there is still a .considerable amount owing on that, about £11(10. '

In reply to Mr. Free, defendant also stated that the youngest girl .was not entirely suporting herself, a s he was sending her same money to help pay her board in Palmerston North. She was only earning about 32s 6d a week and she had to pay her board out of that. - ' The Magistrate made the abovementioned order. • A. V. Hornig v. A. Cook, £l4 4s, including costs, in default 14 days. Order suspended if debtor pays 10s per month. Defendant stated he was employed at a flaxmill at 14s a day, broken time, but his wages averaged only £3 6s. Mr Free, appearing for the creditor stated that the debit had been owing since April, 1923. Continuing, debtor said he was.a married man, living in a house owned, by his mother-in-law, whom he supported. He did not pay any rent. He had six children, of which the eldest was a boy of 16 years. ~- Mr Free: You play a fair amount of two-up, don't you? Cook: I would like you to prove that Mr Free. The Magistrate recorded the above judgment. J. C. Mllnes, v. D. Patuaka, £4l 14s 9d, including costs, in default 28 days. Order suspended if debtor pays £lO a month.