LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12601, 27 June 1904, Page 7

LAW AND POLICE.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. A sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held before Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M., on Saturday morning. Claim for Rent: In the case of D. I. Faukler v. J. McLennan for £3 ss, rent due, His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff with costs. The ease had been adjourned from Friday, when the defendant disputed the claim on the ground that he was not the tenant, and, in making arrangements for the letting of the house, had merely acted as an agent. Mr. Pilkington, plaintiff's counsel, asked for an order for possession, but as ho could not prove notice to quit lii» Worship dismissed the application. Application for Costs: Mr. Burton, appearing on behalf of Mr. T. D. Williams, made an application for £63 costs in the case of A. H. Nathan v. T. D. Williams for £440, goods supplied. When the ease was called on a week ago the magistrate upheld the contention of Mr. Burton that he had no jurisdiction, the "sot off" for £388 being disputed by the defendant. Plaintiff's counsel, Mr. F. E. Baume, later on sent in notice of discontinuance, and Mr. Williams claimed £63, costs incurred, up to that date. Mr. Reed (instructed by Mr. Baume) appeared for the plaintiff on Saturday and disputed a number of the items on the ground that the witnesses had only been subpoenaed after the case had been called. Mr. Burton admitted that that was so, but he explained that the defendant, who, along with his witnesses, lived a considerable distance out of Auckland, had only been able to subpoena them then. Tho application was adjourned for further argument. POLICE COURT NEWS. Mr. O. 0. Kettle, S.M., presided over Saturday's sitting of the Police Court. Drunkenness: William Elder was fined 5s and costs for a second offence of drunkenness. Interfering with the Police: A charge of being disorderly while drunk in Victoriastreet was preferred against Robert ChapSell, and olio of obstructing Constable • Donovan while in the execution of his duty, was made against his brother, Albert Chappell. The cases were dealt with separately. The facts were that while Constable Donovan was serving several hotelkeepers with prohibition orders in Victoria-street on Friday, Robert Chappell, who was drunk, i interfered with him. Upon the constable arresting him Albert Chappell also interfered. The magistrate sentenced Robert Ghappell to one month's imprisonment, with hard labom, and Albert Chap pell to imprisonment for 14 days. In doing so Mr. Kettle said: " This sort of thing must be put down." Prohibited Person in Trouble: John McNaughton was charged on two informations that, while prohibited, he procured liquor from William Abbott at the Takapuna racecourse on May 24, and also that he entered one of the hotels on Juno 22. In admitting tho charges McNanghton pleaded for "one more chance. 1 ' Mr. Kettle said he could not give him that, as he had had so many before, It seemed that MeNaughton absolutely defied the law, and he sentenced him to seven days' imprisonment with hard labour. The Noxious Weeds Act: W. H. Martin, jun., for failing to comply with the requirements of the Noxious Weeds Act in respect to his property at Mount Albert, was fined a nominal penalty of 40s and costs. The noxious weeds inspector, Mr. R. Hull, stated that tho defendant had now cleared his .land to his satisfaction.