MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 253, 9 July 1926, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE AND CIVIL CASES Mr. J. G. L. Hewitt, SAI., presided in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. for a breach of his prohibition order, Isadora Jacobus was fined £l. He was also convicted and discharged for drunkenness. Patrick Carltofi McGill was fined £2 for a reach of his prohibition order. For an offence of drunkenness ho was convicted and discharged. "This man has been given probation on two previous occasions, and for that reason I am not prepared to give him a further chance. It seems to me ho has had his chance, but has thrown it, away. Tho present charge is one that cannot be viewed too lightly. Stealing from motor-cars is becoming very prevalent, and as a result motorists are put to considerable inconvenience." These remarks were made by Mr. Hewitt. 8.M., when convicting James Morton McGill, a motor salesman, aged 34, who stood in the dock charged with stealing a motor battery valued at £4, tho property of Frank Grucr, and also a motor battery valued at t.he same amount, belonging to the Todd Motor Company. Accused was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour on each charge, tho torms to be concurrent. A remand until July 16 was granted in the case of Hector Vincent Be Bobu. a clerk, aged 24, who appeared on tho charge of obtaining the sum of £3 19s. lid. from Young Toy. at Eastbourne, by falsely representing ho was collecting an insurance premium. Chief-Detective Ward stated that there were about 11 charges all told pending against the accused, Involving close on £4O On the application of Mr. W. E. Leicester, who represented tho accused, bail was allowed De Bosu in the sum of £6O. or two sureties of £25 each. CIVIL CASES Judgment for default in favour of the plaintiff was given by Mr. W. G. Riddell. ti.M., in the following undefended civil cases dealt with in tho Magistrate» Court on Thursday, July I:—Commercial Agency. Ltd. and A. Hatrick and Co.. Ltd. v. 8. Jones and G. Jones. £l4l Hs--5d., costs £7 95.; J. O'Neill and Co. y. T. Coder, £2 165., costs £1 13s. 6d.; William Guest v. A. Davidson. £ts, costs £2 14s : Thomas Ballinger and Co., Ltd. v. O. E. Empson, £l4 145., costs £2 145.; F. Eden v. A. Walters, £4, costs £1 4s. 6d.; C. H. Howarth v. Elcnor Hulston, £lO 13s. 9d., costs £3 25.; T. Howarth v. Elenor Hulston, £l7. costs £3 25.; C. 8. Clarke v. Elenor Hulson, £54 18s. 3d., costs £4 19s. 6d.; 0. Smith. Ltd. v. Tbeapilus Charles Wiggs, £l6 IDs., costs 18s.; Commercial Agency. Ltd. and Feilding Bacon Co., Ltd. v. W. Winstanley and Son, £6 15s. 10d., costs £1 10s. 6d.; Commercial Agency. Ltd. and C. ft. McMillan v. P. Koro. .£6 Ils. 6d., costs £1 15s. fid.; Vacuum Oil Co. Pty., Ltd. v. A. Smith, £6 ss. 9d., costs £1 Us. 6d.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. v. Thomas W. Winstaulcy. £5, costs £1 3s. 6d.: Combined Buyers Ltd. v. J. Bruce. £2 6s. fid., cosis £1 Bs. 6d.: E. Sime and Co.. Ltd. v. Malcolm Boyd, £3, costs .Cl 3s. 6d.-, John Hay aud Co. v. L. A. Smith, £2 17s. 6d„ costs £1 ss. 6d.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and Sharland and Co., Ltd. v. Standard Brewery Co., Ltd., 2s. 3d., costs £2 Bs.; Commercial Agency Co.. Ltd. aim; J. Myers and Co., Ltd. v. A. Brec, £l4 18s. 2d„ costs £3 95.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. v. John McColl, £2O 7s. Bd.. costs £4 Is. 6d.; Commercial Agency. Ltd. v. A. Wolseley With, £2O, costs £2 145.