THE COURTS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 36, Issue 9503, 22 December 1905, Page 3

THE COURTS.

WARDEN'S COCJKT, ST. BATHANS,

(Before J M'Ennis, Esq., S.M, and ' • Warden).

WARDEN'S COURT, PATEAROA,

Monday, December 11,

J. Wilson and 0. Cambridge.—Extended alluvial claim.—Granted. Same.—Dam.—Granted. G S O'Neill and A Duffy.—Exchange of title of water-race.—Granted, Thoß. Adam.—Water-race.—Withdrawn. G S O'Neill.- 1 Water-ace—Granted. T Adam and J M'Donald.—Extended alluvial claim;—Grante 1, Same.—Tail-race.—Granted. T Adam,—Water-race.—Granted, J Weatherall and Geo Bambery.—Special alluvial claim—Granted. P M'Cluskey,—Surrender residence site. —Adjourned to next court day.

WARDEN'S COURT, NASEBY.

Monday, Dec. 18,

H, Tait (Mr Kirk).—Application for claim.—Withdrawn, A similar application by Tait for another claim was granted

MAGISTRATE'S COURT, ST BATHANS

Wednbsdat, Decsmbbb 13,

John Colling (Mr Kirk) v Ernest Wilson. —£l2 58 amount due. —Order made for paymeat forthwith ; in default, one month's imprisonment in Hokitika gaol. Thoa Gilchrist (Mr Kirk) v John Mooney. —Claim, £7 6s 9d, for goods suppliedJudgment for amount claimed, with court costs Bs, and solicitor's fee 15s 6d ; total, £8 10s 3d.

Same v Wm Mills.—Claim,£l os7d. poods supplied.—Judgment for amount claimed, with costs 58

Ahad Box Mollock v Margaret Beck (Mr Kirk)— Claim, £8 0a lOd, goods supplied. Plaintiff gave evidence as to amount owing, but in cross-examination by Mr Kirk admitted that a sum of £4 for which a receipt was produced had not been credited Defendant' claimed a set off in respect of meals and chaff supplied, and evidence in respect of ibis wa» given by defendant and William Beck.—Judgment was entered for defendant, with costs : solicitor's fee, £1 IsOd ; court costs, 4s

Margaret Bock (Mr Kirk) v Ahad Box Mollock.—Claim, £2O damages for unlawfully cutting and damaging plaintiff's fence aDd for consequential loss of crop Defendant, although in court for the previous case, would not appear in this one Evidence was given for plaintiff by Alexander M'Lean, Lachlan M'Lean and William Beck, and judgment given for plaintiff, for £l2 18s Od, with court costs £1 13s Od, witnesses' expenses £2 9s Od and solicitor's fee £1 16s 6d; total £lB 16s 6d.

Peter Jenkins (Mr Cutten)./—Water-race. —-Granted.