CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2875, 3 May 1878, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

(Eeutbu's Special to Pjsess Aobnqt.)

AUSTRALIAN.

% Mblboubne, Thursday. In the match to night of a thousand up, Eoberts gave Shorter two hundred and fifty points, and beat him by/ninetytwo. • . ;

RESIDENT MAGISTEATE'S COUJIT

THIS DAY.

, (Before^ W. Fraser, Esq 7 J8.M.)

- CIVIL SIDE. Judgments fob Plaintiffs.

In the following cases judgment was given for plaintiffs :—Jame3 Turner. 7. C. LucasMClatm, * £2 ss,^oddsY/aha I.scosfs 20a. James Turner t. H. Lyes.—Claim, £1 Bs, goods, and coats 20s. W. Huff V Hawking^.—JClaim, £6 10s, and costs. A. Burns v. Brown.—Claim,' £5 7s 7d,. goods* and costs24s. Hewin "Bros./v. Moore.—Claim, £l, goods, and costs 19s. Turnert.CH. Sreward.-^-Claimi£7lss, and costs £2 4a. Greenwood y. J. W. 11. Guilding.—Claim; '£8 10* < 9d; and costs 245. V ..;,: . , '„.,. ■.•' „.,.\; -■:•>. ,: - ■-J'uii^meNT SUMMONSES. :""'- jj EDWABD MACDONNEMi Y. BBTJC*. j * ,jClaim,£4,l9s3d., v r ..,;, ■;;■ '1,,.--- f David Bruce, sworn, disposed—That lib had become insolvent, and; cpuld not pay the debt. He had been butchering, bu;t had no profit. He had been prospecting at Owharoa lately. . He had beenfgetting. stores from Reeds. . j His Worship said he would not make an order. t , I JAMES FOBGUE T. D. TAYLOB. i { Claim^£i3^l7s7d. ; j Defendant did not appear. <■ James Forgie, sworn fendent is in the employ of Mr Bucklahd, Auckland. f He is getting two guineas h, a week, and I am told that he is well able ..to pay. *V:.'X «k,- '. '.'•-.% *#;-v p. ■"•• ' ■•' .}■' mis Worship said^M^;|Porgi^ had np other, proof of defendant: beingtable to pj^thaifwhat he "lad Eea^wl^Bliiiwas ■ not sufficient.■_.:; '...,^^'^Zl'MMt :• j ' -Order that defendant pay £1 per month, failing 'which to /undergo one month's ■ imprisonment.^\':/:'--./ v ;-^:-/,J::""';';;r f ' f.' BNODGBABB AND MAGUIBB V. MOBGAHAN. ;„■, Michael J^piTßahan, being sworn, said :bV w^: w^j-kJingVifi 7 .tfe©iQu^ii,p;f',Beauty ! /. He cashed a cheque for £24 before he got the summpns. .!;_He Kad gpfc £i from-thß Queenf of^ Bjeauty. .He had ,paid ; somje calls in the Waitekauri, thinking to dispose of the, shares to pay the debt.; He ■.was ; a-Binglei:ineh^;vu-^Hi;rM;.»:UK;;.i>-;..-n I : Order that defendant pay £I'per month, dr one month's imprisonment/-|' >' ■;&■?}■ ] -^ ' :;.-. , I 'DEFEN^D' lit^SEs!. l '"^^n:'i. • ■■■■.■■ ■■ H>ab rax ffilriaaiKEß. ■■ ■;■' ; Claim, £4; 12s, serTjice^ ■ r - --Mr- M^acdpnaid^fo^ plaintiff. r;: ; 'p«ii-lft!}:;^ l^;;Mr- Brassey for defendant. % KpfS^fS 1 ■W'--Harry Hall Dix> sworn, deposed - I am a carriage,painter. I came down here to ;l>imt r';.a-: "carriag^aiil&W^tMi^'^rker^ffln" January I started painting Parker's carriage. "Being ifioft of funds'""l askeld defendant to stand the of the painting: s materialV;-*l jvbelie"te: a f good job of it. i; I charged;for three week i' work? at 9s a day. It i> worth £8 16 paint j*. • carriage;. 1 % recei^dr£s j3s Yon account. Some two weeks after starting, .when I had nearly completed the job, 'Parker laid he wanted to know what thje job -would cost hinij: and «l! told him he •:moßt*-.-pa# ■(,;rfbrfy;>tb;^s©i:'q:we>k's'!^:yb>k,. although I bad Worked fptfr! we'e'MiS «! f '•'^^^te'-Bria^Sf^liafd^^^^^lie. employed by Parker when in • Auckland, but the>■■'■on^said He thought .his fatWr wouldgivePme' a jobbrtwo'.'t V»e^ I4id not agree i^'jdo;ibh'e.ea)^'foi;'ji66. L .;-J!4r; r^iiyne,'ga^e'thejjmateri«d : on^ bility of Parke^as: he was fi, customer 6f Payne's. I got g^ods, used for Parkers's cab, amounting; ,to,}£ 4 :pdd.; fj|To part of the paint was -used for anybody else's : cafei,jThe( remainder; •■ria-, noir „itt JParkerj's cab. I charged Connell £9 for painting his cab;,; I never knewa fii;stfrate job to be done for £6^? I deny.lliaTing had any agreement as to the price before start-

