THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 12875, 26 July 1906, Page 4

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before W, Q. Riddel], S.M.) Judgment was given for plaintiffs by i 1? ,/r e Showing cases ;—John M ilonaid (Mr £>. E. Statham) y. James Gilltgan (Cromwell), for 5s (balance of claim), with §s costs; John Rruce Norris (Mr btatham) v. Edward E. Philp (Inyercargifl)j lor £8 Is (bajanpe of promissory note for £ls), with £i 3s 6d costs; Gotten Bros, (Mr Burnard) v. Greynignth Timber and Rand Company (Greymonth), for £lB 14s (work and labor done), with £1 10s 6d costs. '

In the judgment summons case J. M'Dopald (Mr StatJj.ani) v. William Pledger (Roalyn), a claim for £4, defendant was ordered to pay the amount claimed by the Bth of August, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Catherine Spedding (Mr J. R. p. gtamper) y. John Glen hj tinner Rawric, claim for £4 Os lid on a judgment summons.— After hearing evidence as to defendant’s means, Hi§ Worship dismissed the claim.' Waikojiaili County Council y. the Dunedin City Corporation.—A claim for £3 15s 7d, rates on a section owned by defendants. Mr J. H, Hosting, with Mr T. A. R. Bailey, appeared for plaintiffs ; Mr ,W. C. MacGregor for defendants.—Mr Hosking explained that the main question in- ; volved was whether the land concerned in the claim was a portion of the Dunedin waterworks, and Whether it came under the exemption clause provided in the Corporations Act, 1900, section 17. The onus of proving this rested with the other side. —Mr W. G. MacGregor admitted the Corownership.—John Porteous, clerk to the Waikouaitj County Council, pro-' duced the rate book, in which the Corporation were named as the owners of sections 32 to 55, block 3, Blueskin and Bilver Peak district. —Mr MacGregor further admitted tiiat the Coiporation bad granted a grazing right over the land, with the exception of section 33—After counsel had exhaustively dealt with the law points involved, pro and con, His Worship reserved hie decision. CITY POLICE COURT. 1 Before C, C. Graham, Esq., S.M.) Drunkenness.-—A first- offender was fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’ Imprisonment.—Morris Mannheim pleaded guilty. Ho had been twice previously convicted within the past sax months, and he was fined 20s and 3s cab hire, in default one week’s imprieonmsD t. —John Helton, for drunkenness at the railway station, was fined 15s, in default five days’ imprisonment. By-law Gases.—Alex. Farquharson, for allowing thre head of .cattle to wander into the Botapical Gardens, was fined IQs and costs (7s). —James Murphy and Alfred Driscoll were fined 5s each and costs (7s) for keeping unregistered dogs, and James Deans, who did not appear, was fined IBs and costs (7s) for the same offence. Prohibition Orders.—Three applications for prohibition orders were mode by women against their husbands. Mr Adams appeared for one complainant. —Two orders were granted, nnd*one was adjourned to see how defendant behaved in the next month. Industrial School Case.—Roy Guthrie Bain, an infant born out of wedlock, was committed to the Industrial School, to be brought up in the Presbyterian form of religion.