Foxton

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6835, 16 April 1932, Page 12

Foxton

(From Our Own Correspondent.) No Orders Against Belief Workers. At the sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Foxton on Thursday Air. J. L. Stout, HAL, was called upon to consider several judgment summonses issued by tradespeople against men employed on relief work. In each instance the defendants were men with dependents -and the Alagistratc refused to make any orders whatever. In commenting on the practice, Mr. Stout remarked that solicitors handling such eases should, before bringing them before the Court, make inquiries as to whether the persons concerned were on relief work or not. If they were on relief work it was only a waste of time and money in bringing the eases forward. “I made it quite clear in Palmerston North that I will not make an order against any man employed on relief work as I regard it as merely sustenance,” added his Worship.

Civil Cases. Judgment for plaintiff by default was entered in the following cases: It. N. Speirs v. H. Nicholson £3 2s Bd, costs £1 12s Gd; S. Alattar v. S. Kinclair £7 Gs, costs £1 10s Gd; A. It. Bailey v. The AJason Transport Co. Ltd. £-1 10s, costs £1 4s Gd; G. A. Magee v. W. Vaughan Bs, costs £1 10s Gd. J. A. Cog-hill (Air. Kodgers) proceeded against Edward Stowe, of Himatangi, on a judgment summons for arrears of rent, amounting to £24 Iss lOd and possession of dwelling. Defendant, who was examined by counsel, stated that he was unable to pay any rent and could not give possession of the building as he had nowhere else to go. Counsel for plaintiff made it clear that his client was not pressing for the amount involved, but desired to obtain possession. The Magistrate remarked that defendant could not go on living in the building if he was not paying any runt and accordingly gave an order for possesion on ox before April 28,