RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4010, 4 November 1881, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THIS DAY.

(Before H. Kenrick, Esq., Warden.)

' CIVIL SIDE

Judgments fob Plaintiffs.

E. Wiseman v. Tararanui, claim, £6 Os 9d, goods supplied, and costs. —J. Marshall v. Mere Taipari, claim, £1 9s Id, goods supplied.—Same v. Hamiora Mungakahia, claim, £3 3s 6J, goods.— Trustees in the estate of R M. Hawkesv. Costello, claim, £26 Is 6d. Defendant admitted the debt, but s;;id that he had paid £6. Judgment went for £20 Is 6d, with costs, £1 17s. — Wm. Wilson v. Reardon, claim, £8 16s 9d.—Wiseman v. Hamiora Mangakahia, claim, £7 3s 6d, judgment summons and costs ; the defendant to pay within one month or receive a month's imprisonment.—J .W. Anderson t. T. Burton, claim, £2 Is 6d ; defendant agreed to an order that the money be paid on the Ist January, 1882

HEWIN BEOS. V. MESSES EYAN, KEBB, AND

E. HILL

Claim, £6 2s, judgment summons. Plaintiff' proved that the men had been working for the last 5 months.

Richard Hiil appeared and said he had been getting 7s per day, and had a wife and 7 children to kt>ep.

Michael Ryan deposed that for the past 7 weeks he had not been earning more than about 3s per day.

The case wa« then adjourned for a fortnighttoenableplaintifj'to prove theamount of money received by the defendants since the judgment was obtained. Adjottened Case. Merimana Eonui v. W. H. Taipara, adjourned to the 18th iast, ; Mennie v. Strongman. Defended Cases. B. A. WIGHT V. JOHN FABRELL. Claim, £7, amount of account stated. Mr Miller for the plaintiff, and Mr Brassey for the defendant. After hearing the evidence, judgment was given for £6 and costs. USING PKOVOKING LANGUAGE. Mr R. M. Hawkes was charged wifh making use of provoking language in the presence of John Me A lister, for the purpose of annoyance and provocation, on the 24th ult., wherefore the informant prays that he (R. M. Hawkes) be bound over to keep the peace. Mr Brassey appeared for the complainant, and Mr Miller for the defendant. John McAllister, a young lad, gave evidence, and deposed he recollected going to the Tapu School with his grandmother on two occasions. On the first Mr Hawks refused to allow him to enter, calling him a thief and a backguerd.

Ann Costello, the grandmother, gave similar evidence, after which Mr Gillies, the teacher, was examined, and afterwards Mr Newby the secretary of the Tapu School Committee.

[Case proceeding.]