LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 625, 30 September 1909, Page 11

LAW REPORTS.

■/;. . .'.;,.. ' ■—■"7-.fr- — : —■;• ■ ;; COURT. / . ~- POninUA COLLEGE RESERVE, ■ - £UQ .DAMAGES. AGAINST LESSEE. ; ':■ "Tho'caso of the Forirua College, Trust Boardversus Mary Jniie Jillett (Porirua) and'Horbcrt John Jillett (Ohau) was concluded yesterday in the-. Supremo Court, .before. Mr. - .Justice- Chapman and a common jury, of four-nT. A. Hickmott (foreman), J. J. Frascr, Hctiry Green, and J.v Jameson. 1 .Mr. CM'. Slwfrctt, K.C., Vith'him Mr. W; F. Ward, appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr. A. Manttath for defendants. ■•"- Plaintiff claimed the sum of ,£250 damages ■ for alleged breach of covenants in a lease on Hio part of tho late William Jillett; fanner, Of Porirua (of whoso will tho defendants were exeoutors). The'. property , leased . to Jillett comprised 51)0 acres on.the shores, of Pdrirua ■ Harbour,, The action' songht;to recover ~£2OO for alleged ntglcct of fencing covenants cOn.tainod in tho lease, and J250 for alleged neglect . to grub and. clear tauliina (cottou-wodd), gorse, anil other no.tiOUs Weeds on the.land. Tho defendants contended that William Jillett had faithfully. fulfilled all covenants entered into under the lease, that tho land and the fences were yielded up in substantial repair, and that the land had been kept clear; from noxious weeds. -'~.,. v After a deliberation of, nearly one hour,- the jury returned at 5.45 p.m. with' a verdict, for the Plaintiffs,'Of .£l5O damages in connection with the:fences,, and JE2O damages for the noh-clear-imooof the nOiious weeds. Costs were allowed as per. scale; second day.twelve guineas, third day ■ sevenV ; guineas; ' second',counsel,; three guineas for each of three days, witnesses' expenses, and; disbufssments.to, bo.settled by. tho registrar.. r "■.'... : '- .-■-.. ;,'■'..!'..". ;'■;',■.■' ]~'... ; ;; : : A>v;. r ABBITKATION;I)ATES. ' '> Sittings of the Arbitration' Court have been arrangsd for. tho Wellington District as follow:—Wanganui, Tuesday, October 26; Palmerston North, Thursday, October 28; Napier, -Monday, : November li Wellington; Thursday, November, d:..- 'Hearing :of.the bricklayers'..dispute, will 1m commenced'in Wanganui;'continued in Palmerston North and Napier, and concluded in,-Wellington, ~._'.;..... '.'•. '■ .

