THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16220, 24 May 1918, Page 4

THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. IX BANKRUPTCY. (Before his Honour Mr Justice Herdnian.) DISCHARGES GRANTED. Mr Harman applied for an order of discharge in respect of Frederick Charlos Menzies. Hi:? Honour said that having read the report of the Official Assignee, he sawno reason why the order should not be granted, and the application was accordingly granted. > Arthur Edward King applied in person for his discharge. The Official Assignee raised no objection, and his Honour granted the application. PrBLIC EXAMINATION. On the application of Mr Hamilton (for the Official Assignee'), his Honour ordered a public examination of Maurice Howard Twevdic, life insurant? canvasser, at 10.30 a.m. on June (3th. IN BANCO. Mr Sargent, on behalf of the trustees of the marriage settlement of William Cranstoun Henry Wigley and his wife, Charlotto Elizabeth Yvigley, applied for approval of the sale of lands concerned in the settlement. The grounds were that the trust, which was mado on behalf of the wife and children, was in danger. Mr Aloers appeared for Mrs Wiglcy, and Mr Murphy appeared for the guardian ad litem of the children. His Honour, after hearing Mr Sargent, said that the main point was whether he could authorise the sale in the absence of Wigley's consent. Mr Sargent said that the trust was in danger, and if the present application failed it was intended to proceed under the Mortgages Extension Act for leave to sell.

Mr Murphy argued that if consent was improperly withhold, the Court could dispense "with consent. Mr vipers said he did not think there was at present any acute danger to the trust, but admitted that, the sale of tlio land micrht. ho beneficial.

His Honour said that lie would take time to consider tlio matter.

MAGISTERIAL.

(Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Henry McCaushind was tingd 10s for drunkenness, and a first offender os. VAGRANCY. John Blake, charged with being a rogue and vagabond, in that he was found by night without lawful excuse on enclosed premises, was ordered to come up for. sentence when called upon. ASSAULT. James Wright (Mr J. A. Cassidy) pleaded guilty to assaulting Sergeant Stewart while' the last-mentioned was in the execution of his duty, and with refusing to quit licensed premises. The case was remanded until Monday, bail being allowed in self £10 and one surety of £10. MAINTENANCE. Sydney George Hambly, charged with, disobedienco of a maintenance order, was ordered to pay off the arrears at ihe rate of 15s per week, in addition to keeping up payments under a previous order. CIVIL BUSINESS. In the following cases, judgment was gi.ven for plaintiff by default: —Canter-, lmry Publishing. Co., Ltd. v. Jamos Bain Laurenson. £4; Eva TVood v. G. H. .'Edwards, .£ll lSs: International Harvester Co.. of. New Zealand, Ltd. v. Mrs M. C. Sheffield, £80 4s 7d; F. D. K est even v. G. D. Gowie, £o. JUDGMENT RESERVED. Ernest. Cameron Smith t,Mr Upham) sued H. A. Cowper (Mr H. D. Andrews) for £35 7s. Plaintiff, a Christchurch chemist, said that Cowper, a comroerci.il traveller, took an order from him for a quantity of cotton wool, but the conditions of the compact were not fulfilled. Defendant alleged that there was no binding contract to supply the goods. AH lie had to do was to invport_ the goods, there also b?ing no time limit. Even if there were a contract, th© firm that sent out the goods, and not the local indcvnli agent, wag responsible. Judgment was. reserved. OXFORD. v (Before Messrs H/T. Cooper and P. Fi.shor, J.P.'s.) Ray-Collier was fined 10s, with costs 7s, for cycling in the township without lights. - >

For leaving a. motor-car unattended on Matson road for & longer, time than allowed by the county by-law, J. Wild was convicted and discharged, the case being- the first under the by-law, and brought before the Court as a_ warning. li. H. Parish sued O. E. Youngman for £•"> for damage done to trap through defendant's horse "bolting with it'. Judgment was given for £4 15s, with costs.