R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2845, 12 March 1888, Page 3

R.M. COURT.

MASTERTON,-MONDAY,

(Before S. von Stunner, E,M.)

Juvenile Vagrants.

Thomas Jones, twelve years of age. was charged with being unlawlully on the premises of Mr D. fleggie, Victorn Street, at on Saturday last.

The Sergeant, in suggesting the advisability of the lad being sent to Bii Industrial School, spoke in very strong terina of the treatment the hoy had received at the hands of his father. Mr D. Hesgifi gave pvidcnce as to the accused sleeping en his premise. Waller Joll'-H, fa'her of tin) hoy, denied having cruelly treated liim. iii hsd tried cwy possible meant tc reform him, but his efforts were of no avail. (Jn the last ucoision of his leaving home lie stavtd away three d:;ys and nights, for no reason what- ™ ever. He was the eldest of live clnlilivii. The others w> re very obedient and did hs thev were told. Constable Cooper gave evidence as to arresting uceused on Mr Regie's premises, and in replv to ewpiirie.s as to wliv tim hoy staved a way of nights the lad said it was on account of the cruel treatment he had received at. home. The lad admitted that he had slept tlnve night's out in the Park, and that when lie went home on Friday he was turned away by his mother who told him to go and earn his own living, Whilst away from home a younger brother supplied him with food. His Worship, at the conclusion of the evidence remarked on the sad nature of the case, and ordered his committal to St Mary's; Industrial School," Nelson, where the lad was to he kept till 15 years of age, the father to pay ss.

a week towards his support, Charles Hastie, a very respectably dressed little fellow, who was not much taller than the table, was next charged wiih the larceny of a gold brooch, valued at 30s, the property of J. B, Hoskings, of the Club Ho^el. Th« Sergeant asked that the boy should be sent to an Industrial School. The father and mother at one time resided at Napier, but they could not get on well together, and separated, The father came to Masterton in search of employment, and secured a situation as nightwatchman at the the Club Eotel. Through the kindness of the landlord, he was permitted to keep the hoy there also, but of late the little fellow had got into the habit of appropriating money and other valuables from the clothes of the servants, and as the father couid not always keep watch over him he wished him to be sent to an industrial school. In the present instance the accused had taken the stolen brooch to Mrs Woodham, and gave it to her little daughter, stating M that he had found it, In reply to the Bench, Robert Hastie the father, said it was his wish that his sou should be sent to the Civershun Industrial School, and to be brought up in the Protestant faith. He was only getting 20s a week, and oui of that he had already to support another child, a little girl, in Napier. His son now before the Court would lie nine years old in June. i'ho order was made accoidingly, tin* father to contribute 5s a week till tlio boy was 15 years ot age. Civil Cases.

Loves and lorns v. K. P. Bi nderlion, Ms Jensen, and J. Larsen. Claim £'2o, price agreed for the disposal of certain lands in Mauriceville. Mr B||n|iv appeared for plaintiff. Judgment for amount claimed, with Court costs 28s 4d, aud solicitor's fee 21s, Mauriceville Rofid' Board v, J. H.

Clark. Claim £1 ss, Defendant « having admitted the amount, judgment was given accordingly with costs. James Jones v. Win. Maimering, Claim 1/15 la' Id, Judgement confessed, and three months allowed for payment to be made. Peter Hansen v. Cornelius and Claim L 4 lis 3d, for rent, board, ic. Mr Powmill for plaintiff Mr Bunny fo>" defendants. Judgments given for defendants, with c ists 31s. J. N. Brnnton v R. A. ButcherClaim L 5 6s, for clothes supplied. . Mr Bunny for plaintiff. There was no appearance of defendant, and judgment was given for plaintiff with costs, Jus. Jones v Timothy Donovan,— Claitn L2 6s. Judgment for plaintiff with costs. E. Orbell v W. Falconer,—Claim LI Cs, sheep rate. Judgment for plaintiff with costs,

A Grass Seed Case. aE I Hutchison and Le Valiant v Mrs \Y. L, Dorset,—Claim LIS 16s sd, in connection with a grass seed contract, Mr §kipper for plaintiffs, Mr Powpall for defendant.' Mr Skipper, in opening tbe caso said that the claim aroso under an agreejpitty whicU the plaintiffs harvested

' the defendant's paddock ot seed, , ii'id weiv tu receive (mir sevenths of ; the uross weights ill return for their ! si rvia'.s, each (tarty finding their own , mi'.l Mr.s Dni'Siit reutini ng tlm ' remaining ihree. sevenths of the yield. Odd amounts for labour, through time lost by pluin'iffi owing to Mrs Dorset refusing them acoo.su to ilie sued for weighing ifec., were also included, making op a total of Liu lG.' sd.

ilr Powiirtll contended tlmt the arrangement whs a partnership one and the plaintiffs could not, therefore, sue (or the value of a'mutual property, as they had done in seeking to recover for the grass seed. Mr Skipper rejoined that only foursevenths of the seed was sued for, and that this was the quantity the plaintiffs were entitled to claim for in return for their services.

The Bench ruled that although the whole could not be proceeded for, tho lesser quantity could be tho subject of claim.'

An agreement between the parties was produced by Mr Skipper, setting forth the terms arranged, and alsu a set-off for L 7 7s 7d foe scores and requirements, such as sacks, twine, i'c., supplied to plaintiffs by defendant.

(Left Sitting,)

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