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. *

:.\,' (Before Eiddell, S.M.) , < •.. : '<; NORWgGI'AN; STEAMER:; : OVERHAULED ; Unlawfully harbouring certain ; uncustomed 'goods was.' the nature; of-.charges.: jrefcrrod .'against: Anton-Pedorsen and' Jakiti-'Halverson; 'carpenter and chief engineer respectively of the .steamer. Thyra.V ■• Pcdcrsen was charged with failing' to 'declare,'to 11)11).. of-, tobacco, 25. :'cigars, anda Bottle: of whisky.'of, a total value of M : 16s. (id.,' : aiu Halfersen was charged with not accounting for' 121b. of tobacco-and two nbttles of whisky, valued at .£4 Bs. Both .mon pleaded guilty..;.■.•:•>:: .::..•'.■,, .';.', ,; Mr.-.ChaVlfS.Nixohi •Collector.' of Customs, who, conducted ;the casb:'for the prosecution, stated;';that' : the', Thyra' arrived in .port on provided: for. tho. Customs: and : the goods in tho possession -of tho officers and crew, was provided f6r,' and tho Customs and 'the goods wore placed under seal. On Monday, officers of tho-Department boarded the vessel q'nd, a search',; revealed,: -goods 'men-, ti'oned above. '' ... '-■'■■! : Captain Neilson, of-tho Thyra, intimated at ; this/-stage that when the',-vessel .'arrived on the Saturday'ho .had 'not had time;to check : tlie:.lists made .iopt for tho Customs,' but .oh: the Monday he..fbund frbmTth'o crew '.that ■thoro -was a disagreement between' the, list : supplied* and the articles held by tho crow; Consequently ho wqnt ashure. and .called on the Customs tide' surveyor;: Mr; Martin," 'with tho* intention' of getting' a.now declaration mado out. ;,..-•'».p.;-, :■:-...;.'': ■■'■'■ •;■■ : ; : :':■;.':■ :.■ ; . .Mr. :Nixori stated .that 'this was .hot quite. correct.: The 1 officers, of the Dbpnrtraent,hid. gono/:on-board ..prior to ,t")io application for' a now: declaration, j .' ; .. '■ .: : .v.. ...His. Worship statedjthat it was;necessary in 'everyvcase"'to 'declare-tho -exacto-quantity -of diitiablo goods in" tho. possession of each m'embor of aycssel's crow, and in the evont of default tho. man in. Vhnsß''"possessroir-tbe- goods:-wero: found was liable to:-.a penalty 'of three times the'.value, of-,tho articles-.nnt-, declared for.■.':.ln •tho .present: case both defendants', were' first offenders,' andj.this -would bo .token into consideration,"; tho Statute"giving the.'court power to 'reduce'' tho fines.'■'-.'.".'.- ':.■".:. -.'■"; \ ."Podersen;was liable to,/a fino-.ofiCU Os.: 6d. Ho.would'.bo convicted,: aftdordored to'pay £7- 10s. :and;cbsts '7s;.'. Halvorsan was'liable' to v fine ,of J313 -4s. --to'.'convicted' and: fined:>eio arid • costs 7s! 'The-defanlt' in ;eaoh.case,.was -fixed, at ;lf days' .imprisonment,, and ..'tho goods seized were'.ordered- to be for--~■..^:.;.--'.'J: .-:.':jv>- ;.;j'j;;,.'.- " : '..!-.."-V : i-'-'- : -.--"'!-...'-'i."-.-- ■;/ f;DiSTURWNCB"'XT ; 'A -HOTEt;->0:::': : . ;:A young man named' Thomas; Finnerty, 1 era-' ployed at tio .Wellington Ho'teT,-- pleaded guilty, to. a :chargo-of having-'wilfully damaged ,fiye :pan4s of glass, .valued -at 'J23. lbs.,. tho'proparty of ,w.iUinm\Mich»el'.uV>dd.ii'LS i'-.,-,'. j'. -Sub-tnsp.eclbr -Norwood informed tho. court . "'ftcou.scd.vVa'd nia^o ; . Uqitb'P ,tha'a/..was' good fbt him;"":'-He .went down town: and; returned'fo."the'AVeilington iHotel .whor,o •he,.causcd:\a/ disturbance:'in .the bari' Sub-' sequently.he .'went- outside/and broke: flvb: of the 'windows of tb,o' hotel. In his' misplaced endeavours, he cut himself .severely, and medical aid had' t6.'be:procured.'";.' -■ ■■■'■'. : ..:•■'■' .. His .Worship. entered a conviction,. and ordqred. accused■;to -pay ~los. for tho broken windows, and. also to': pay medical expenses,' wEI.