THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15954, 16 July 1917, Page 4

THE COURTS.

MAfiISTIBIAIh i (Beforo Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. i Ono first offender was fined os, in default, 2-1 J>°" rs ~ imprisonment. "William Vinccnt, an old oitender, was sentenced to one month s unprisonmcnt' ALLEGED THEFT. John "Walker, alias laupoki. a Maori, was charged with the theft of goods vplucd i'-i 13s 9d, and on tho application of Detective-Sergeant Mcllveney. was remanded until Saturday next.. CIVIL BUSINESS. Snoeston and Miiuro oued F. H. J. Clark for £3 3s "d. Tho debtor said lie earned not moro than 30s 1 per ■week-, and was a married man with three children. -No order was made. William Fox, a horse-trainer, was mic«l by Tre-leaven arid Shirley (Mr Williams) for £4 13s •d. 'Hie debtor said he could not estimate his average earnings, as they were- so small. He was a married man, and his wife kept a biiaTiling-hoiiso. No order was made. H.. J. Ganrder (Mr Cuningha.ni) sned F. G. Small for £17 12s 4d. The debtor said he was earning £it ]2s ia, week, and was a married man. An order was ja.ide for 10s monthly. F. AV. Trotter sued V.*. L. Power, who did not appear, for £7 Us. Debtor was ordered to pay 20s per month, in default, seven dav.s' imprisonment. LYTTEI/fON. (Before Captains Marciel and 1«. Harehwoll, J.P.'s.) "William David McGec, who was charged with dnml; and using obscene lnngua&c in Canterbury street, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. without the alternative. I.EESTO.W (Before Mr T. A. 13. liaik-y. S.M.) John McDermott pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking his prohibition order, and was ordered to come up tor sentence if called upon. John llc:-il;j[> admitted that a call belonging to him had strayed on to the public road, and had come in contact with a railway engine at the Lake road crossing. * A conviction was entered. For a breach of the Grocers' Assistants' Award. i:i failing to pay the award rate of p?*y to otnplovoes, Samuel Johnston (Air Sinithson). who admitted the offence, was kned £55 and costs. Mr Jackson represented the Department of Labour. "W. 'I'. Sloe (Mr Hmithe«n) claimed £14 JOs fid from Richard Eauy, junr. (Mr Freeman). ua£«M- a judgment summons, and F. H. "Morgan (Mr Smithson) asked for an order on a. judgment summon* for £29 Ms against the samo defendant. A:i order was made, by consent, for payment in each case at the rate of 2s tid per weslc.