S.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5199, 5 December 1895, Page 2

S.M. COURT.

MASTERTON-THURSDAY. (Before Mr, T. Hutchisou, S.M.) W. Kiiiiilewjiite v. John Em,ey.Claim forrent£Blßs Gd. Mr Kibblewhite was represented by his agent, MrG. S. W. Dalryinple. No appejjlk ance of defendant. Judgment' W amount with costs ten seiliings, J. L. Murray v. A. ,1. Rodixson. —Claim £l. Judgment with costs, Chamberlain Bros. v. Jeremiah O'Keefe.-Claim, £3 4s lid, Judgmont for amount claimed with costs. L. J. Hoom i Co. v. Titos. M.' Dhuxmoxd. Judgment summons, Adjourned to enablo notice to bo sent to defendant that if lie is not in attendance an ordor will bo made against him. Patrick Gill v. Eric W. West.— Judgment summons on a claim for dishonored p.n, Dcfendeiit sworn, said ho had been working on tho tho Last Coast, Was earning Gs Gd per day. When he was working for Mr Daniell he earned as much as £lO por month. The debt was incurred by a p.n. which lie gave to Gill to elfect his life insurants. Mr Gill backed tlio bill. Defendant had a section on which ho lias been working for tho last three weeks. Had no means lo get about to look for work His family were living on thng section, but his wife was at in Masterton under tho doctor. HaS only been able to work about three or four days per week for about eight weeks. Had to pay £l2 per ton for potatoes and £l7 10s per ton for ilour where ho was living, No ordor was made,

William Praoxeu v. A. A, Elkixs. -Judgment summons, Order made for payment of amount within one week or in default one week's imprisonment. Ciiamuehuix Bitos. v. J, Nettle, fold.—Claim for goods supplied, £lB 3s lOd. Edmund E. Chambeilain, sworn, said the claim had been rou* dered and had not up to tlio present been disputed. Jii reply to defendant, plaintiff said the whole amount wns due to Chamberlain Bros, excepting £3 which was an account for rent which | was due to himself. Had demanded the debt due, Had rendered the firm's accountand his own account at I the same time, and had not ! any interest to his prices for goo« supplied. "

J. Nettiefold on ailirnmtion, attempted to show in a long statonient that lio had been charged about 45 per cent on tlio price of bread, The claim for rent £3 was struck out, jwlgmont boing given for tho balance i'ls 8s 10th