MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 436, 19 February 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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':'i''^^ f f™o',*:''::flgU«;^ : .'a^^ "oatjvojc'barges: ; i;.:; \\> tnat P'V??9'o4ry-^(^| ■' :::^' p ?r?"?- r , "qaergo'ing.senttnce atthe'TGrraea V^ Ifom :::-/''!(?)-ttbat,v.when'hb ; :'esc '■ i>^a9|ftSsy^7ith/;.#o:',;{pllp,mng-itStiplev Pf ".-, ;■ prisPn-. profierty: "• pnp; pajrV pf' tr-B'use'rs j ■•one: j.;;,;pair'.pffunder:trousersv'ohbtfiannPl ; shirt; one; i; il;'' : v/;.';:' ' : :H |? A :^ho: ' was";;attn ; edliiv v the-regula-; :v- |'oriv prjsou; cjotliiiig ■'f R |clgd,<l^s'ai%VbnLih"p r;'i'J^V-P^P'-^Pw'^l!^ '■ ■■■ '-yWiteW iWM-iinpwipy'at? sundry/ae,.; -? ; 'P ,■%s?ss '■ SH.»ty.tP' UPth*cKaiiges'.- ; v X& ( ■■■ th'atv " : "pn? ; ;. ■ftovemberll-;last,';:accused/was.•spp'tgncetj-to'; ?:--' i : : y^! : ! ! y i RE! : i so fi n ;for false-pretences;:; ;■"'■'■' BJef)9HSly./'received' .^: : ffn^!'i«feSP.E: : / : /;i^hi!i:/sOTin ? :i.;;.^P. c fr/°v;two.-yearsi* accused /was. taken/out; '? ; /|p/-We?;back/of "tho "prison/iy./;biie--of "th/o: r ß? r^i.n;/;the: Srdittaryscburse:bf 'tn'e/TOuS seizing'/ tt.'faypuralilc/.opportunity,' /:;' was,<subsequently'arrested at' " ; /:;#Wgqpui:/'oh'?J , eßruaryW,lo.?;? l Tiie secbnd : '??;? h , ar Recused/ • /?;-S , as. ; wpanngVwhbn: ;^He"had, "a: !.;-' ,l.qng ; jist''pf. previous ..conniptions' a'sninst : him,' '\-cdvcnnfca period from/1903'onSY 1 --.-:-'!'"-/.'V-.-'- "* ;'?: 5?SiS': Wprghip/Zsajd;. ".»^liable> ' /•«#.PA«ge.; ; ::Hj!/Wflild.:iis;^ ;/>. hQ;Vwbuld..,be : :prdered.,to i m 'closb' Ji'.CPnii'nqmPnt iii;a;light.ce!l : :fbr ; "a. : pVriod of'l4-' w/dilys; ; and;^/lose'/six?mbhths!i?gobdi'conduct' MS.$ v:-9™teciß'BsMv::^i. ; >': '■[ : ;-;,£/A' .young :/man > named '' : k ilartiii v'Tier/'was' ;;:.. chargedomth/(I)? insob'rietyy/and':'(2)?with' cV-.liavipg.refused tb,'leave/a/certaih hotel when -'" :^9S*So^- to do " so '%■ the-licensee'.V-'On-'tfie ;■/: /convicted/and finpd r-: iV^i'Md^n.the.second: charge,?h'e'waS c'oi'i- -', J'P'pßi and:.hned:2os.-v in/default '■ seven/days'' ■■:/• ;.;unpnsonment?ft"ivy ■: ??:y/ ; .;-;/;-:/:;■-?; -,■■■:■■■ ■-■.;.v. a '-■'" n A-Vpabpuringv;yrcin-; - named 1 ' John /Byrne :'-?;- P}« a 4«d;: guilty to/a' cKarge.'of? indebency Vin - ; ? *J anrt P"!- R^petj ;.apdi,was ppnvipted" ahd^en-: : - z ' t6l lP™;ffitf //"<;'':": .•--?^J°B : H fl rns,vph?rge;d;%ith.n .-. y/Cpnvioted?and?fined? 10s.;'?/;in:;'aefauit'48 ?.?'*s°" r ?if sonm ont./:y/'On.6 :first;.biffendery \-. -.iWho^nad;,;been 'remanded^' r for'/ a/'week for' ,'•? ?*i?dlcal:;..ti'eatment;'y was/ .-convicted ■'•' and=or- .;,/;: dere'dyto' pay': 17a.y Gil j't'o?' cover expenses m- .-.'■■; onrred.'.;;■/;'.■.;•■- roi:-,.-??.:.????':?:?-:/■?;.-.';:;■.'-;;

