MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4710, 7 November 1917, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

COAST SESSION-3. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.' WAIPIRO BAY, Nov. 4. The quarterly sittings of the Magistrate’s Court took place at Waipiro Bay on the Ist. 2nd and 3rd inst,. Mr R. Stone Floranco being the presiding Magistrate. In attendance were Messrs. Graham, Hei, Kane, Mead, and Mr. Dalton, Native interpreter. Four first offenders < barged with drunkenness were eacin.c f nvicted and fined 5s and costs. - _ Norman Anderson, charged with using obscene language at Waipiro, was convicted and fined £2 and costs.' Mr. Kane appeared for the defendant.

Terrance McKenna, charged with being drunk while in _ charge of a horse, was fined 10s and costs. Stanley Conway, charged with, furiously riding a horse at Token-nil Bay,’ was fined £2 and -osts. Ernest Tidy, charged _ with _using obscene language, was fined £5 and costs. Mr. Graham appeared for defendant. . Paora Tewera and Harry Waite were each convicted and fined £2 10s and costs for aiding and abetting the commission of an offence, to wit, the supplying of liquor to natives. Renata Moeke, charged with assault at Manutahi, was fined £5 and costs. Piripi Kaiwaru. charged with assault and obscene language, was fined £3 and costs. Mr. S. Hei appeared for defendant. Sidney lvopua, charged with disturbing a picture entertainment at Tokomaru Bay, was convicted and fined 20s and costs. Joe Williams was charged with obtaining 5s by false pretences. As the defendant was only a youth, ho was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon and ordered to pay costs. Decision was reserved in the case of John Williams, charged with supplying liquor to natives in a prohibited area. Sergeant McDonnell conducted the prosecution on behalf of the police. - Following is the civil list.:—Waiapu County Council v. Wingara, Tipuwai Houkamu and Wi Potae for £146 4s Gd by default; Pynson Longdill v. Kereopa Potaka, a claim for £3O 4s 6d, judgment reserved ; James Eckford v. Wi Wliete, ‘"£l4 13s Id, and costs 42s Gd by default; same v. Kerena Rangi, £3 10s and costs 275, by default; same v. Horitiana, £ls 4s Bd, costs 43s Gd, by default; Waipiro Trading Company v. Where Pubata Makarini. £8 Is, costs 28s Gd, by default; same v. Puhata Makarini, £4 6s Gd, costs £l, by default; Raiha Tehei v. Mura Rehua, £2B 15s, costs 595, by default; Geo. Kirk v. Jimmy Tarapuhi, £4 9s Gd, costs 13s. by default; same v. Ropoi Huma, £2 3s Gd, costs £l. by default; same v. Jack Whitehead, £ls 2s 9d, costs 30s 6d, by default; Tokomaru Farmers’ Co-op. y. Kaka Rehua. £5 4s Gd, costs 23s 6u, by default; same v. Frog Temple, £7 10s 3d, costs 23s Gd, by default; same v. Teo Walia-. nui, £9 8s 2d, costs 29s 6d ; J. H. Beale v-. Henare Teowai, £4 Is, costs 25s by default; same v. Tutu Honga'ra, £5 12s Id, costs 38s Gd, by default; same v. Watene Tukuro, £2 9s Gd, costs 255, by default; same v. Sid Potaka. £2 12s Bd, costs 28s, by defaidt; same v. John Whitehead, 17s Gd, costs 15s, by default; A. L. Kirk v. Henare Teowai, £2 9s, costs 255, by default; N. C. Hughes v. Jack Whitehead. £3 7s Gd; costs 15s, by default; A. H. Airey v. Ben McGarvie, £l3 10s. costs 31s 6d, by default; Hohepa Tereo v. Whare Ko-to,-£l2, judgment for £1 and costs £5 Bs, and on a counter-claim for £1 and costs £2 Is 6d; D. Chalmers v. Joe Tereo, £5 12s 6d. costs £2 19s Gd by default; Alick Gray v. W. AWaddingham, £3 6s 6d ; costs 10s, by default; Frank Shaw v. Enoka Potae, for £53 8s Gd, plaintiff nonsuited with costs £8 ss; Charles Dean v. D. Jones, £35. judgment for. defendant, costs £1 Is, and on a j counter-claim for £lB iudgment was I given with 26s costs; I. McCullough ! v, A. Gilbert, £9, costs 23s 6d, by ; default. ,' • J V Orders were made on judgment | summonses as followsG. Kirk v. .Tuhere Tautaki, for Jaines Belch ash v. Atira Wilson, £8 Gs Gd; C. W. Garton y. Sam Epere, £8 11s; James Eckford v. Horowai Pahina, £9 8s lid ;' same v, Kaka Riliuav £4 11s 9d; Hugh Patterson v. Maalia Ripana, £6 4s Gd; J. Eckford v. Ben Milner,'£2s 18s 3d ; A. L. Kirk v. Eru Ketiketi, £4 15s 3d.