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. a.nd 0. 11. McMillan v. D. Nicholls. £l3 9s. Id., costs £2 195.; Henry William Hunt v. John Wallace Easson, £l2B, costs £6 145.; Millen Paulen v. A. Baiph, £5 ss.> costs £1 10s. fid.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and B. Hudson and Co., Ltd. v. S. Liddle. £7 ss. Bd., costs £1 Us.; CflTimer»al Agency, Ltd. and A. Beale Pritchett (N.Z.), Ltd v. W. J. Cunningham and Co., £154 4s. 6d., costs £7 17s. 3d.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and F. Cooper, Ltd. v. B. Weggeny, £1 10s.. costs Bs.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and Walter Smallbone v. S. Liddle, £2. costs £1 4s. 6d.; Harrington’s tN.Z.I, Ltd. v. Colville Bros. £7 3s. 10d.. costs £1 12s. 6d.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and J. H. Whittaker v. D. Brown (separate estate) £4 16s, 7d„ costs £1 6s. 6d.; Commercial Agency. Ltd. and Gourock Ropework Export Co., Ltd. v. J. H. Pooley £2 Os. 2d., costs £1 13s. 6d.; Commercial Agency. Ltd. and A. Jlnl-ick "’>4 Co. Ltd- V. G. F. Campion, £56 Bs. Id., costs £4 12s. 6d.; Commercial Agency. Ltd. and Tanner Brothers v. P. Cunningham, costs only £2 35.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and J. Myers and Co., Ltd. v. Newman, Hoar and Co.. £2O 18s. lid., costs £4 Is.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and The James Jenkins Advertising Co., Ltd. v. A. W. Hamilton, £lO 45., costs £2 145.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and D. Lazarus r. W. Eiffe, £6 10s.. costs £1 10s. 6d.; A. J. Vidal and Sons v. A. E. Dowthwaite. £2, costs £1 ss. 6d.; L. T. Watkins, Ltd. v. W. A. Olliver, £2 12s. 6d., costs £1 ss. 6d.; Queensland Insurance Co., Ltd. v. W J. Friend. £3 7e. fid., costs £1 3s. fid.: Tho Bristol Piano Co., Ltd. v. Donald Chamberlain, £l9 7e. 3d., costs £2 135.; Bernard Yule Holdsworth v. Lizzie McMillan (separate estate), £6, costs £1 12s. 6d.; Rough and Co., Ltd. v. James McDonald. £l7 14s. 10d., costs £2 175.: A. E. Denham and Co. v. A. Cooper, £1 Bs. 3d., costs Bs.; Billiards, Ltd. v. Cecil 8011. £2 17s. 9d., costs £1 7s. 6d.; Billiards, Ltd. v. Fabian S. Petrie. £l6 Is., costs £2 165.: Commercial Agency, Ltd. and W. D. nnd H. O Wills (N.Z.), Ltd. v. Nuriama I’avotene. £33 Is. Bd.. costs £4 6s. 6d.: Harrington’s (N.Z.). Ltd. v. G. It. Sarney. £5O 9s. 7d., costs £4 Hs. fid On a judgment summons. H. Compton was ordered to pay Miller and Bidding £l7 16s„ at the rate of £1 10s. a month. YESTERDAY'S CASES. Mr. J. G. L. Howitt, S.M., gave judgment in favour of the Dictatin' in the following undefended cases dealt with yesterday afternoon ttlutt County v. James D. Evans, 7s. Id., costs Bs.; W. F. Ootou v. J. Phillips, £4 17s. Bd., costs £1 Bs. 6d.; Evans Bay Timber Co., Ltd. v. J. W. Lawson, £l5 2s. 7d.. costs £3 155.; Commercial Agency. Ltd. and James Johnston v. David G. Strachan. £6 65.. costs £2 Is. 6d. : Griffin. Savage and Co.. Ltd. v. A. W. Chapman. £l3 6s. 3<1.. costs £2 145.; Commercial Agency. Ltd. and Bing. Harris and Co.. Ltd. v. It. Hickford, £6B 7s. fid., costa £4 Us.; A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd. v. Ernest Alfred Bull. £5 Bs. 6d., costs £1 10s. 6d.; J. B. Mac Ewan and Co., Ltd. v. Louis Howers, costs only £1 45.; A. S. Paterson and Co.. Ltd. v. Charles Smith. £8 175., costs £2 55.; J. B. Steel