oiyn, IjUSINKSS 1 A LAND-BROKER'S FEES DISCHARGE qF A JfpRTGAGE A decision of cpns.idp'rablo importance to land-brokers nas delivered by ilr Riddel], S.M , in'the case ot Alfred George Barton (Mr Giay) v 'Gopigo Alfred Hurley. , Plaintiff claipied f,U 12s, 6d. defendarit Jces charged for business done m conned ion TrVit-h the discharge of a mortgage, lucliiding the preparation and obtaining Execution of the discharge The plaintitl Stated that these fees }\eie demanded and claimed without authontv of lau, and paid flnilei protest The defendant, a landbroker, under the Land Transfer Act, based his right to charge \ the fees .questioned, undef Section 205 of the Act of 1885, vih-pt itated that "the Registrar-General, with the sanction of the Governor, mav license fit and piopor poisons to be land-brokers for transacting business under this Act, and ivith liko sanction, jnay proscribe the charges referable by such brokeis for Aiicl| business, by any scale not exceeding the diarges'speqhed m the nxth schedule hereto. 'Ihe defendant prpducod a landbrok6rs license, under" the provisions of tho Land rrausfci Act 1885 Haymg the iKBMsniY ,ayf;|idiity to tiansact 'business tinder that Art, his Vorshjp tliqught s\icji .authority e\tcii(JF'l to tta „f all documents dealing n.tll land lipid under the Land-.transfer. Act, and would include discharges of mortgages, as wp)| as other documents not referied to in the sivth schedule 1 fie charges recoverable by brokers for transacting business, must, however ba fixe 4 by tha K-ojJlstnjr-GeneiAL.

