DISTRICT COURT.—THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1660, 14 June 1875, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT.—THIS DAY.

(Before His Honor Judge Beckham.) Judgments, james morton v. stanntjs jones.

Claim, £21 9s. Bd. This case was heard last Court day. Plaintiff and defendant had been sureties to the Bank of New Zealand for an amount due on the Ponsonby Hall. Mr Morton paid the money, and now. sued defendant for his share. His Honor gave judgment for the plaintiff, with costs—£7 10s. JNO. BEITS V ISAAC BAILEY. Account, £43 19s Bd. This was a claim for wages. Mr Alexander appeared fot plaintiff, who proved his claim, and obtained judgment for the full amount. E. T. BINNS V. ISAAC BAILEY. Wages, £23 8s sd. This was a similar case to the former. Judgment for plaintiff with costs. FLEMING AND REVILL V. J. MCNAUGHTON. Claim for timber, £48 Is 7d. In this case judgment was given for the plaintiff, and Mr Thome in his behalf applied for immediate execution. The money was owing for timber supplied far building a vessel which would be launched in a week, when she would be registered in the owner's name and all claim on her lo3t. The application was acceded to. BANK OF NEW .ZEALAND V. >EW PACIFIC GOLDMISTING COMPANY. Balance of account, £51 lis. % Mr Alexander appeared for the plaintiff-, and their being no appearance on the other side, the claim was proved and judgment passed for plaintiff. TRUSTEES OF CHARLES ELLIS V. SAMUEL BRIGHT. Goods, £23 9a. lid. No appearance on behalf of the defendant The claim was proved in the ordinary way, and judgment passed for the plaintiff. Adjourned, j. c. seccombe v. p. maddigan.

Promissory note, £30. On the application of Mr. Alexander, this case was adjourned till next Court day. CHRISTIAN BOLIDSON V. T. E. FITZGERALD. £21 15s.

This suit, which was for arrears of wages, was set down for to-morrow. CRUICKSHANK AND CO. V. FRANK MOORE. Claim, £38 13s 3d. On the application of Mr Alexander, was adjourned till next Court day.

THOS. LONERGAN V. J. O. DWYER. Claim, £67 10s.

Mr Joy explained that the reverend arbitrator had not yet finished his work, owing to ill health, and the case was put off till next Court day.

W. T. MITCHIN V. MITU KAE.IKA NGATIPARE, Claim, £30, for wrongful dismissal.

Mr -Rees for the plaintiff, and Messrs Joy and Dufaur for the defendant.

The defendant is the proprietor of the cutter Dawn, trading from the Manukau to Raglan. Plaintiff sued under an agreement by which he was engaged as master of the cutter for three months.

According to Mr Rees's' opening, a firtt agreement was made on the 20th Jaruary last for three months, subject to a clear notice of fourteen days on either side. At the end of the three months a further agreement was made for three months, but defendant dismissed plaintiff within a few days. The claim was for three months at £10 per month. .

The defence was : Ist—That the agreement was not renewed. 2nd—That the second agreement was rescinded on the sth March. 3rd—That on the sth March it was agreed that, in place of the said agreement being renewed, that the plaintiff should remain as master for one month. A large number of witnesses were in attendance, and it seemed likely that the ease would last all day. ..,, [Left sitting.]