ing. '".'; " .'-• '" -■■■—■;"■-.•■■■ -..--:"-:----—- ■-■?.-■--.j- ■ William Jennings, B^o^,, deposed-It aim a carpenter. ■ I know Dixt&a Parker.s rl;,^asApr«9eiit ...frhen irEwWi? asked-Dix what the job ; w,ould ; ,cost. Dix said "About £7 or £81" 7 I By Mr Brasey^They_ were talking aboutl a Hood afterwards, •which had nothing to do with the pricft of painting. |I was at work at another, .-cab. , 1 Henry Andferlbai Sirorn, deposed-—I was helping Dix to paint Parker's cab. I was present when Parker a«ked Dix whtt it^wojald cost. replied;' "'Abbut 4881 1 V Jennings was also present. I ww about two'feet^wayl;,'^;;/'^ I:'^;^''' •"'■;■'• "11i..).' P.;.%J. Butt, swbrn/ deposedr-I ani |a master painter. "I saw ; the, cab i;i Dix painted. Ishould say job is: %orth from £J0 to £12, finding your 'own paint. It is a good-job. | , By ; Mr Braßsey^J have-painted two carriages. I painted one for £12, which did not pay m& j/t am not a! carriage painter, v but a hpuie. fainter. Jjt takes more paint to paint a newljab^haaano^d ;qne. l,^T^- "/ ." ■..■•■.; '^■■■■■■, *"Vl''- \ Hr Di DriVer, Sworpri^osed—l hare seen the; carHagerUhis\^orliing at Mr Parker's request. I value the job at £10

By Mr Brasiey—-The labor would be worth; £6 itself. -I ; usually charge £10. ■ ; .Mr gpinto the box,; when Hia • Worship said he did ttot see the use of doing so, as the plaintiff, with twoother independent witnesses,, had sworn that no. agreement had been made, and he (His Worship) did not like t.Qrhear.witnessieja.Sweaynft true. '■■ .■■■.:.■ :. ' ;/: ■>.;.- A |i ■■ '.OOJ >,■-.>.■ :':.•: ;:* Wm. Parker; • the defendant, sworn, deposed—rl remember in January meet* ing- Dixe, -who--came down afcr.the ■suggestion of: my.son. When he saw the < cab I asked him what he would charge. He said, " Well, I did tell^your son:l!d do it for £5, but I will make a gcod job of it for £5 10si" f Payne would not giro plaintiff any paint; and I 'Stood security it. xHe; had about £2 worth first/ arid "then rUnin for £4 12s 6d. I was about entering an action when Dix sued the." ■ " By Mr "Macdonald—l did notreceife |he leiter ;jTi oni- I)ii l asking for rsettle-, ;;inentbefpr"eV/;*y'':''. '■■ ' ' ' By^the Bench—The r job is a fair pnfeas good as Jack Connell's. I &m "not . satisfied witibjitii : though.v >^r :;'.' , XJeorge :Parker, ;•; o deposed;--: I recollect meeting l)ix inyAucklandand telling, him, that we; had a; cab .wanting' painting if- he^ i;ame. down-: i]He" «idd he 1 thought hb could do 'it'!'fotfy£s'i:;^M(k' came down, and after looking at it, he said he would make a good job of it for

