MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 172, 22 June 1926, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

CIVIL BUSINESS.

Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., presided over the regular civil sitting of the Magistrate’s Court this morning. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following cases: —J. P. Thorpe (Mr Ongley) v. T. Coleman, £2B 7s, costs £4 5s 6d; "W. Johnson (Mr Ongley) v. G. McLean, £5 7s 9d, costs £1 3s 6d; Watt Motor Co., Ltd. (Mr Laurenson) v. T. Powell, £4 10s, costs £1 18s 6d; same v. W. Candy, £lB 7s 9d, costs £2 14s; Manson and Barr, Ltd. (Mr Wither) v. J. O’Donnell, £3 12s Gd, costs 18s 6d; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Mr Cooper) v. S. H. Todd, £24 Os 3d, costs £4 2s Gd; J. Bett (Mr Grant) v. J. W. Batt, £3B, costs £4 ,1s Gd; T. E. French (Mr Ongley) v. J. MoGregor, 19s lOd, costs 8s; Immigration Department (Mr Cooke) v. G. Mills, £SO 10s, costs £4 12s Gd; Palmerston North Cleaning Co. (Mr Petersen) v. Mrs A. W. Jones, 10s, costs Bs. BREACHES QF AWARDS. Mr J. Lowden, inspector of awards, proceeded against J. Autridge and F. J. A.ttfield, butchers, of Palmerston North, claiming £lO as a penalty for a breach of the Wellington industrial district butchers’ award in that, being parties bound by that award, they did fail to notify the union within three days what the starting and finishing hours would be for each of their workers. Both defendants pleaded an unintentional breach of the award and were mulcted in a penalty of £5 each. A similar penalty was imposed on F. Needham, Ltd., and E. C. Turner, Ltd., for failure under the Wellington district painters and decorators 5 award to notify the union of ths emSloyment of non-unionists within three ays of the commencement of such employment. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. A. M. Wright, horse trainer, of Foxton, was ordered to pay Jamos Pekin, of Palmerston Noitfh, settler (Mr Cooper) the sum of £62 14s lid. forthwith, m default 28 days imprisonment. ' „_ , J. W. Fisher and Co., of Palmerjton North, monumentalists Mr Ongley) secured an order against Algor Mudgway, of . Dannevirke, labourer, for the immediate payment of £ll 13s, in default seven days imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as defendant pays £1 on July 20 and the further sum of £1 per month thereafter. Henri de Courvoisier, masseur, of Palmerston North, was ordered to pay the Palmerston North Borough Council (Mr Meatyard) the sum of £lO las forthwith, in default seven days imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as defendant pays on the debt at the rate of 10s per month. The Premier Tyre and General Vulcanising Co., Ltd. (Mr Laurenson) secured an order against H. A.very, or Palmerston North, agent, for the payment of the sum of £ll, m default seven days’ imprisonment.