MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14667, 16 May 1913, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr V. G. I>ay, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. One first offender, a woman, on a charge of drunkenness, was fined 5s and costs, in dcfau.t twenty-four hours' imprisonment. REMANDED. A youth nanicd Reginald Lewis, for whom Mr Cassidy appeared, was chaigod v.ith having sto.en the sum of j £40, the property ol P. S. Nicholis and I Co. Ho was further charged with the j forgery of a bank-book by altering n ; genuine document in a material part, ' and making a material addition to it, with the intent that it should be acted upon as genuine. On the application of Chief-Detective Bishop, the case was adjourned till to-day, bail being allowed in one .surety of £.50 or two of £25. JUDGMENT SUMMONS CASKS. : Orders were made in judgment summons eases as follow : —W. -Stonyir (Mr Lcathrm) v. D. Gibb. claim for £3 2s 8d; to be paid fortnightly, in defauh one week's imprisonment. Andrew Lees (Mr Cuningham) v. R. Matlicws; to pay £S 3s at the rate oi 2s Od per week. Mrs H. Edmonston (Mr Rcnvc) v. J. R. Taylor, amount £12 8s 6d; to be paid forthwith, in default three weeks' imprisonment. i UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment for plaintiffs by default was given in the following cases: —P. and D. Duncan (Mr Uohnm) v. J. C. Miln. 19s 9d: 11. Arlow and Co.. Ltd. (Mr Mcsloy) v. A. Plenner, £13 Is ud; Massey-lliirris Co., Ltd. (Mr Wright) v. A. C. West, £G Is; same v. R. P. Ryder, £D los Sd; A. Burgess (Mr Wright) v. Thomas Keen. £7 17s sd; Tl. jutsum v. J. H. Urry, lGs od; Miissn, Struthers and Co., Ltd. v. G. W. Waymouth. £22 18s 6d; MnssoyMarris Co., Ltd. CSI Wright) v. James Armstrong, £9 12s Gd; International Harvester Company of New Zealand, Ltd. (Mr Wright) v. A. McClrery. £22 4s 6d; same v. R. P.-Ryder, £8 10s 9d; fame v. A. Roilly. £6 14s Od; Motor Imnorf. Company C\lr Cuningham) v. J. E. Skoatos. £7 163; same r. 17. T/ficostcr, £7 Is 3d: C. M. OUivier (Mr Hunter* v. Harold Nf'snn Elvy, £2 los 7d ; R. Truman v. A. Giles? 12s Gd.