GREY MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 July 1913, Page 4

GREY MAGISTRATE’S COURT

MONDAY, JULY 21st, 1913,

(Before J. 0. L. Hewitt, Esq., S.M.) DEBT CASES. Judgments for amounts claimed together’ with costs was entered up in favour of plaintiffs in the following cases: —Holder and Sons (Mr Kitchingham), v- J. R> Grev t claim £4 4s 4d, costs 10s; Kettle Bros.’ (Mr Kitchingham) v. Ellen Dunn, claim £4 8s 9d, costs ss; D. Spalding (Mr. Sargent) v. Geo. Groom, claim £4 Is sd, costs 13s; Abdo Saraty (Mr Sargent) V. Nicholas Rochford, claim £7 6s 3d; F. W. Badger and Co. (Mr Sargent) v. H. Lynch, claim £4 2s 8d; James Kyle (Mr Sargent) v. Frank Moss, claim £4 10s, costs 10s; same v. William Gamble t claim £l, costs 10s.

A number of applications for orders on judgment summons were adjourned. DEFENCE CASES.

Sergeant-Major'O’Hara v. Harry Hahn ( for failing to attend camps. Sergeant-Major O’Hara stated that defendant had been exempted from attending parades on account of his being six miles from the nearest parade, but that no exemption could be given in regard to attending camps. Defendant stated that he was at the Gladstone Station on the day of the departure for the Yaldhurst camp, but the train did not stop. In answer to the Magistrate he slated his reason for nonattendance at the camp at Omoto was that he held an important position at a sawmill and could not get off. , 1The Magistrate pointed out that no application for exemption to the second canip lad been made by defendant; in any case it was not fair to those who did attend at their own inconvenience that defendant should get off. He would)' ■yon , vict and fine the defendant £3 10s. 1 T. J. J. Garvin was charged /with failing to register. Sergeant O’Hara stated That defendant/ had registered since the information was laid. The ease was adjourned for four mouths to give the defendant an opportunity of attending drills in the meantime.

Robert Geo. Bring was charged with failing to register, thong it was stated that he had done so since the summons was issued. The case was adjourned for two months, the defendant undertaking to attend drill regularly. t

ORDER ISSUED. A prohibition order was issued against a local resident on his wife’s petition.

BREACH OF AWARD.-\

H. G. Torbit (Inspector of Awardsj sued Samuel Salt?,man for a breach of the tailoring trade award alleging,that the defendant. did employ two apprentices on June 16th, in his workshop in Mawhera Quay, Gvcymouth, there being no journeymen employed there, contrary to the provisions of clause 8 of the award. Mr Torbit stated the award renuiped in case of males ope apprentice to three journeymen ( and in case of females pile apprentice to two journey women. The defendant was a parly to the award, 'yd hearing evidence at length a fitlo of 10s was imposed.