£5 10s. I lent him money as he was pushed. I lent him 8s or 10s, to be deducted from the price of the cab. . Jas. Mackay, sworn, deposed—l have .•seen the cab. I estimate the cost of the work at £8. I would do it for that. This was tbe case. Mr Brassey addressed the court. He drew particular attention to the fact that . JDix at first stated he would require £2 wortk of paint, and had taken £4 lls. Hit client had expected to get the job done cheaper by Dix than anyone else, j and had so employed him. ' ! Mr Macdonald .briefly repHed. j His Worship said with the evidence ' before him, he' had taken a medium of the j value of the job by .the painters, and \ would allow Dix £7 for the work,- the ; material not used in the painting to be given to the defendant: i The costs were £4 14s. j'. GEOBGK CRIBB V. OLiyEB GBANT. > Claim, £4 10s 7d (set off filed). | Mr Brassey for plaintiff;; .Mr.Do.dd for defendant .':•-. V- "'---'x '".>.?'■ . ■ ,Geo. Cribb, sworn, deposed-r-I supplied 1 goods (soldering iron, «tc.) to amount 1 of 10s 6d. Grant got a gun and other things belonging to mefrom my house at Ohinemuri, when pulled ;down by Maoris. Grant did some work, for which I allowed .ia.(Se.^off.-;V■■■.-■■■,."■■'. ";■'■'■■ \ '.':' -;-.:"■'";'" ■""■ 5 ;■ ,Byi Mr Dpdd—The w gun warrtaken without .my permission, j It was much damaged, but I did not charge anything for repairing.. Grant admitted the debt ••■;■-■ ; -<m^i^ ; O. Grant, sworn, deposed—The first item, lOs; 6d, I admit; White lead and other things, were,. aU'6 had from Cribb. As io the ejun, it "was with'Cribb's consent thit I iised c the guri.' 1^ agreed tp give Cribb half \of what, was shot -for the use of the gun. -' He afterwards supplied me with: powder and shot. The gun was not damaged nor dirty.r I returned part of the powder and shot to Cribb. ■-, I did not lend the gun, I'll swear. Cribb oweis me money. I never promised to pay him money. I don't bwe'him any;<;; ■ ? ; .His Worship: What.,can I do k with a case like this ? One oath is -against the other. It is always the case with friends who did not make proper agreements'. He would have to nonsuit plaintiff without s< -COOMBES/AND DAIDT V. .CBIBB. „ ! ■ cjiußi, $ii:7:s^;gopds;;:/.-;1:f^^."; •' ■; '■x Mr Brassey," for plaintiffs, said defendant had received goods to the amount 5^ 'twcciyifr rir.AJ.o-'i'MJ'? -.jr. George CSbbV".*•.'.?■ worn, deposed — I -ordered < and received timber-mentioned in the list of goods. The piping was not sent as order|ifl^^ I.|^?i '•'■ -.-■•.• i ,'V . ..;:|: His Worship said defendant had better see the plaintiffs as to the piping. He J had riot >been chargedrfor it.- * B *; I | Judgment for plaintiff £11 7s 9d, *nd costs £2. V7Z:" """}.■' '■';'■'-.(■■ £ Court adjourned. -^ *-• 1 . ~ •■■.-• . ■•-":■-rnnr?- -:^-.- ■■ ■■■ fit .■ |