RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3647, 3 September 1880, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THIS DAY.

(Before H. Kenrick, Esq., R.M.) DRUNKENNESS.

Charles Golding was charged with the above offence, but as he had been locked up all night he was discharged.

CIVIL SIDE. JUPGMENTS FOB PLAINTIFFS.

Wilson v. Wga te Poroa. Claim, £5 10s, costs Bs.—H. T. Howe v. Honi Ngakapa, claim £5 ss, cost of a surrey,, and costs 13s.—A. Gillau v. Isaac Buck, claim, £12, board and lodging, costs 29s 6d.—H. T. Howe v. Hone Eopeha, claim £6 6s, cost of a survey, and costs.—W. Deeble v. Taylor, claim £7 8s 3d, and costs 11s.— Same v. Wheelan, claim £1 8s 6d, and costs Bs.

TAOGHAN V. BBOWN. Claim, £14

Defendant offered to pay in instalments of £2, to be paid fortnightly. His Worship made an order that defendant pay in fortnightly instalments of £2, or suffer one month's imprisonment.

Judgment Dbfebbed. g. n. bbassey v. ahi pepeni.

Claim, £19 Oa lOd, professional services. Mr Brassey proved the defendant owed him the money. His Worship deferred judgment till Monday morning. BENNETT V. "W. HETHBBINGTON. Claim, £9, groceries supplied. William Hetherington said he had given plaintiff some land scrip in lieu of the debt in 1876. When he gave him the scrip they were worth £30. He had not heard what Bennett had done with the scrip. He was not in a position to pay, as he was only receiving 35s a week, and had to keep a wife and four children. His Worship dismissed the case. Cases.

E. C. MOBGAN V. TAKEEEI.

Claim, £5 10s, goods supplied. Mr Miller for plaintiff. Eli Charles Morgan deposed that defendant had received the goods, but had Kiven him an order on Mr Mackay for the amount, which order had never been paid. His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff with costs £117s.

H. T. JIOWE V. KEPA. TE BAHUBT7HI.

Claim, £6 18s,'cost of the survey of a section of the Koromatua block at Ohinomuri.

. Mr Brassey appeared for the plaintiff. Kepa deposed—He waa the defendant, and owned part of the block referred to. He had not asked Mr Kowe to survey bis land, and Mr Howe had never asked him for the money. H. T. Eowe deposed—He surveyed the Koromatua block. It was afterwards divided into three sections. He had been paid for the other two sections. The third belonged to Kepa, who had promised to pay him the amount sued for. Kepa's name was not mentioned in the instructions.

His Worship nonsuited the plaintiff with costs, £1 6s.

MCILHONE V. EIKI PAKA.

Claim, £18, amount of a promissory note.

Mr Brassey for plaintiff and Mr Miller ":■: lefeodant.

K'ki Paka deposed—He knew plaintiff. He owed a man named Paul some money, but Mr Mcllhone had paid it for him, and he had given Mcllhone an order in settlement of Paul's debt.

After hearing some further evidence in this case, His Worship nonsuited the plaintiff with costs, £1 9s.

Adjouened Cases.

Wilson v. Wm. Hewitt; Mcllhone v. Hapi Eiwara ; Same v. Nikurimu Poutatara; Thomson v. Cogan.

ALLEY V. KELLY.

Cluim £10, damages, for trespass of cattle.

Mr Miller for defendant, and Mr Brassey for plaintiff. A large amount of evidence was ad* duced, but the case being heard at so late an hour precludes a report appearing in this issue.