prescribing them, was required to, be.guidcd .■ by,-"and; in■ no case to v exceqd, ; th'e amounts mentioned -Jin.' the')sixth.'; schedule.?'. "*;:". /,;-.''".. .'scbodiile^'said £%)&?■ - was head«l; "of bli'argbsA'fQr'laiid-brokcrs'.", lt included: certain pf-'the';principal 'dealings under thtflahd.Transfer Act'and'thopijjxi; mum■-;■ jinoiinjts;.*whicli' cpiil'd'he charged'• by ;busiiiess..'; Tho'.h'st ,wasl-'ilot - eihaiifjtjfcpjv'and y-in'.: "tlif|t•"re'sjp.eot ,!ie|ijne(l'rather;for''uio.as;'ii.' ' "guidp '', t'p" : the when'trinjiijl lys charge's tl|i((j; ; a' fixed scale complete.'iu./'itsojf.:: tt; cjid not'.include -:discharge 'of .mortgage' qj, -surrender, forms of pealing which" 'pile ii>: fiiidlriblu Jed ampng t i he"d6cdme'h'ts"'VKipli' cpflld'be "by land-brokers'.'.'''The-^'onn's": of .*pVo,per ijuthority under '.which lawful 'charges' ctndd b,p ;ma'de' and re'eoycred l but' i h'e'ha(l;pr'cdiiced.nb scale'of scribed >'by",'the-' ;'\incjer: Seciipii' SOoj.' nor-- 3 id* :.£cj-! " -It'abjjearpcl'th'^t 1 thn $'qHlp;qf-cKarej^^^ "'■' jei. 'fjftrojfsd'as','^ cpiild makg oli'ajg'es, .■;an'd::tliey.i ! hatL;.cphso:. in dealing's i:eferr.ed''toi'ui'i',the-'sch.odule:-''' did * : n6t' rely i:uppn i the;--sphle.,! in'- '■' tlip'*;eisth; s'aKedule,:-.'Bu't^,iipbri;b|s'_general : 'riglit.; under.: Section' : ;2Qs'-]t<)".'..dP : bu'sinessjVraha!chafge ?for... it,, .-'whether- mentioned ]n '.the schedu'lo/or' notV. ; ;.'Nb 'doubt, r said..;His;Wprr ship,,be :lia"r].'i{ right.to charge 'for businos3 ;dpnp ; M.That ipuld" be", inferred, f rbinj.iheiWOf d-' :ing^b'f:the;.'s&'tidn,'b.ut : ;as';thq'.-'am6un't ; ''of'his'' ■P^Fg^'s,;';dfperi()e6;;iiuppn. 'tljp /;R«gjstraj"-, General's scaJ.g,;.'jje.cou'ld not'fix qr"rgcpve.r lhose'c!iarges'untji- tbo'scale"came It.-;'fi;as^general, "and'applied' to' all b'us'inpss' uhtlei," .'dbn'e..by"''aiid brokers; thrpiigliout 'New. '^aland!'-.'; Without it'therP could be'"nb uniformity, in,-.or'on'eck; rupan,'-^thq l '.amgi4'n^--cliarge'd/by': > -ihdi7idual 'for sigihjr business. A Each •..would chargej ,w!iat."he,'.'considered iproner "for rthe narticula,r..businpssicarried but. -On the other handr-'the. "scale'.'-, fixed '■ '•'by; ffthq'.': :'_Registrar§P Pita} iV-ap •_ : . variety,-.-; andsecured: uniformity ..of' charges throughout be,/as the;defeiidant :said,' - tliat;.;;if vtlie V. plHiiitifl ; 'succec'dcd'j';the < ar 1 V.'but"- tho ..Court could not'take"; such-a''factor into con*s '■' M\ : i'#V -tho, J|uagment''Twbuld; be\i or ■ thosplaintiff : for : £2 ••i?'^'t3d;ri;#i^h.:;cps^;£^ :n-:§eciirity;-for;.i)pp;eal-was .fixed in the: sum ■of^Q:;i9s|. j w; i :^^;y,:';:;;';^^ | : ./f \. ,' ■. ■ Rgseryed' < jndgmerit ;'was ■'[ . given by '■:'.jbr..S:M.,. : J;ih': the ' pase Jphn - Bruii •:(s|r;^Weston);-^r Tboma's ; : ■ MlGartby:;'i;Mr.': ;M!L;^ii), £23; Bs;:':fpr,: grazing . f -".l^pfgiSdanfc;cpptprplaime'd- fpr £20'. 9s. '■ 'M'ini -alleging 1 ; 1 that!-.'under:an" be;. .tweeiV ■•..the'.'. 'parties vinj- rofe.reh'ceV£o-.iiio' ; :ing ; f-pf->?^iß-"-jsa£tleiv pTtiiiitii| yf enrespnteii - ;tliiS'. .n:ould • not'". b'e\vabltv<'tb >' escapeV''}; -;tp :.plain|.i(f.!s ■■ alloged, negligence ;a "number'of';the--.cattle,''escaped,,'."andvde-; |ppdant : ;h'ad : jincuried; damage'as.'. the'.result. ■ v^;His ;^prsh_ip;;RpM^th'a't'in; the; "gues|ibn r pf t'be"state ,'b|:'the'fences-wais, dis-. fiyssgd s;atisfied:;,;wi^h.-' : whatv;plain :inefjf." Wpuld-' bei giyprf if pr' '[ p'feiiitiff • f <jr.■;. 'thp ■■ajjjmnt. .clfiimecj,v.and,{ als'p L ipr ".th'e".:pj'ain|ilf '%f\n' :cm'iiit?'ro|a,im.' .allp'w<!() :6p'sj|sV;'£§ -8s;?;:iW^;^ ; '.-'■;. ! .;■::■•■ ; ' ; ',S:

