MANAIA R.M. COURT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1754, 14 October 1887, Page 2

MANAIA R.M. COURT.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

The ordinary monthly sittings of the above court were held before O. A. Wray, Esq., R.M., ou Thursday, 13th October, when the following business was transacted :—.: — . T. Green v. James Parsons. — Claim for £2 Is 6d, balance due on goods supplied. Defendant admitted the debt, but said that he bad been ill for about half the year, and was unable to pay before two months. Plaintiff agreed to give orfemoutb. Judgment for amount claimed and costs, 9s. James Nicoll against Edward Davison. —Claim for £13 13s, for rent. Mr. Hurley appeared for the plaintiff under power of attorney, and stated that the claim was for balance of rent due to the end of two years for which the section bad been taken and a further month beyond the original term. No notice had been received by plaintiff that the place had been vacated, and he did not know until the time of the issue of tbe summons that defendant was not in occupation. Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed, with costs, less extra month. Gapper v. J. Cuff.—Claim £9 -4s lid. Judgment by default, with costs. Gilmour v. J. Van Brakle. — Claim 15?. Judgment by default, with costs. Hurley v. H. R. Keid, Okaiawa. — Claim £2 38, for commission on raising two loans, 20s, and for cost of preparing mortgage deeds, 235. Plaintiff stated that he had twice obtained money for defendant, and in each case defendant had disappointed lenders. In the latter case defendant has also induced him (plaintiff) to advance privately £5 on -account of one of the loans, and then bad tolegraphed to the Lands Office stopping, the issue of his title to plaintiff. The £5 had only been, been recovered by means of a caveat lodged against defendant's title. Defendant contended that the plaintiff had disappointed him. He had agreed to take a sum of money, and when he came for it five months afterwards, it was not available. Replying to the R.M., defendant said he had not lodged his securities with plaintiff. The R.M. said that plaintiff had done everything necessay to get the money for defendant, and that it was through defendant's action in not handing over titles that negotiations fell through. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs.