R.M. COURT TE AWAMUTU. Thursday.— (Before Mr H. W. Northeroft R.M.,)

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1991, 11 April 1885, Page 2

R.M. COURT TE AWAMUTU. Thursday.— (Before Mr H. W. Northcroft R.M.,)

Thomas Guksham v. Gi-owjk. C. Huddw:sioxk ; dishononted promissory note, value £8. No appeal ance of defendant. Plaintiff produced the dishonoured note. Robert Wilson, fanner, swoie to tho .signature. Judgment for tho amount and costs, £2 10s. H. Lewis v. W. Skunk.— claim, for rent, til. Defendant served notice on plaintiff on the 7th instant that it was bis intention to apply for an adjournment till next co\nt day, *» ho had not had time to put in a f>et-o'ff. Plaintiff objected to the adjournment on tiie grounds that in tho notice the word "remand" waa used instead of adjournment. Ho did not understand th.it adjournment wns intended. His worship »ai<i it was evident th.it adjournment was implied, ho would therefore gr.wfc the adjournment till ne\t court day. J. JJtKViN v. GitF.v. — Dishonoured cheque, £!) Bs. No appearance of defendant. Mr Gresham for plaintiff. Plaintiff deposed that the cheque was dishonoured, but defendant puid £2 on account. There were expenses amounting to Bu, which brought the amount to £7 los. Judgment for full amount, and coats £1 16V. This concluded tho busiuess.

A REAL GKIKVANCK. After tho hearing of tho case Grosham v. lluddlestono, Mr Grcsliam drew tho attention of tho court to the fact thnt owing to the absence of Sergt. Gillies, who was at the Supreme Court, there was no clerk of tho court. Consequently litigants were put to a great deal of trouble. In thin instance he did not know until this morning whether Mr Wilson had received a Bubpujiia. Tho fact of thoro bc'ng lio one to perform the dutioH of clerk of court, but Rorgt. Gillies tvns a source of great inconvenience to tho public, as ho wiib liable to be called away at any time by other duties. In thw case, for instance, he waa compelled to attend the Supremo Coui t. He baid ho would reduce hiB complaint to writing 1 , and would ask his Worship to forward it to the proper authorities. . His Worship promised to do tlns ? and said that flnrgt, Giliies had twico sent in hia resignation an elcvk of ooint, but Uo was still kept in tho position. Ho quite agreed with Mr Gresham that litigants were frequently inconvenienced in thi» manner.

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