-lOs.' ; The default -was.fixed at. seven days' imprisonment.: :■ ■'.'.;): : ..:•..,■.,. , .: ,".'■ k'-r S '.;:;--/', :: V'BIGAinr/-;. ; '~'; ' '-' ■ .''/ ■■,'■ ■■ A middlo. aged; man' named Frederick Henry Lambert,' described as, a confectioner; appeared ■ Oil remand on'a charge of having on September 15 at Wellington, being alreadyvinarricd, gone through of marriage with; anothor person,' to wit, Mary Jane'Collins. ■:, .-. Chief detective; Broberg'l conducted 'the.; caso ;for;.;the':prosoQUtioii,:'a'nd. Mr/'Gray appeared ■fori tho 1 defence. :'. ■'• ■; ■-<■ .."■:.,.-.?..'>,."■' •.-;';■-:•';■.■ : Emma Eliza .Jones, ,'widpw,' stated that'she, whs;-,;. present • at'.. the "Primitive- Mothodist Church, ■■ Timaru, on April. 20,', 1883,. when accused '-was married' daughpsr,-*Louisa-Heloha' Gedrgina- Jones/ ; . /•-:' -••':,■■■.' ■ ; , ' , ..Evidence'was givon by the Hev. J. K. Elliott that on December 15, 11)08, at tlje Presbyterian M^anse,, JVellington,.'he .solomnised. a: marriage' between ..the acoused and one Mary .'Jane.'Collins.;; v;' :>;' y\' : :;' r -': ::: - ■'.]■' '■ h ■.'.:.■"■"'■'■'•: ■ ; 'Petectivo'Kemp stated■ that he .'interviewed accused at the Terrace . Gaol, . when' nccused made'a statement.in 'ivhich' he .admitted that he was .married ,to' Miss Jones' at'.Timaru onApril. 20, 1883, and'lived-.with .her until SerA' temb'or,. 1008. ~Ho • left her r at. Stratford,"- and chmo 'to AVbllipgton, where he was married tq ifiss Collins;on Peceraber, 15,VlOqS.:.Wl)eh. Tie' njarried the second.time-he knew his'first'wife Was/still alive. ,' :',".'''.::•'..":, ; -.',"". Accused: pjeaded guilty, and: was comnutted tp the Supreme' Court for sentence...-, ''""' .TH^IT'ibPvMdNET;/?> \ v William. Weldon, ..appearing ',on remand,' pleaded not guilty to a charge of having, on September 25,roceived thbsum'pf on terms requiring him ;tb ac'cbtiritifor the sanie'to'his employer, Geo. Cooper, arid so ia~ count for the same..., .Evidence showed y that Cooper.gave accused thP cheque.to cash at the Gas Company?' Accused cashed , tho cheque, and stated that he went bade.with the change, put could riot find Cooper, and consequently, AS por.arrangement,; he trusted lo picking nim up in town. He was going to gjvo Cooper back 255.,0f the 35s'.', and,keep .the balance;. wb,ic)i,. ho alleged, "Caopor owed him. Ho did not see Cooper" until after he' was arrested,',': Chief Detective Brob'erg, who conducted the case for the prosecution, informed tho 'Court that.aocused had two previous convictions against: hit name for theft and three for vagrancy. A -'sentence, of threo months' imprisonment was entered. - ■'•.'■'.. <■"..'■.•..■■.'■•."' \ : -:''i : --;.~ insobriety;'.- : '.- \:\P'\ : 'i John M'Kinnon,, charged with insobriety, was convicted and fined, 10s., in default '48 hoursimprisonment,' ' ■':.' ' *:■■'-'■: ■'■">' '"'.■ - .'•>''■,,';

CI VU, 11US1NK33,

: ; (Before ;ilr;';W. 9i;-Ei(ldell,S.4l.jv:' John Vare, of' Wellington (Mr; Dix), claimed X 75 from' Thomna''lngljs;:'ni6t.6r l ow.'doulef (Mr. : Von .Hnast), for damages alleged to'have'been sustained ..through the jqegligepce. of ant' 3 servant when driving: iv motor-ear in Kent Tcrraco'on Juno 18..'...Evidence for the plaintiff.showed' that he r .was waging: across from the avenue to tho boltom of Plrjp Street when ho was knocked' down nnd/injurod by a motor-car.. It -.was alleged;.that; tho .car:was on its wrong side, and that'tho driver gave no warning horn, For tho defence it was urged that'the mishap was purely accidental, ahd.was'caused-through plaintiff .stopping/back when.ho,-saw the. car. apprpaching. ',', '•'• "'" ; ' ■". ■ ■". i Aftor a partial""hearing; the case waa ad> journod until 11.30 0.m.,0n October 7,