THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

b JXAGISTEBIAL. " (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) drunkenness. [ Four first offenders were each fined i as. in default 24 hours imprisonment. CIVIL CASES. In each of the following cases judgment for tho amount claimed, with costs, was entered for the plaintiff by default:— City Council r. Thomas William Bclchcr, £21 6s sd; Trade Auxiliary Company of Now Zealand, Ltd. v. James Scott, £2 7s 3d; samo v. A. F. Rankin, £2 7s 3dj same v. E. Penman, £1 Is; samo v. I'. W, Mills, £3 S s 9d j Brown Bros. v. E, Grey, £10 U s 7d; Gordon and Gotch, Ltd, v, Ivcn Mayo, £1 7s 6d; "Lyttelton Timos'' Company v. William R. McGrath, £1 13s j same v. Bernard J. Ingleby, £1-1 H s . A CARTING CONTRACT. W. J. Holmes (Mr Thomas) claimed the sum cf £8 2s from George I>. Gowie (Mr Raphael) and Mrs Mellwraith (Mr Johnston), who was added as an extra defendant. The evidence for the plaintiff went to show that in May, ISI6, sonto wood at Banksido had been cut oy the Sehvyn Plantations Board, and aitonvards sold ou the ground- to Gowie, Later, Mr Mcßwraith, ranger to the Boar;!, advertised for tenders oa behalf of Gowie for carting the wood, and the tender for the plaintiff v/m accepted, Ho'nios carted the wood, but got r.o money from Gowie, who, although ho. had admitted his liability to thro? or four people, had ultimately said Hint Moll wraith. who was now dead, v.-as liablo. In the course of tho proeecdinp-s, Gcwio had told plaintiff to apply to the secretary of the Plantations Board, ntul flu* monoy would be raid, but on plaintiff's doing so he was informed that irvsteiul of there being nrr money from Go-.vio thore, Gowia was in debt to the Board. After healing a considerable amount of ovidenee, and after Mr Johnston had produced the original carting contract, his Worship .save judgment for tho plaintiff for the amount claimed and costs. LYTTELTON. (Before Mopsr* F. W. -Airtcrcon and L. A. Stringer, J.P.'s.) A first offender was convicted of drunkenness an-1 discharged. George Cruise was charged with u«i?irr obsceuc in a railway carriage between Christ-church and T/vtand with refusing to produce his ticket when asked to do eo by the guard. For using obscene iangurvEr© accused was sentenced to one month's imprisonment without tho option, and for refusing to -produce his tickct was convicted ar.d fined 295, in default 7 days' imprisonment.