The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1867. RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 183, 7 August 1867, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1867. RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wednesday, August 7. [Before J. Poynter, Esq., R-M ] Robert Donald v. 11. Redwood. H. Spiller, J. Thornton, and A. Helps. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a publican at Wakapuaka, agaiust the defendants, who were the stewards and committee of management of the late Suburban-north steeplechase, to recover £17 ss. lOd. paid by the plain tifF for posts and rails, &c, and labor, expended on preparing the grouud for the race, and other expenses. Mr Kingdon appeared for the plaintiff, Mr Pitt for the defendants. The plaintiff stated that he was authorised by Captaiu Spiller and Mr Helps to do the work, for which he had paid for labor to the amount of £6 18s, which with the cost of posts and rails, poles, laths, &c, and diuner for the police in attendance on the occasion, and beer for the workman, amounted in all to £16 10s. lOd. Plaintiff had collected subscriptions to the steeplechase to the amount of £10 7s. in his district, which was paid to Mr Helps, and he had never received any money whatever on account. On cross-examination the plaintiff denied that it had been arranged to provide dinner on the course, or that he had promised that if the timber were found he would put it up, provided the committee "stood" beer for the workmen, or that he had promised to accept what the committee awarded him. In the first account rendered by the stewards he had not charged for the dinners for the police. Fur the defendants, Mr Helps stated that the plaintiff had undertaken, if the races were ' got up, to do certain work aud pay the workmen, subscriptions to be collected and course marked out by the committee, j When the plaintiff handed over the subscriptions he had collected there was some conversation with Captain Spiller about the prices charged, and the matter was left over, and when brought before the i committee they awarded him £7 10s. Mr Helps stated that he had nothing to do with the races beyond collecting subscriptions, aud that the committee were willing to pay £7 6s lOd, the amount awarded him, and this amount was put aside to be paid to him. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for £10 15s and costs. H. J. L. Augarde v. Thomas Mavis. Claim for £3 7s due from the defeudant for board and lodging for four weeks, at 25s per week, with drinks amounting to 8s 6d. The defendant (wlto was"iden tilled as the individual who came to the office of this journal some time since and volunteered a statement relative to the alleged gold-field at the Moutere, which turned" out to be a pure fabrication, and who afterwards disapy eared from Kelson) disputed the claim, but bis evidence in support of his statement being very contradictory, he was adjudged to pay £3 7s and costs, and in default of payment was locked up. It. Lucas & Son v. Theophilus Mabille, Claim for £15 13s, the amount of a dishonored bill due in November, 1866, with, interest. Judgment for plaintiffs. H. Barnes v. Lukins and Cheeseman. — Claim, £11 6s 6d, the amount of a promissory note' for £43 2s 6d, dated 10th November, 1864, for limestone supplied to the defendants, of which he had received

£32 10s on account, before the defendants became insolvent. For the defendants i* was pleaded that the balance of the bill was put in their schedule, under the name of the plaiu tiff's father-in-law, who had undertaken to collect the same. Mr Keoo appeared fur (he plaintiff and Mr Kingdon for the defendants. Judgment was given for the defend ants, ou the ground that Jennings was regarded as (he holder of the bill, and as such his name had been placed on the defendant's schedule.