HASTINGS COURT.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7498, 18 October 1895, Page 3

HASTINGS COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before Mr Turnbull, S.M ) Middleton v. Middleton, wife maintenance — djourned till .November Ist, for certificate irom Dr. Mooro as to the plaintiff'e health. Oonuop v. Oonnop, application for protection order—Mr Loughnan for plaintiff. £<o appeucance of defendant. Order granted, to take effect from Keptember 6th, 1895. Oivil oa?es (judgments for plaintiffs).— Dr. Haigh v. dewberry, £t 7a, oosts 9a, eolioitor (Mr Lewis) 6s; Land and Heighway v. A. G. Graves, £2 13a 6d, costs 10b, solioitor (Mr Lewisy ss; A. M'Oorkindale v. Tahune Eenata, £2 10s, cost:) 12s, translation 3s; &.. It. D. Fraser v.- Honi Hiri Hiri, £28, cost* 34e, translation 10s, solicitor (Mr JLoaehnan) £1 lie ; Jolia aiaher v. jx. Peters, £2 Is 6d, costs 6i, solicitor (Mr Loughnau) sa; G. H. Roauh v H. Ohapman, £7 3s 6d, costs 10s, Bolioitor (Hr Lewis) 15s 6d; J. P. v Chirlea Augers, £4, costs 6s, solicitor (Mr Lee) 6s, Jamea Jbangham v W. Douglas, olaim £16 5s 4d. Mr Lyughnan for plaintiff, Mr Lee (acting for Messrs Cotterill uad Humphreys; for defendant. The defendant ia the well known runholdee of Te Mahanga and the plaintiff a ploughman who was working for him. The f sots are these : — On May 16th last Mr Douglas posted up a notice at the station to the pffeofc that in consequence of the low price of bheep and wool, the station wages were to be reduoed 5a per week ; that the week's notice would thenceforth bo abolished on both sides, anyone dissatisfied being able to claim their cheque at once, and Mr Doug'aa to have the right to dismiss any man without notioo. The plaintiff admitted- the notioe of reduction, but claimed that the right to dismiss was illegal. He also claimed that by an i'ld agreement he was entitled to 5s per week more for a part of the time. Mr Douglas offered £10 16a as eettlement in fall, which plaintiff refused. "The plaintiff and defendant having given evideuco, besides three witnesses, Mr Turnbull deoided that the case was too important to fjivejudgmentupon without the production of the station books and two other witnesses. It was quite clear to Me Tarnbull that the decision ia this case would be a precedent for other oaaea pending on the same station. Adjourned to .November Ist.