RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2265, 15 May 1891, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

*» — MILTON.

(Before Mr W. H. Revell, Esq. R.M.) Wednesday, 13th May. John walker v. r. m. sewell. Claim, .£3 133 2d, for goods supplied. Mr Reid appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Finlay for defendant, Judgment was given for amount claimed, with 9a coats and 103 6d professional fee. THOMAS REID V, ROBERT WILSON. Complaint to show cause why defendant should not find Buretiea to comply with an order made by the Court on 11th February laßt whereby he was ordered to contribute the sum of 33 towards each of his children under the age of 14 years. Mr D. Reid appeared for complainant, and said the application was made under section 27 of "The Destitute Persons Act, 1877." Defendant did not appear. Thomas Reid deposed that defendant had not contributed one shilling towards the support of his children since the date of the order, and that he (witness) was maintainiDg them. Order made that defendant find securities, himself in £20 and two others in £10 each ; in default, four months' imprisonment in Dunedin Gaol, with hard labor. D. REID V. FOLEY. Claim, £4 0s Sd, professional costs. Judgment by default for amount claimed, with 6a costs. GRAHAM AND KENNARD V. W, BECK. Claim, £1 133, goods supplied. Defendant did not appear, and judgment wa3 given for the amount claimed, with Costa 93. SCOTT AND PARK V. JOSEPH UIMCIICLIFFE. Judgment summons. Mr Reid appeared for the plaintiffs. R. M. Brookes, Town Clerk, deposed that HinchilifFd had been employed by the Milton Corporation. For five months he received 63 per day. He had paid him cheques amounting to £6 and £7 at a time. James Park gave evidence that the firm obtained a judgment in 1888, and no portion of the amount had been paid. Joseph Hinchcliffe said he did not suppose he had averaged £1 a week the last three years. Order made for 153 per month ; in default of the firat or any payment, three weeks' imprisonment in Dunedin Gaol. ANGUS STEELE V. RICHARD CROFT. Claim, £1 11s, for damages. Mr Reid for plaintiff. Angus Steel gave evidence that defon- ,

d ant's cattle broke into his ground at Clarendon. They had broken 17 posts and 2 rails. He had seen the cattle in the grass and driven them ont in the presence of Mrs Croft. He claimed lla for the damage to fence, and 203 for grass, and thought that wa9 fair. William Hare said that he was in the paddock the previous night, and saw evidence of cattle having been grazing there. The fence had been broken and repaired. Defendant said the posts were rotten, and that plaintiff had had cattle of his own on the ground. James Brown said it was a mixed sort of a fence. It was slack and rotten in some parts, and too low in others. It was natural grass, and was covered fire or six. times a year by the tide. Judgment for 10a, costs 13a, witness 7s, | and 10s 6i professional fee. STEEL V, JAMES BROWN. Claim, £1 10s, for destruction of oats by horses, and damages to fences. Mr Reid for plaintiff. Plaintiff gave evidence of how he had observed defendant's horse feeding through the fence, breaking it down, and getting into the crop. William Hare saw some crop which had been eaten off at the top. Defendant denied that any damage was done. There was no fence to break bub what he (defendant) had pub up himself. John Crofts said that Steel's fence was no fence at all. Judgment was given for 10s, with costs 13s, witness 7s, and professional fee 10s 6d.