MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 150, 24 March 1928, Page 23

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE, SUMMONS AND CIVIL CASES Police and summons cases were dealt with by Mr. E. Page, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Peter O'Malley, alias Peter James Clarke, alias Swanson, alias Sawyers, alias Marau, a seamn, aged 45, was lined 10s., in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for a second offence of drunkenness. William Brown, a labourer, aged -6, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within twelve months it called upon, on a charge of being a rogue and vagabond. The Magistrate warned accused to keep at his work. A sentence of one month’s imprisonment was imposed on Jack Wilson, alias Henare Paurau, alias Henry James Wilson, a labourer, aged 341, who was charged with stealing lead to the value of 3s. 3d. from the Pletcher Construction Company. The Magistrate remarked that accused had a substantial list of previous convictions. Thomas Ryan was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within twelve months, if called upon, on a charge of being unlawfully in enclosed premises. . A remand to March 30 was granted in the case of Robert Patrick Crawford, -i clerk, aged 20, who was charged with stealing £6, the property of the Government. Chief Detective Ward stated that accused, who was employed by the Immigration Department, had been committed to the Supreme. Court for sentence on Wednesday on two charges of stealing money from registered letters. Bail was allowed in the sum of £. 1 50, with one surety of -£l5O. SUMMONS CASES. John Burke, alias Bourke, alias Harry Porter, was fined £3 and costs in default seven days’ imprisonment for trespassing on a racecourse while a prohibited person. Alan George Christie, Edward Maley, and Victor Horace Robinson were each fined £2 on a charge of wilfully damaging a fence to the extent of 16s. (Id. They were each ordered to pay one-third of the damage. Charges of disorderly behaviour were withdrawn. For failing to cleanse milking machines immediately after use, James Wilfred Mexted was fined £4. On a charge of failing to close their stiops on the day of the butchers’ picnic E. Poultney (pork butcher), and Mrs. I. Thompson (pork butcher) were each ordered to pay 10s. (costs only). CIVIL LIST Judgment for plaintiff by default was given by Mr. J. 11. Salmon, S.M., on Thursday in the following undefended civil cases J. V. France v. K. S. Manning, £l3 15s. lid., costs £4 Is. 6d.; Bonnet Brown Advertising Service Pty., Lid., v. Cecilia E. Penman, trading as the Novelty Company (separate estate), Alli 55., costs £2 155.; Wellington Hospital Board v. Harry Cohen. £2 145., costs Ail ss. Gel.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and Painui Stores, Ltd., v. L. Toucher, All 7s. fid.. costs £3; Brownlee. Ltd., v. H. .McCarthy, .£1 4s. Id., costs Ils.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and James Johnston v. Charles I'l Knowles. £4 10s., costs £1 ss. 6d.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and E. W. Mills & Co., 7Ltd„ v. Lon B. Smith, £9 12s. 6d„ costs £1 11s. 6<1.; H. Stairman and Sons, v. J. T. T.epper, £1 7s. Sd., costs 125.; M. Michelin and Co.. Ltd., v. G. Penney. £5 195.. costs £2 7s. (id.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., anil Tnglis Bros, and Co. Ltd., v. C. IT. Gilliland. £8 Bs.. costs .Cl 10s. fid.; Wellington Hospital Board v. James Johnston. 13s. 6d., costs Bs.; 11. W. Lloyd v. A. W. Stanley. £3l. costs £4 Is. fid.; Wellington Hospital Board v. Campbel] White, £l3 10s., costs £2 145.; W. Bell v. M. Huntington, 145.. costs Ils.; Clarrv Moores and Co. v. Taylor’s Progress House. £9l 15s. (id., costs £5 ss. 9d.; Robert Ewart McDougall, carrying on business as Aulscbrook and Co., v. G. M. Morris (separate estate). £ll 2s. 3d., costs £4 65.; Bell. Gully, Mackenzie, O’Leary v. A. W. 11. Gripp, £3 55.. costs £1 13s. fid.; United Artis's (Australasia), Ltd., v. W. J. Palmer, £9 7s. Bd., costs £1 Ils. 6(1.; Wellington Mechanical Engineering Co. v. C. D. Burton, £39 175., costs £'4 2s. Cd.; Derbyshires (N.Z.), Ltd., v. Newman, Hoar and Co., £l3 10s. 5d., costs £2 145.; N.Z. •Automobiles. Ltd. tin liuidation)’v. J. T. Grange, £176 4s. Bd., costs £3 Is.; Wellington Hospital Board v. Ingram H. Johnson, £lO 75., costs £2 155.; Wellington Hospjtal Board v. W. D. Johnston, £4 15s. 6d., costs £1 ss. 6d.; Wellington Hospital Board v. James Kavanagh, 13s. 6d., costs 125.; A. P. Warring v. Duncan McKenzie, £5 10s., costs £1 10s. Cd.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and C. H. McMillan v. Ngan Kee, £l9 Ils. Cd. costs £2 10s.; Fox Films Corporation (Australasia), Ltd., v. John Kirkpatrick, £43s. 13d. 4d., costs £4 Is. (id.; Billiards, Ltd., v. Sidney McNamara, £2O, costs £2 145.; Hyman and Marks v. J. McCormack, £7 155., costs £1 16s. fid. On a judgment summons, P. C. Jones was ordered to pay A. L. Milne £26 12s. forthwith, in default 2i> days’ imprisonment; AV. Ivory to pay T. W. Hutton £7 9s. 6d. forthwith, in default seven days’ imprisonment; A. Kennndav to pay “The Practical £l4 18s. 6d. forthwith, in de- I fault 14 days’ imprisonment; Ngarori Kingi to pay W. Bull. Ltd., £ll os. 2d. forthwith, in default 11 days’ imprisonment); George Luff to pay W. A. (.’hole, Ltd., £2 os. Id. forthwith, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment; It. Green to pay W. E. Webb £7 3s. forthwith, in default seven days’ imprisonment; James Bryant to pay the Home Supply Co., Ltd., £3 Ids. 6d. forthwith, in default four days’ imprisonment; Arthur Gripp to pay Charles Gray £9 18s. lOd. forthwith, in default ten days’ imprisonment; C. 11. Dillon to pay G. S. Dillon £l7 14s. forthwith, in default 17 days’ imprisonment; J. Winera to pay Mrs. M Rusterholz £7O 17s. Id. at the rate of £1 every four weeks, in default 70 days’ imprisonment; A. Duerr to pay G. W. Kingsbeer £lO 10s. 6d. at the rate of 10s. per week, in default' ten days’ imprisonment.; Henry Cooper to pay Hamond and Turner, Ltd., £l4 12s. 6d. at the rate of £1 oer month, in default 13 days’ imprisonment; P, Walker to pay Electrical Supplies, Ltd., J'l 6s. at Hie rate of 10s. per week, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment.