MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1920, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CIVIL SITTING. The usual sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held yesterday, Mr. T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., presiding. ORDER FOR POSSESSION. William Barnitt (Mr. Quilliam) claimed possession of a tenement from B. Stone (Mr. Bennett). The facts as outlined for plaintiff were that he was groundsman for the Golf Club at Waiwalcaiho, and ho occupied a cottage there as part of his engagement. As he .-/as leaving the Club's employment, however, he had to vacate the cottage and desired the use of his own house occupied by Stone. He had told Stone sufne months ago that he would want the house. Defendant said he had tried repeatedly to get rooms and had also applied for;a house that was advertised, but there were others in before him. He had a family of five children, ranging in age from two to ten years. His Worship made an order for possession in three weeks' time. RENT IN ARREARS. On the ground that the rent was in arrears for over a year, W. J. Willsie (Mr. Quilliam) sought to recover possession of a seven-roomed house from D. James. An order was made for possession to he given in ten days, and judgment was entered for tfie amount of the rent, £25 lls9d. JUDGMENTS BY DEFAULT. Judgment by default was given as follows:—Commissioner of Taxes v. Bertha C. Jamieson, .£lO ,7s 4d, costs £1 3s; same v. Francis C. Scrivener, £3 4 8 7d; costs 12s; same v. Samuel Vickers, £3 15s 3d, costs Ids; same v. Henry Williamson, IBs sd, costs 13s; Joseph Lawn (Mr. Bennett) v. Morangi and Matakau, £3S 3s lid, costs £5 8s;-H. Maddoek (Mr. Quilliam) v. R. N. Heppell, £143 13s. Id, costs £7 Is fid. Undefended judgment summonses were dealt with as follows:— Estate of Annie Wright (Mr. Bennett) v. A. R. Trueman, claim £fl 16s.—Order for payment forthwith, in default 10 days' imprisonment. L. A. Nolan and Co. (Mr. Bennett) v. Thomas Dufflh, claim £4 lis 6d. —amount to be paid forthwith, in default five days' imprisonment. 0, Cook (Mr. Bennett) v. J. E. Harris, £!) 10s, to be paid, in default nine days' imprisonment. ' ■■■"• 1 In the C3?es of T. P. Hughson and. Sons v. George V. Martin, claim for ijC4 17s for rent, and Hughson's, Ltd, v Martin, claim for £3 4s, debtor appeared and was' examined as to his earnings. An order was made for the payment °of l! . . fir ! t ciaim at 5s P er week,'payment of the "second to be commenced when the other debt has been liquidated.