MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10195, 24 March 1911, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

MASTERTON-THURSDAY.

(Before Mr L. G. Reid, S.M.) CIVIL CASES. Judgment by default was given in the following civil cases at the Mas - terton Magistrate's Court by Mr L !G. Reid, S.M'., yesterday Long .-rrl Co. v. A. Styles, claim £1 18s Lid, costs 5s ; W., H. Cole v. W. Laßoehe, 2s Gd,' costs ss; S. Bartlett v. Jf.lni ! Wallace, £l4, costs £1 103 6d; Wairar • apa Daily Times v. Geo. Page, £l_4s> | 6d, costs ss; Hooper -and Co. v. Akitu Watene, £4 19s Bd, cosmos 6d; Masterton Fanners' Implement Co. v. Geo. Manning, £1 Os/M, c.>sts 2s; Masterton Borough Council v. .Neils Nielsen, £2 4s lid, cost ss; same v. Wrigley's syndicate, £54 8s 9d, costs £1 10s; Chamberlain .and Sen r>-jW : - Barr, £24-"0s 3d, costs'.£l 3s: Anders Larsen y... George Perry;, £6 9s 3d. costs, £1 7s 6d ; Nicol and Co. v. "Frederick Butcher, £5, costs; 55.; Mas-r Borough • Councjlr.vr.i^m. Dixori, £2 lis 2d, costs ss; same v. Maria Donaldson, £1 18s Sd, costs ss.

JUDGMENT SUMMONSES

An order on a judgment summons was made as follows: : —Wtn. Pauling (Masterton) v. ¥m. Manihera (Te Ore Ore), £2 5s 6d; order made for payment forthwith in monthly instalments of 10s,. in > default three days' imprisonment.

' DEFENDED CASES

Owen O'Sullivan claimed from Fouhey and others the sum of 19s 9d, being balance due for work done on the widening of the northern approach. Mr G. H. Cullen apneared for the defendents, and Mr C. A. Pownall for. plaintiff. , ." The plaintiff stated that he had worked with two horses, and after a few days with three horses. ■ Before starting work arrangements were made with defendant for the rate, of pay to bo £1 a dayrbtit when settling day came defendant only paid 18s a day. Mary O'Sullivan, wife of plaintiff, stated that she heard the arrangement concerning the rate of pay made between Cullotv. Fouhev's partner, .and the plaintiff. Plaintiff would jnot accept less than £1 per day'. ard.Cullotv agreed to that, subject to the approval of his partner.

James Fouhey stated +lint lie ;mcT his nartiier had nnapo'ed fo pav thn nlaintiff 18s a. rh.y, ■ -Witness 'stated that the nlaintiff was not n >*ood workman, and w"«; not worth the amount paid. Aceiden+sS t-o t-'ie chains frequenWv orv>nrred . and a lot of time was ivasted. was? also an, agreement tn pay more than 18s if plaintiff suited. • •' ' ' ' : "

His Worship non-suited the plaintiff, v. r ■ ' : Owen O'Sullivan also sued Jeremiah Savage, the amount of the cairn being £8 10s. alleged to be due for. breakjng"in two horses, one in the saddle at £1 10s. and one in harness at £2. The evidence, revealed tlie fact that the first amount had already been'settled. and that the second horse bad not been thoroughly trained, and that it had l>een very roughly handled. His Worship . gave ' judgment . for claimant for £l, and costs £2.