:^■ i l■^;;;■y.•;»■v■v;JW.•ii■■f'<•'''■■ ; ',x•.■ ■-, w>v-"r.' ; .-,T.:'r- ';.■;: i v ' : : ,al|p;delivgreaihis;dg;: I c!sim»vin',.phe.:caseVbf,.gtran'd,v^rb I SM Lower.?Hb'tt'-(Mr./.Pe'ac6ck):'v;"vO;ftW : («r;: JWilfpTatS>; : !'v'':: r 'W : : S. ,>*';Tji£,vp*!aintihJ^ :mbneys;paid'. by-th^-plaintitfAat^lßeVrepuesi :^d. ; ;^vagcgu^t;voK ' t^i#l;\;sUßplJßd,A9^d:';wprli;'and ': jabourydpne by the plaintiff:;) and',', "for" the' defendant; ; l'ltfi lJefßpdaHt;/pqiint'Mr:claimed -for :-pi§-17z. ;9d.,;and'..'paid.':intp. : Cpurt:. i,(iq-.sjjni'.!'p|;s'ii2 rQs.',- , ;'alth,praH • tho 'lia^ihty';!;-..v : 'i,i"''-''' .;.; : His:-AVoi'Bbip,. v i'aid: that'-:the.^case/.wasjione' inrwhich-ih'ere I; liai|;,bppn¥;delay:">of /'three •ycars;',ii"i;,-thb^iwprlf;-."itself, '■and, i a-',fufther delay, of .■.qvTe'r; two ''.years .:ih ; 'thV proceeding's; whichvwer^/begiiri^as^far/ba^ Siicli'vdela}ys'/c{id:;'iipt■ in-aiiyi : way tend !; -to; S.initjiify.;: nVattera';. ;"i?^A'V>; : ;■;;*.". ■■''■')"".

'-'■' tq/r the, plahitiff's; statemqnt'; of. .claim .WbvshJpV'lfcasbnablei 'aud; : ,was;:well.:.siippbrted. by: evld'euce,'., Nexl,. : as'tb'tbbdefendant's, couhter-blaim.'it'virtu-.allj-.ampunted^pVaW ' nni :a PP ro ipV^t.sd:,.pprtaiH'."Hiu\b.eii',:;,Yalue'd:,at ; ??°, l -''. s :'W.:' Supli'an'v-as.sprtipn''would require .tp/,be. supported\by .undpubted^cvidene'e,'.and tjibre'>";was:".np;,'Bucli ,■ evidence.:"ih.i't|iis case:' i^?^fer)iJ^nt's:4'mhc'i'mHy ; have: gone;'biii tlierp;, was' :nb:^evidence'•,'■"to';/shotf "tb ! at'. fee ; n!3!|lt!ff^P'pWiti''nbr/'did;'the:Cbur^rpr^ ■WRffiPP*ASW -'-W ■ /h^ ■ aid - :i; W e Vdie'nda"nt must : : ther.efora- fail'. on''his ; c'q^ter^liim ; Spme'.'sjigbt deduction'■■might be r mad'e'" off m. : W.intiif cjaitri, -.hvX' ■. his' Worship. :bpnr }thtf:.£i;;. wpq((]rJ)p/ S ufliciont.-■ ■■ -*< : ;.V;Judgme|!t qn'tßrb'3 ': on-the o aini;.'for the plamtiir,:for;; £43 %s.' 8d'' iess ■■f". ir!?°.'fP?•''the; plaintiff; on:;the '■ eounteW' c aim;v;bnt: l /!with'out^WtßiyVas-''tbe : '- counter;.c aim,; ; waa jpractically)";the. 'defences of '^he pjaim^;, 1 ;; .■,-,;;', ; ft:i;. ■'■ : - : o [ 'y;'; : , ■-;

