TE AWAMUTU.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1490, 21 January 1882, Page 2

T E AWAMUTU.

At a sitting of the R.M. Court held on Thursday— Messrs A. Kay and E. Parsons, J.Ps. presiding — The following business was disposed of : — Wood v. Devin. Mr Gresham for plaintiff and Mr Speed for defendant, who is proprietor of the Commercial Hotel. The claim was for 47 weeks wages at 8s per week, and 8s in lieu of a week's notice, amounting in all to £19 4s. Plaintiff's evidence was to the effect that he had been engaged by defendent as gardener and general servant at the rate of wages stated above, besides found, and that he had been paid nothing since February last. ■While in the service?. witness had hurt himself When defendant discharged him. The defence was grounded on an alleged agreement* that • plaintiff' had agreed with defendant that he was to receive no wages saiten 5 aiten 12th Febraary,?lBBl. The defendant* swore ihat^^ucJhTVas'the agreement. No onejwas present-jwhen it was made but the plaintiff and 'himself. He would not swear, that t he|had not, told one of the witnesses, that J tie was "paying plaintiff in August'lkst'at the ;frate- bfiBs per?, week. B;enph 4 cave judgment* In Farrell v. ; , Miller judgment, was given for £3, 115.6d/ ; sh(L amount fclaun«VlivritM costs. .Mr Gresha^ l^presentedplauitifff- ~ fin , ,Greshamr v. < Hacket .judgment lt waBj also i, glten^foi;^ the^iamount|Blaimed*