MAGISTRATE'S COURTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13482, 5 July 1907, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURTS.

AUCKLAND.

Yesterday's sitting of the Magistrate's Court was presided over by Mr .C. C. Kettle, , S.M., who gave judgment for plaintiff in t the following undefended cases:—B. J. M. j. Kemp v. David Crawford, £5 4s, and costs . £1 3s 6d; Hoffman,' Limited, v. David M. * Davis, £3 Is 2d, and costs 17s; Charlotte ' ' Elizabeth Mcllsop v. C. George Walker J (Hawora), £2 2s, and costs 10s; Eugcn * Langguth v. R. Waghorn and Co. (Dun- 1 edin), £17 12s 2d, and costs £1 10s 6d; F. J Price v. Edward S. Cross (Oneroa), £3 16s. ] and costs £1 6s; J. H. Hannan v. 3. Bayliss, , £1 14s 6d, and costs ss; .John Derbyshire., and Co. v.'W. J. M. Attwood (Gisborno), £9 12s 6d, and costs. £1 3s 6d; 11. H. ; Abbott and Co., Limited, v. Mrs. Gregory . (To Karaka), £23 2s Id, and costs £2 14s; j. J. Davcy and Sons v. Charles Glover, £2, ; and costs 10s; A. Johnston v. F. Rhodes (Kak'ahi), £3 14s 6d, and costs 10s; National Bank v. Thomas Glynn (Normanby), P £61 ss, and costs £4 Os 6cl; Warnockl Brothers v. Richardson and Wakelin (Petone), £7 Is lOd, and costs £1 3s bd; j Robert Row v. Peter Malatios (Coromandel , £12 18s sd, and costs £1 10a 6d; A. R. D. Watson v. \V. J. Coleman, £3 19s 6d, and] costs £1 17s; London and American Tailoring Company v. T. A. Labruti lliiiutly), £4 15s, and costs 10s; Susan A. Robinson v. W. R. Mitchell, £2 10s, and costs £1 lis; | Auckland Branch of the Carpenters anil; Joiners' Union v. Alfred Rush, £4 17s 6d, and costs lis; Rotter, Eraser, ana Co., v. Brauud and Tunbridge (New Plymouth), £3 14s 2d, and costs £i 3s 6d; Jas. Wen y. Andrew Butler, £2 10s, and costs lis; A. ; Cook and Son v. J. Reed, £2 12s 6d and costs 10s; same v. Arthur Lydiarcl, £2 4s 6d, and costs 12s; .las. Martin and Co. v. M. Katterns, £2 10s, and costs Us; same v. 0.- Walker (Panmure), £1, and costs 8s: ' Alexander Johnston v. Michael 0 Bnen, £1 10s, and costs ss. THAMES. ; [by TELEGRAPH.— OWN correspondent.] • Thames, Thursday, i At the sitting of the Thames Magistrate's I Court to-day A. Bradley, licensee of the Lady Bo wen Hotel, was charged with im- » lawfully keeping his licensed premises open . during such time as the said premises' should be closed, namely, on Sunday, Juno 23. Inspector Kiely conducted the prosecu- j . tion, ■ and Mr. Cleudon appeared lor the v defendant and pleaded guilty. It was point- ' out by the Bench that it was a serious offence- to refuse admission to the police as 1 had been done in this case. A fine of £10 ' with costs was inflicted, without endorse- * ment. ~r T c . James La lining, E. Tangyc, W. J. Senior, and Joseph O.'Shea were ciiargcd with being illegally on licensed premises on tho nigliL of Sunday, Juno 23. Lamiing pleaded ~ guilty and was fined 10s and costs, but the ' other three defendants pleaded not. guilty. His Worship held that wnilc there might be an clement of suspicion about the case unp dor tho circumstances ho could do nothing " else but dismiss tho information against the

three last defendants.

WARKWORTH. Before Mr. R. W. Dyer, S.M., A. Hood was charged .with cruelty to a bullock on Juue 6. The magistrate dismissed the case. A. Cruitikshank, of Matakana, was cliaa'g-j ed with a breach of the Poisons Act by | selling strychnine. Defendant pleaded guilty and stated that his assistant had sold the poison without his knowledge. Ho was fined 10s, and costs lis. L. Ramsbottom, mail coach driver, of Warkworth, for a breach of the county bylaws, in that he had gone over Warkworth bridge at more than a walking pace, was fined 10s, and costs 7s. Chas. Butters v. H. Whitly, £4 Is 7d, judgment by default; Evan Richards v. W. Blair, £21 18s 2d, judgment by default, with costs £1 19s 6d; Geo. Guest and Sons v. H. Edmundson, £13 16s <kl, judgment by default, with costs £1 3s; 0. Dibble v. Geo. Snooks and W. H. Martin, claim £1, judgment by default, with costs £5 Is 6d; Donald McLean v.\Nickla Pervan and other Austrian?. £22 Is lOd, adjourned till September 25. .-."'..;

The following old age pensions were granted:— Meredith, £25; Ctias. Moeller, £23; J. A. F. Schmidt, £13; Margaret Schmidt, £13. „