MASTERTON.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 282, 21 August 1908, Page 2

MASTERTON.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. . At tlie Magistrate's Court yesterday, ' fore Mr.' AV. P. James, S.M., tlio following civil cases were for plaintiffs default: —J. Staples v. AV. Hawthorne, claim £3 10s. 6d., costs 55.; J. L. Murray v. J. A. Judy, claim £23 Is. Gd., costs £1 Bs.; E. Feist v. C. Granfield, claim £3 10s., costs 55.; Harry Earnshaw v. T. Carroll, claim £1, costs ss. ; E. Polling v. J. M'Kee, claim' £1 lis. ,9d., costs 95.; P. Carr v. T. Greaney, claim 155., costs 55,; A. Fraser v. J. Tinsley, claim £3 45., costs 18s.; A. Rebay v. A.'.E..'Smith, claim. £6 55., costs Bs.; P.. Janseri v. J. Laipboss, claim £14 14s. -id., costs £1 10s. 6d.

Tho following .judgments and ' summons orders were dealt with:—AV. G. Hand Newton v. P. Kirkby, claim £13'55., debtor'to pay forthwith, in default 13 days' imprisonment) order to bo suspended for. one month; AJ J. Giddings v. A. Edward Smith, debt 'cf £o 9s. 9d., to' bo paid forthwith, in default, six days' imprisonment, order suspended-fcr one month; j. L. Murray v. AV. Keeble, debt of £3 13s. Gd., debtor ordered to pay 10s. per week. ' . In a defended case C. A. Pownall v. T. Roberts, a claim for £25 16s. 6d., judgment, was given for plaintiff for the full amount and £1 10s. costs. ' FIRE BOARD MEETING; ' The Masterton Fire Board met yesterday afternoon, Mr. 0. Pragnell presiding'. over a full meeting of members. It was decided to submit-tne by-laws of the Board to'' Inspector Hugo to allow him to make any sugr gestioiis thereon. •It was resolved to obtain a now fire bucket and fire box for the; Jubilee fire engine.

_ The Board agreed to bring under the. no-. tice of the Borough Couiicil the portion of Inspector Hugo's report dealing with, the' pressure of the borough water supply, and 'j. to direct the, council's attention to the dan- : ger involyed by allowing the indiscriminate ', use of water in periods of drought. The offer of the Borough Council wag accepted in regard to the installation of a fire alarm system. It was decided to ask the Council to set up a committee to co-operate with a . committee of. the Board in tho matter. It was decided to.-invite offers of sites in the borough on which to erect a fire brigade station. The attention of the superintendent of the' '> Fire Brigade is tp.be drawn'io the iact that- • no men are stationed at 'the, Kuripuni ; fire ' station. ' J v ....