RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT AHAURA.

Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1815, 30 May 1874, Page 4

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT AHAURA.

Saturday, May 23. (Before C. Whitefoord, Esq.; R;M.) Jellie v. Constantine.— A claim of L 9, 14s lid, for horse iced. The defendant admitted taking delivery of the produce, but he alleged that the price agreed upon was L 6 per ton, and" the plaintiff in his bill of particulars charged LB. The plaintiff said he never sold chaff at the price quoted by the defendant, and in reply to Mr Steite, who appeared, for the defendant, he said he never packed chaffto Greymouth, although he might have carted it there, but he never delivered it at the place stated. The defendant said he never paid more than L 6 per ton for his feed, and . he referred to the case of Methven v. Constantine, where there was an item of twenty tons of chaff charged at L 6 per ton. Mr Alexander White was cited by the defendant as an authority on the prices current, but he at first declined to be brought into the dispute. On the law being laid down to him that being in Court he was bound to give testimony to help to put matters straight if called upon, he said amongst other things that he never purchased chaff at L 5 per ton, and that the market price was L 8 for good chaff, but there was "chaff and chaff." The defendant hereupon remarked that he was Borry his witness spoke, and the Magistrate gave a verdict for the amount claimed with costs. White and Garth v. Patrick Carroll.— A claim of L 2 17s. The defendant admitted the debt, and was ordered to pay the amount within three weeks, with an injunction that he should hot transfer any mining property in the meantime. Reid v. M'Henry.— A claim of L 2 1135, for cattle supplied at Napoleon Hill. The claim was not disputed, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff with costs. Day v. Godfrey.— A claim of L 7 10s, for services rendered as a midwife, and for baby linen and other articles supplied the defendant during her confinement. After the evidence of several female witnesses had been taken as to the services tendered by the plaintiff to the defendant, a verdict was given for LI 15s with costs. White and Garth v. MTherson.— The defendant did not appear, and a verdict was given for the plaintiffs for L 3 13s with costs. ' Kelley v. Brean.— A claim of Ls l2s 6d for board, &c. The defendant did not appear, and the plaintiff applied that certain money coming to him from the Government should be impounded and appropriated to pay. the debt. The Magistrate refused the application, and after striking \ out a number of items in the account rendered for " refreshment," gave judgment for the plaintiff forL4 6s6d, ■with costs. • : Lock v. Loftquist.— A claim of L 7 Us : Bd, for household stores supplied at Napoleon Hill., -The defendant was formerly a market gardener at Napoleon, but through .misfortune and by subsequent process of law, his clearing passed into the posssession of the plaintiff's firm. The defendant made a statement as to the manner in which the home of himself aad his children was taken from him as he alleged, and stated that he had done sufficient work on the land to cover the cost of his living. For the plaintiff it was urged that the work done by the -defendant was contrary to orders, and with a clear understanding that it was not required. Judgment for the plaintiff with costs.