MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 310, 7 October 1915, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

(Before MR J. G. L. HEWITT, S.M.) A sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held jesterday, Mr J. G. L. Hewitt presiding. * For failing to attend drill, A. E. !Tas*-r, F. D. Amos, J. Warren were each fii.ec £5, B. Wiripaki was convicted and fined £5 on one charge and £1 ci' another. The Inspector of Factories oricee.led against W. Millan for failing- tc keep a wages time-book, ant defendant, who pleaded guilty, was convicted an c ] fined 20/, with costs 7/. Antlhony Moghan was committed and fined 15/ with costs 7 for allowing' liorses to wander on a public road. CIVIL CASES Judgment by default was given for plaintiffs in the following cases: W. Milne and Co. and H. Bosher, a claim for £4 12/ with costs 10/; Commissioner of Taxes and H. H. Scott, £1 8/8, costs 5/; same and J- A. Wilkinson, £1 18/6, costs 5/; S. S. Timbs and John Hamilton, £2l 7/4, cost» £2 19/; J. De Luen and H. Harris, £3, costs IS/; H. D. Bennett and Co. and J. Guy, £2l 0-11, costs £3; Waiwa Rangi and W. Wood, £29 If, costs£2 14/; P. Potaka and Brian Peachey, £l6 10/, costs £1 18/6; Nelson Denness and James Stead, £3 0/9, costs

£2 2/. Thomas F. Nolan, who made no appearance, wa s ordered to pay C. Wajiklyn the sum of £9 11/11 on or before the 27th October, in default nine days' imprisonment.

The Inspector of Awards proceeded against certain carpenters for working

on Saturday afternoon without charging overtime rates. A. Rushbrooke, H, Rodewald, M. Pinkuey v. Banks, F. Kellow and J. Allen were each fined 2/6; J. Colling was fined 7/6. M. Collier 5/ and G. Edking 1/. The employers, N.Z. Home Builders, Ltd, were fined £4- and £1 on two charges and 1 in a, third charge, plaintiff was nonsuited, no costs being allowed.