MAINTENANCE CASES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 223, 18 September 1915, Page 11

MAINTENANCE CASES.

i ! | UIRI,- MARHIKI) T'lO V'UNC. I I 1 iron, !i a.m. until .'b.-e on 4 p.m.. .-.t ; ting r:g it through tiie luncheon hour. | i \li ■ . .'. Kettle. S.M.. .t i- engaged w.th maintenance .asi-s at the Mug -tratr's Court yester.lat. the i.uik of the time bein* taken up «!tii "tie ca-e .11 whicii liei-on «,i- not _'iten until the aftermum. Ton a nli* the end of the after j noon, in- Worship remarked: "It is 11 ,i;-tre-sir.g state of tilings to s"C so many yuung cup',- coming befo.'o this ( .nut for reparation orders. In two ,-a-es t'.ic women were married it lien on It '17 teais of age." I I'ne louple ttere ,|iilte n change from j the cu-t.iniiry fiact.oii- type, a* lliey ' ■... .-re iprtc frienlit toward- ea, li other. 'even ill their evidence. The wile .-Intel 'ipiite finnkl.t she ttns not anxious ,''., l sppniation. but "anted her liusl.anl to |...,k after his li ..nc The man. on hipart. si!.l li!s children nnd home were '. clit to His wife. V- no counsel were j engaged. Mr Kettle elicited the info: Ini.ition from tie husband tint he spent ! about four shilling- a week on liipior. land cighteenpen -c for to'.,ace... The rc.-t lof h.s .tage- he handed over to hi* wife iim! lie loulil not always get work. Mr ! Kettle -aid in Russia they were getting on all right without alcohol, and. on his adiice. the husband and wife went away from the 1 oiirt without ant order 1 ig made. Ilifi Worship remarked. "You know ton are not the ordinary class that coii.e before mc. Uo home and he happy"' Anot'er cisc in which both husband nnd ttil'e ttere both quite young was «.!• jotirned by Mr Kettle, who told them to try to arrange matters between ihemThe greater part of ihe day was occupied with a ca.-e in which the wife of Kr.ink (lenient Haddelcy sought separation and maintenance. Mr A. Drnniston appeared for the < omplainant. and Mr J. K. Lumlon for the husband. This case was before Mr K. ( . Ctittcli nn tho Sth, Hth. 10th. and 11th of dune, and then dismissed by consent, to see if an amicable arrangement could not be arrived fit. there being no decision given on the merit-. Mrs liaddelev brought the ease afresh before Mr Kettle y.-s terday. and after evidence had been t.iken the cross-examination of complainant being particularly lengthy, his Worship decided not to grunt the separation order. lie pointed out that the couple were both married when under age. and apparently the whole business had proved a terrible tragedy. He was not sating the fault for that was all m one side, lie would make an order for maintenance at the rate of 30/ per week, ur| suspend judgment ill respect to the ipi.-.tion of separation. When the .pie.-tion of costs was rai.-ed. Mr Kettle dryly remarked that perhaps when cross-examination run into hours, it would be well if a scale of so much per hour was fixed. One .•uinea (osts ttere allowed the comlain int's solicitcr. .