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North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13180, 8 October 1914, Page 3

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v October 7th, »IDM, f :(Bcfoi'o6,' It. Bartholomew, Esq. S.M?) Civil. ■; Judginont for ■ plaintiffs was given in do Lambert .Bros, v. James Cnssorloy, £1 12s, and costs Bs. ADcarFlaro. , ,Aft(Sr tho ovidenco of Deputy-Super-intendent of the Firoßrigado had boon hoard,'Annio Boyle, who did not appear, ■'was'flned ss,' aiiil ordered to pay costs amounting to. LOs, ior'allowing hoi' chimney to catch ilro. . .'. : v , ; x ' Bankruptcy Aftoruiath.. ■; Andrew; Archibald Bruco Christie was charged with proceedings contrary /. to: .the statute in that, within six months, being an auctioneer licensed under the Auctioneers' Act, 1908, lie sold by public auction on behalf of Aloxandcr and Peter Bradley, tho leaso-in-porpctuity of allotment 68, Maerewhomui Estato to Mrs J. B,- Bradley for tho sum of £lOlO, whereof thb sum ol' -ElGl wgs paid to him (Cluistio) by way of deposit,' which sale was completed on July 20th, 1914, arid that lie failed within seven days after such completion: to pay tho balance.of the said deposit to Arthur W, Woodward, assignee in tho bankruptcy of •:Alexander and Peter Bradicy. ■ ■ 1 ■ ' Mr iljorring, for. tho Official Assignee, said ho would not call any evidence, and the case was struck out. Maintenance. Margaret Cooper (Mr Onglcy) charged Thomas Cooper, miner, of Macrcwhenim (Mr Iljorring) with failure to provide adequate means of maintenance for herself and daughters, aged 19 and 03, and asked for a separation order, and guardianship order.

I'laiutiff said that defendant had told her'ho was going away with one of the contingents and had loft her since- the 4th September.'' Ho had bc&n on a drinking bout practically oil! and ou since then, and had come home at different times and took various articles to sell. Sh'c knew nothing, before she took out the charge, of any arrange-, incut whereby her husband had agreed to allow her £1 per week, and 8s for her younger daughter. A pound a week would bo enough for her. Tlio house was very well supplied with provisions, coal, etc,, and she had her own cow. Defendant had only given her £lO, with which she had paid bills which were due retaining only a few shillings herself. Dofendant earned gooif money, though the amount varied. William Barnes (son of plaintiff by a former marriage) said that lie ami his brother had arranged with Cooper at the National Bank, in the presence of the manager, that, after Cooper's monthly share in his claim at Macrowlicnua had been assessed, £5 12s was to be deducted and paid to Mrs Coop'.".', who knew of this arrangement before the proceedings were taken. His Worship held that the case had not been proved. The fact that such an arrangement had been voluntarily made by Cooper showed that there ivas no intention of failing to provide. Information dismissed, without cos:s.