v. H. Mitchell. £ll. costs £2 175.; Combined Buyers. Ltd. v. W. P. Herbert. £7 Is. Cd.. costs £1 15s. 6d.; Blundell Bros., Ltd. _v A. J. Robinson, £3 4s. Bd., costs £1 3s. 6d.: The Denton Engineering Works. Ltd. v. M. Sanderson. £8 7s. 3d., costs £1 12s fid.: Commercial Agency. Ltd. nnd Bris. coe and Co., Ltd. v. J. E. Beers. £l6 13« T,t. costs -E2 15?.: Commercial Arency. Ltd. and Sharland and Co.. Ltd. v. W. l.onrmore, J 133 2s. M.. costs £4 Is. 60. : I,aery. Beveridge and Co.. Ltd. v. E. Samuel. £2l. costs £3 Is. 6d.: J. B. Maotwan and Co., Ltd. v. J. Goodwin, £1 10s. Bd.. costs 16s. 6d.; Commercial Agency. Ltd. and James Johnston v. M. Lumley. £5. costs £1 3s. 6d.: Commercial Agency, Ltd. and James Jolineton V. H. J. Beaks. £6 ss„ costs £2 ss. 6d.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and James Johnston v. C. W. Moore, £lO, costs £2 3s. 6d.; CommerCiel Agency, Ltd. and W. J. Robs and Co., Ltd. v. S. Kirkland. £l3 I£b 2d., costs £2 18s.: Commercial Agency, Ltd. and Hart, Bennington, Ltd. v. A. E. Pratt. £4O 7s. 3d., costs £4 2s. 6d.: Commercial Agency. Ltd. and Ross and Glcndiniug. Ltd. v. S. Kirkland. £23 3s. 3d., costs £4 ss. 6d.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and Mncky, Logan, Caldwell, Ltd. v. S. Kirkland, £25 14s. 4d.. costs £4 ss. fid.: Gafeo Pressed Bricks. Ltd. v. W. Herbert. £B5 12s. 3d., costs £5 75.: 8. R. Cattell v. A. McLean Paterson. £l5 Is., costs £2 165.W. A. Arnold. Ltd. v. J. D Cross. £8 7s„ costs £1 its. 6d.: Wellington Gas co.. Ltd. v. J. Tllj-ard. £4 55., costs £1 4» fid. ; Tripe, Ellis and Itiddler v. C. F. ‘Wallace. .£4 125.. costs £1 3s. fid.; H. J. Rawson v. A. T. Barrow. £1 Is., costs 125.: K. R. Scott v. T. A. Prain Ambler and N. C Ambler, £24 175., costs £4 6s. fid.: Sontn Wellington. Land Co., Ltd. v. Doris Catherine Stewart (separate estate), £6f 17s. 10d.. costs £4 Us. fid. On a judgment summons Jack Shiel was ordered to pay J. Morron £3l 6s. at the rate of £3 a month; J. (1. Stroud to pay G. M. Lloyd £4 10s. within seven days In default five days’ imprisonment: .Tamei l Scott, to par Frederick Goldsmith £3 'Bs. fid. forthwith, in default three days’ fm nrlsonmcnt: W J. Delancv to pay I Caeelberg £2l 2s. by July 22. in def.nil* 21 days' imnrisonment: N. Edwards *' pay F. D. Batnfield £l4 18s fid. at the rate of £1 net- month: Reginald Collin" to pav the Commercial Agency, Ltd. £l2 Ils. 6d. by July 22. in default twelve days' Imprisonment: P.eg Collins to par the Commercial Agency. Ltd. £l2 Is. 3d. by July X in default twelve days >m prisonnient; A. Power to nay T-l. G Anderson £5 18s. nt tho rate of £1 per month, in default five .lavs’ imprisonment: Reg Collins to ptty the Coramercia Agenoy, Ltd £l2 Us. 6d. by July 22. in defat It two-tac da y»‘ imprisonment: Beg. i Ct-ilrt". T-t’ >k: n-c-y Qte Conmas’C'al

Agency, Ltd. £l2 Ut. 6<l. by Julv 22. in default twelve days’ imprisonment: A. McL. Patterson to pay E. J Foothcad £l6 2s. at the rate of £1 10s. a month; James Maddock and Pearl Maddock to pay IT. A. Arney £l2 12s. forthwith, in default twelve days' imprisonment, tho warrant to be suspended as long as £1 a month is paid. Overdue accounts are collected by The Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd.; offices, Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch Agents throughout the world Specialists in collections, trade reports, and assignments. Head Office, Union Bank Chambers, Wellington.—Advt.