MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20898, 4 July 1933, Page 6

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON. V r ' '"ll MAGISTRATE'S COURT I RETURNS. The most notable decrease in Ashburton Magistrate's Court retu*nj% for the quarter ending June 30 was #1 the amount sued for, it being only *|| third of that for the correspoodin«|| period last year. The returns year, with two exceptions, show Ift ,W* crease when compared with those « the same quarter last year. M The figures are as follows, thosejw the corresponding period las Jra a being given in $ presided over by a Magistrate: 6 (6), criminal 0 (6). By the Peace: Civil 6 (6), criminal 0 U? j 4 Totals: Civil 12 (12), criminal 0 (W J Civil cases tried: Magistrate Justices of the Peace 0 (1); total, (6).- Plaints entered 94 (145), disureSPy warrants issued 5 (7), judgment s «WSl|| monses 15 (20), warrants of comßWfcs* tal 0 (1), summonses served by baiun a 78 (103), warrants executed by 6 (10), civil summonses served gistered post 51 (56), criminal few * paid £ls 17s (£23 Is 6d), fine £$ . lis 2d (£SB Is), amount sued for 19s 3d (£2554 17s). ** Farmers' Union, Women's Division. g At a special meeting of the a tee of the Ashburton branch of tn® g Women's Division of the Farmer# | Union, details for the fourth blrtnw | party were completed. A bright proyv gramme arranged by Mrs Albert, wu-j| liams. will include vocal solos, quartets, and instrumental music. W>%g| 1 Renee Chamberlain will produce modern one-act play, and after WJ«| per there will be a dance, and a .a non-dancers, bridge and card gamw- ;Js