LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9306, 15 September 1893, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

R.M. COURT.—Thursday. '.". [Before Dr. Giles, R.M.] Undefended Cases.—ln the following cases judgmenb was given for the plaintiffs by default s—Henry Berry and Co. v. A. Pribchard, £7 Os 3d, costs £1 14s. Wm. Fenton v. J. H. Parker, £1 8s 2d. costs 16s. The Consols Gold Mining Company v. John Gibbons, £6 13s 4d, costs £1 12s. Warnock Brothers v. W. H. Nicholls, £1 ss, costs 7s. . • Charles Woolgar v. Wm. Porrit. — This was a claim for £1 49, rent. Mr. Burton appeared for the plaintiff, and defendant appeared in person. The defendant put .in a set-off, claiming £5 for storage, but in evidence it appeared that he had never made any agreement with regard to this storage, and His Worship disallowed it. Judgment was given for the amount of plaintiffs claim, and costs £1 lis. Charles Bailey v. W. S. Taylor. This was an action to recover £14 for building •two racing 'dingies. The plaintiff is '* an Auckland boatbuilder, and the defendant resides in Napier. Mr. Cotter appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. C. F. Buddie, instructed by Mr. Dinwiddie, for the defendant. Evidence in the case was taken in Napier and forwarded to this Court. The correspondence on the subject was read by Mr. Cotter. The defendant ordered the boats on behalf of himself and the Union Rowing Club, but when they arrived they were unsatisfactory, and he did nob take delivery on arrival, and when he saw them he concluded they were useless. He wrote to Mr. Bailey to that effect. Mr. Bailey replied, . regretting that they had proved unsatisfactory. They had been built by a junior hand during his absence in Kaipara, and ho would make any reasonable allowance. The boats were finally sent) into the boat shed, where they' were subsequently burnt when the boat; shed was burnt. The original cost was to be £15, but an allowance of £1 was made by the plaintiff. The evidence of the defendant and of Robert Martin, a boatbuilder at Napier, was read. The plaintiff and two witnesses were examined, and His Worship then gave judgment for plaintiff for £12 and costs £2 2s. C. F. Martin v. F. (Paltridge.—This was an application for a. re-hearing. The claim was for £7 13s Cd for board and lodging, etc., and on Thursday previous, when -the case was called, the defendant did not appear, and judgment had been given by default for the amount of the claim and costs. Mo sooner had the judgment been given than defendant appeared, and he said lie was waiting in the hall, waiting to be called, bub did nob hear the case called, and ho applied for a re-hearing, stating that ho had a good defence. Mr. Oliphunt appeared for the defendant, and Mr. Cotter for the plaintiff. Mr. Cotter said that nob thinking the case would come on this afternoon, the plaintiff was unable to obtain his books to prove his case, and he had to ask that ib might stand over bill next day. The adjournment was granted on payment of counsel fees for appearing on the last occasion.

TOLICE COURT.— Thursday. [Before Messrs. W. Beehan and W. Morgan, J.tVs.] Drunkenness.—Three first offenders were fined 5s and costs, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Throwing a Missile. — John O'Keefe was charged with having, on the 28th August, unlawfully thrown a missile in a public place, to wit, Manukau Road, to the danger of John Dennison, a person passing by. The accused pleaded guilty. The Bench cautioned and dismissed him. No Light.—Mathew James McMahon, licensee of the Albion Hotel, was charged with having, on the 7th September, failed to keep a lamp alight from sunset to sunrise, A fine of Is and costs was imposed.

W ARK WORTH R.M. COURT. Monday, September 11. [Before Mr. R. S. Bush, R.M.] Killing a Pheasant.—Lawrence Multrus was charged by the police with killing one cock pheasant at Puhoi on the 30th April, that being in the close season, as shown by Constable Haddock. 'Mr. E. C. Beale, solicitor, Auckland, appeared for the prosecution. Two witnesses were produced for the prosecution, who showed to the satisfaction of the Court that the offence had been committed. Fined Is and costs, and solicitor's fee, 21s ; in all, £2 7«. An Unlicensed Gun. —Wenzel Russack, of Puhoi, was also charged by the police with using a gun for the purpose of shooting pheasants without having a license. Owing to a.. discrepancy in the information and witnesses for the prosecution, the case was dismissed. Civil Cases.James Harrison v. Samuel Henry Lee claim £1? ss. After a patient hearing judgment was given for the plaintiff, with costs 20s; solicitor's fee, 21s; in all, £19 6s Id. J. Harrison v. T. Walker; claim, £20, for goods sold. Claim admitted. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs 18s. —[Own Correspondent.]