R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1665, 21 April 1884, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

. r ' '' •>: MASTERTON—MONDAY. : Before; H. S., Wardell, Esq. E.M. Meyer Caselberg v Pike it Slieerm, —Debt'£l6.Bs 3d; .balance-due .on a promissory note. Judgment for plaintiff for £l6 Gs 7d, and costs. j ; T. Warner ,v James Macara.—Deljt; £slss 6d, foi' iv.suit:d£ clothes, £4 is paid into Court, balance disputed. .. T. Warner/ tailor, deposed that lie mado a suit of clothes for a jockey, to order of defendant. .Tho cost of material and, labor brought it to the price charged. The material was selected, by plaintiff's brother.'"' •'! ' The jockey with the suit On him was then placed in. front of the, witness box. ■ Defendant: Is that the. cloth my brother picked?' ; ' Yea! S How do you make up your charged Cloth £ll6s, making coat 23s 6d, trowsers 10s 6d, vest Gs 3d, trimmings 12s, cutting 10s, profit 3s 9d, credit 10s 6dl ■!

When did you ask for the money? I Threo months after! Why did you not come for it next day? I I sent the bill in"! 1 " ' - R. M. Galloway, tailor, called defendant, deposed that he made jit' similar suit for another boy to the, order of Mr Macara, for which he charged him £3 15s. : ■ The Court: What do yougiye ap the trade value of plaintiff's suit. Witness: For an ordinary suit of this character, £4' 10s, but extra pockets and flaps might run it up to' between £4 10s and £5. Defendant: Do you consider th,e stuff really good ? Witness: It is not first-class!" Plaintiff: Was your cloth as good 1 Witnes3'::Yes;i^-'-i, Plaintiff r Would" the suit take six yards? . .

Witness: Yes! Defendant: It is the good cutting out that takes the money. Piiiintiff: The charges are in accordance with Wellington trade prices, j •. The Court: It will be a lesson, to you, Mr Macara, to make a bargainfor the future when you give an ordeiV I s«e, Mr Galloway, you charge for a. similar suit, £3 15, Was it a similar serge? Defendant: This is the boy,':your Worship. [Bringing forward a remarkably well-developed young man]. ■' " :; The Court: You must have made tho suit, Mr Galloway, before the trade scale came into operation! Mr Galloway: The charge was a low one, John Macara, called, deposed that lie picked the stuff for his brother, but that tho suit-was madeiout of material inferior to that which he : selected. When the boy found he could "not get the stuff witness orderhd lie selected another without authority of witness,

Plaintiff: Did the boy tell yo'ir. I could not get the stuff you selected ? Witness:' No. '' ' , ' The boy was then placed in Hie box and stated that he told Mr Warner that tho amount for the suit had been •stopped out of his wages, because he had not ' been' paid ' for two winning mounts. Defendant said he paid the boy every shilling due to him when he discharged liiui, ■ The Court cautioned the boy that he ought not to have made such 1 a statement as he had done to .Mr Warner, as far as the charge of plaintiff went defendant had the remedy in his own hands by not employing him again without an arrangement, Unless a charge of this kind was very unreasonable'it did not care to interfere with it. The charge seemed to be high, but it was not prepared on that ground alone to vary it, Judgment would be given for amount and costs, .