WAITARA S.M. COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 February 1917, Page 6

WAITARA S.M. COURT.

I ' A LENGTHY LIST* The ordinary sittings of the Waitara b.M. Court were held yesterday, Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., presiding'. A lengthy list was disposed of, including licensing cases reported elsewhere CIVIL CASES. Judgment was given for plaintiff bv default in the following undefended eases:—H. N. Cossar (Mr. Bennett) v. Jacole Kangaroo, £7 17s, costs £1 4ssame v. Mika (Preston, £S 15s costs 12s; same v.-Te Moa, £22 IDs s'l, costs £1 lCs; same v. John Reuben, £7 Is 7d, costs 12s ; same v. F. C. Tcrrill, £j ]os. costs 15s; same v. 11. Woller, £3 I«'s Od, costs 14s; State Advances Department v. C. E. Christofferson,' £lßs 7s Gd costs 10s. Judgment summons cases were dealt with as follow:—J. B. Murgatrovd v. Kuauga, order made for pavnient of £7 Is «d forthwith, in default (ight fbjys' imprisonment; executors of W.°F. 'Newbery v. Kutanga, ordered to pay £1 ISs fid before February 3, in default two days' imprisonment; A. W. Oslo v. RE. Croot, order made for payment of £lo Ids 3d before February 7, in default 1-1. days' imprisonment; G. A .Sampson! v. Piwa Waaka, order made V payment' of £5 ISs by February 3. or in default six days' imprisonment; <V W. Johns v. F. London, order made for payment of £l2 7s !>d by February 7, in default twelve days' imprisonment;' L. Do Launay v. F. Oalghcr, ordered to pay £IS 17s 4d at the rate of 20s per month. A MAINTENANCE CASK. _ Wm. J. Jones was charge,! with falling to keep up payments of maintenance order to his wife. An ord-M- was male that arrears are to be mid within fiur'teen days, in default one months imprisonment. A NEIGHBORS' QUARREL. _ Geo. Mellar, junr., was charged on the information of Ruby Violet Mtccv a married woman, with having assaulted her. Mr. Quilliam appeared for eomi'.ainant, and Mr. Hutclicn lor defendant. Complainant's case was that on Sunday, December 17, defendant swore at her, and shook and pushed her down in some furze, so that she had to "o to Dr. Campbell. Defendant's evidence was to the effect that he "was chasing a horse of complainant's out of his paddock on to the road, when complainant'came across. He denied having hit her or pushed her, but stated that he was knocked down' himself. Evidence for defendant was given by John Morrison and G. IT. Mellar. Defendant unconvicted and fined 30s and costs £1 Ss. LAND AGENT'S LICENSI3. 11. M. Lund, of Lmid and -Sampson, was granted a renewal of his land agent's license. DEFENCE CASES, H. Voitrosky, a Territorial, was charged by the Defence Department with failing to render personal service by absenting himeslf from parade on December 0. Defendant did not appear. Sergeant-Major Grigor stated that defendant was very careless, having missed nine evening parades and two half-day parades. He did not think defendant was a shirker. The Magistrate, in indicting a fine of £1 and costs 7s, stated that he would be lenient on this occasion. A similar charge referring to absence a week later was 'withdrawn. Donald McArthur, on a similar offence, did not appear, and was fined £1 and costs 7s. Frederick TS. Raul, a Senior Cadet, charged similarly, stated, in reply to the Magistrate, that he had an excuse ■for not attending drill, and he pleaded not guilty. Sergeant-Major Grigor stated that defendant had not attended drill since he was registered in October. Witness had difficulty in getting defendant to register. Tn reply to the Magistrate, defendant could rrive no reason why he did not attend drill. He was convicted and fined £3 and costs. BREACH OF FACTORY AWARDS. Chas. John White, licensee of the Waitara Hotel, was charged with a breach of the ITotel Employees' Award by failing to keep a proper time-table, as required by tho Act. Mr. W. J. Wakelin (Inspector of Awards) prosecuted. Mr. J. IT. Quilliam (instructed by Mr. A. H. Johnstone) appeared for defendant, and pleaded guilty, stating that it was purely a technical breach. Fined 10s and costs 7s. On a further charge of failing to keep a holiday book, he also pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s and costs 7s. Mr. Quilliam remarked that the ramifications of the Factory Act were such that defendant might bo pardoned for not understanding them. BREACHES OF BY-LAWS. Thomas Marsh, -who did not appear, was charged on the information of the borough inspector (M. J. Norris) with driving in-tlie borough without lights, and was fined £1 and costs 12s. C, S. Bike was charged that, not being a licensed plumber ,'hc.unlawfully made a connection with tlie boorneii water supply. He pleaded guilty, but said that _tho offence was due to the inspector "neglecting to tell hir.i a license was necessary. Convicted and fined 10s and costs 7s.