MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 14060, 15 May 1906, Page 5

MAGISTERIAL.

; CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, May 14. (Before Air H. AV. Bishop, S.AI.) Drunkenness. — Thomas F. Grogan was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, for having been drunk. .having been oiioe previously convicted. Vagrancy. —Gregor Al’Gregor, charged with being a rogue and a vagabond, having no visible means of support, and having been previously convicted as an idle 'and disorderly person, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment, with hard labour. Deserting Cabs.—Henry Richard Harris and Silas Knight, licensed cabmen, were charged with having failed to remain in immediate attendance upon their cabs. Mr C. B. Alassey, inspector for the City Council, prosecuted, and stated that the two cabs were standing unattended at the railway cabstand, apart from some other cabs, for ten minutes, on tho night of April 28. Defendants were fined 10s and costs each. Undefended Cases.— Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default in tho following undefended cases :—Trade Auxiliary Company (Mr Murphy) v John Moffatt claim £2 2s; Frisk and Cragg (Air Mnrp' y) v. J. Comes, £1 10s; Booth, Alacdonald and Co. (Mr Hunt) v. J. Dalzell, £lO 12s 6d; same v. J. Kennedy, 3s 3d ;■ Kaye and Carter (Air AVilliams) v. J. Dalziel, £l6 2d; J. S. Tulloch v. H. Lestm, £5 11s 8d; Aloir and Co. (Air Cowlishaw) v M.(H, Yates, £l7 Qs 8d; F. D. Kesteven (Air Barrett) v. H. AI’L. Stewart. £G.