MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 594, 24 August 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

: ■■' V- ; ' ; .V &~ (Before Mr! vWr\G. J ffiaacil/ a S:M;) u ' i V; | :!' FURTHER CUSTOMS ■ PROSECUTIONS. Another Customs-Taid on the. R.M.S. Tpnga- ■ .riroi and the seizure of unoustomed goods, re-sulted-an the • appearance before the Court of ".- Chas, ?Mawrer, ship's barber. Mawrer.ms ■''.•' charged' with' harbouring uncustomed- goods to ':■' the'.vafuVof L .l : £n—rtz!,, ltovercoats,'-'65 ostrich feathers, and',,lo dresspieces. '; ■' ■■■'"' ■~'■-:' ' ■■■■■"-.'JMr. ;E. J; Fitzgibbo'tf'iappcarcavon behalf of ■'■".-• defendant,' and; asked• for; a remand ; to ■ August 25.: This being 1 , allowed- in ....-, ,£SO; and one>,suroty''bf ..'JM.'X- ;;•„■:.:." -.- ' -.' : ; Another .irif6i^atibn, > .'':allegingj,tlio, harbour- : - ~ -ing'-of '■■ unoustomed goods^-to.'wit,':B7".boxes;of'.' oigaiv 161b/. oT-:.tobacco/:99..fcigAT:ettes,- and five, 'packs'.of playingvca'tds,''of, a,;totaL valuoof -' .£34 15s.—has .-been- laidi.agaiu'st .the ship's car-, penter-of r.rbut^.yester(rayr--the- , 'summons'.hadi-not been; served. .It is uhder- ;-..!■ stood 'that „nowbcen;issried ,fol■ .:'.' ■'.- : ; the; ; $.» :i % ;?,>; '?}:s■; ■£ ■;'./.,S' ';. •'.' rAlexander Mlnnes'was"charged'with steal- ■ ' ■ Miramar,':seven-.fowls,.valued at.:lte.,. tho'-property of Henry Thorn., : On the appli.'catioh; of Mr. .Pi Jackson,' a: remand, was -granted to August '30, bail-.being allowed in ':■■ '-.. the'sum ■'■■';' iv- ' : '■ ..'Three, first'offenders charged, with insobriety wefe;nued.,los.'each,-and.one other. 55.. with 'the'.' alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment.. - Albert Tronson.aiiasChaS.Russell.oa habitual .;- drunkard, .Was sentenced to one month's im-, '' prisoninent. ■■'.'.:-.. v _.--i: : --.•.-.,-. ; -'-.-- '-.''■- ■-.: ';■' 3'; - -UNREGIfSTBRE]) ;BiRTHS. : ' 'For' failing' tfci'register ''births, ."Wm. Turnbull .'and Ethol Elizabeth Tunibull were.p'ro- \. 'secufced by-Mr. (1 Q. Hodgkins, registrar 'of . births;.;VEa'ch:/w(ts fined" : sß.y. with;. 7s. boosts.- -,r ' Maintenance cases. ":;{'■ ■"■ ■■ '. -MargarerAsybirn:'(Mr..St6nt) l;made;.applica- . tiohifor'.'nri'brder; for, summary' separation from her UiOsband,.; Edward Geo. 1/eo Ashdown; together with.maintenance..Defendant was repre-scnted-by-'-Mri-'D. . Jackson.- y.Bis. •:Worship ' • granted the order for summary separation, and-ordered'defendant to contribute .15s. per week towards' his wife's maintenance and pay :'..' , -.odsb--^2'.i98.),'- v ;- i :. i '- •;.., ,*:. ; ~-' A/similar, application Iw'as made by Annie' Clark- (Mr. Jackson), who also applied for ..a maintenance order against her husband, Ernest Joshua Clatk, in respect of the support; of her ... two-- children. Mr. Cook appeared for defendant. -His- Worship dismissed, the application ; fdrv-rnaintenanco of;the wife, but ordered defendant to .contribute ?s.: ft week towards the support of each .of the children. ; :-,«.;:failing ;to ■ maintain' his illegitimate child,' Wm. J, .Williams was sentenced. to' one .-month's imprisonment, in Auckland prison. • Geo. Stafford Styles ■ wss ; convicted of fail- ;;' bg to'comply, with an -order of the Court for , v. the. maintenance of bis wife, and was ordored t6_pay COStS (il IS.). :'v: ; • '.< .V ';Henr'y -Wm. Smith was ordered to' pay 15s. a week towards the: support-.of his wife,, and. .105.'.: a week towards' 'the, ■;' support ---of' his daughter,* , ■■ . ■■;•■•-.-