:S ; :.-;Kv:?^NK^ j^,;-^Before}Dr|/^. S.M.)?. '■;.;■.'';'; V' :Juagmoiit\wai:-ehtiof«l'- for fault;of .defendaqt i4;thefellqwini: civil pases :* Commercial •Agency, Ltd.. assignee, and J. A? FlotPber^.assigndr.-y.-'Chai'F: ; : Benjamin,' £14-Ss. ;<s.,■ posts£l 12s. 6d.;.MiLebd.-Woir•'■ an^ .Hopkirk/ I v;fßol)t; , :G.?Canierbny '£12' 3s': Id.,"'c'osts'/£l-'los'. ? 6a.r Robert ; Martin'i-Ltd"-y.-;Albprt.:,T6YPyy £8..175:/■ 7d.i /costs'.'£]''Bs:' 6d.;ZCommercial/Agency, Ltd:, v;'Chas.?E;.. Fishpr;:v.£U;. 18s.'/ld-y/'xibsts 6dv; veiteh and''Allan- v% Vernon "\Vinestbn,'£3' .ls:i>Bests':lO^j'; : Cbmnipre.ial.. 'Agency,-'•. '•' V? ;HcnTy,.;RQUsp;,£4'ls. 9d>, costs' 10?.'; J-Uronin:,v..-Jim/Ke'e, £B,l7s.j ; cbsts'los. : ; same /v.;.'Wah; 6d?;'costs? lOs.r 0/ ;Q'Bneri;and; Qby-v.?Winy'Bz ■ Sd-, 'cpsts' : t'; . Albert'Thps.'Almoncl, J&sV'es'., 4'd.V'cbsts £2 ■i4s.;; , Ale.xa'ndpr'/WOsQILv.-'JaH,'-MprHs?SßSr '.oMtt' n 2214 5 0.i?|-i£.ta..y"^S spnj/:'£l'. 105., v Ss,: NelsPn, .Moatp and? io§;yp. h.ifii er : q^:cv?:!v:;^uyF^; ; v.. : Alfred Wpbp..*^; ..wi/??;;? ?/-;;: : ;??'JTJDQM^^^ /In: the case Inglis Bros? v. Walter -Baxen- ; ,4ale Giesbiiy-a-debt of ; £2O" Is.' ;10d.,?debtor w'a's'.'drt|e'i'cd.: to?p?ay.?'oh?qr ' befprp' Marph 4;:in' default ;??/■' 'r 'David' M'Laughlin.:' was' ■or'dere'd''tp.,pa'y , . £5. 55.-.td?'yible't?/Stafk';by' r weekly''^ '.'■' No.order was. made in"the'case H. Norman : Jones v?./Hafbldi Alfred/'Dborey.'a-debt bf ;|4;7s/?6d; ; ;..;?,/./?;??;/''?-.;;??/? >'.; •;/:::".; ;-;..-? ;>: :;' /vtpEFENDEp;?CASES.■ ■ • '■: }i : -. '; ', [ ' ?/y? (Befprq;slr?/W.;G.?Ridde i 1i;,5.i1.);?.,'/;?/

A BREACH OF CONTRACT.

George Raymond, painter' (Mr. P. W.. Jackson), sued 'Mrs. 'Jle'rrv, 71 Cambridge' Torrace:(Mr.- Smith), for' £8 10s?.'The state..mpnt of claim alleged ? t|]at in November last plaintiff entered /into' a 'contract/with' defendS.'J^M/Pi'i.nt.a.tworstbrie'd/hmise'fp'r £s.lfJa. Plaintiff,.it was alleged,'/was ready, /willing and- prepared to carry out bis part, of the/con-.; tract, :b'bt?;def6ndah't/'"refused'?tb : ' allow'hiin tp.caYry', putythp a- breach^f ;cp|itract.. ..plaintiff lost six.days' ivork,. whilb -waiting, tq-'tie? started- on the cphtract. This, -vvitli: tli'b amount of the'con.tract,;: if he -had /■ been.'/ allowed to 1 do the work,, inado./jip thp, tqtal claini?■-."■' VHis'Worship hoid:'thot'.d«ehdaiit , had com'mittod a brpach'/ofpontract. Defendaiit was; liable,; .biit ] .tho../Cqiift/ considered the claim :was ; : excessiyß'.:? Judgmen't?'would bp' given : plajjitiff. fgr?;£4'"wijl cpsts £1 1% ;■■'.; ?

MOUNT COOK POLICE COURT. ,

At. tjio Mount Coo]i Poke Court yestoidr.v, bpforo Mr. J. Coogaii, J P , tW first offpadprs, charged -pith iiuobripty. v,wq ootjuc. tea aqtl diaob.ar£e4 t