RESIDENT MAGISTRATES' COURT. Before H. Kenrick, Esq, R.M. Tuesday, March 16, 1886.

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RESIDENT MAGISTRATES ' COURT. Before H. Kenrick, Esq, R.M. Tuesday, March 16, 1886.

John Bryan v. Jii D. Roycroft : Claim L 2 10s, money advance-! on account of land on the Go don Special Settlement. From the evidence it appeared that defendant wns one of the original memh'Ts of the Gordon Settlement, but was unable to meet the first call of L 2 10s at the. appointe 1 time fur receiving it. Plaintiff heat-ing 1 this handed the money to defendant and asked him to take up tie lan 1 for him. Defendant received the L 2 H>s For that purpose, and upon tendering it to the Secretary it 'vms refuse I as hi ving hocw tendered too late, Defen 1 nit offered to return the money on two separate dates, hut plainriff requested him to koep it and urged him to, still further endeavour to obtain the land. Defendant having lo^t four clays in cm ' Tying out the wishes of plaintiff in this lespect stated he considered he \v,is entitled to the L 2 10s for luss of time. The Court declined to recognise this claim as a set off, anil gave judgement for plaintiff for L 2 10 with cost 13s. Edwin Hall v. Geo. M. Burke : Claim £1 for wages. In the course of the evidence defendant swore that a Mr Moffatfc, butcher, To Aroha, in whose employ plaintiff' now was, told him he had engaged plaintiff some weeks prior to his leaving defendant, whereas plaintiff when notice of his wish to leave his (defendant) employ, said he had only engaged with Moffatt a day or so previously, and defendant gave this as a reason for not paying him. Plaintiff swore he never made such a statement to defendant. His Worship, on enquiry, finding Mr Moffatt was in Te Aroha, adjourned the case for a quarter of an hour, and had him sent for. On the casa bei-ig resumed, Mr Moffatt swore he never told defendant he had engaged plaintiff a week or so prior to his leaving defendant; in fact he h id not fully decided to start butchering in Te Aroha till a day or two prior to opening his shop. His Worship save judg vent for the amount sued for and costs . anc j a( j n ,i n _ istered a rebuke to defendant for the manner in which he had given his evidence, and sni.l he v defendant) had made a .statement on o.itli for which there was not the slightest -rounds; giving \l.>ffatt as a w'fness, who on being brought up denied on oath having ever said any such thing- as was ascribed to him by lefendant.