MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4478, 4 October 1901, Page 6

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3

(Before Mr W. R. Haselden, S-M.)

Three first-offending drunkards received the usual punishment.

George Thomas Ross, charged on two informations with obtaining money under false pretences, at'Nelson, \va s remanded to Saturday. Maty Counchan, a young woman who had been in the employ of Mary Tyson (the proprietress of a laundry) was charg, ed with the theft of £l. Mrs Tyson had given her £l, asking her to get it changed, but the girl did not return. Evidence showed that 7s 3d was due to the girl by Mrs Tyson. Tho. accused wag discharged, to come up for sentence when called upon. CIVIL CASES. Judgment tor pxaiutuis oy default was given m the leiiewuig cases. —Aiapou. rika River Gold Dreaging uompanv v. R. M. xerguson, £lO iis on aUu £l aOs ba costs: -ixatthew Macaay aud Michael Meehan, £b 15s ana la costs; vvluuus ana Tieid v. Walter A. Howard, £3 ioa 6d and 7s costs; Commercial Agency v. Mrs E. Law, £4 Vs ba ana lbs coses; Mary Ireland v. James i>ewbury, £il las and £1 10s fid costs;uicy Council v. G. F. Rishardson, £29 7s 5d and costs £1 4s; Warded Bros. v. Unas. .11. b anning, —■i He fid and hosts lUs; City Council v. ul. W. Hargreaves, £fa 14s and oasts 8s ; same v. j. F. Andrews, £8 XV s 3d and costs 8s; Warded Bros; y. Howard Nelson, £4 4s and costa 10s; Schaefer and Co. v. G. Stratford, £l4 9s ahd £1 -10 s6d vosts; School Commissioners v. J. Hurley, £2 10s and costs £1 i3s; Chas. Begg and 00. v. W. T. Sharp, £8 6s 9d and costs £1 3s fid; W. ana G. Turnbull and Company v. (3. L. Bnugos, £lO 8s lOd and costs £1 iUa fid; Commercial Agency v. Vincenzo Almao, £1 6s and costs IVs; J. F. and H. Roberts, Ltd., v. James McKinley, £3O 15s bu and costs £1 8s 6d; St. Patrick’s College v. J. Nash, £3O 16s fid and costs £4 l<s* Canada’Cycle Company y. F. A. Hooper was a claim for £lB IQs 7d, being principally the value of a bicycle dc. livexed to the defendant, as agent of the company, but which he denied baying received. ■ His Wcrship ( gave it as his opinion that it was clear the 1 machine had been delivered., Judmont was given for £l7 7s, including tho amount paid .into Court, with costs amounting .to £3 Is 6d. Katfollo Paladini v. J. 6. H. Faulkner and Edward Faulkner, a claim of £x2 Is 7d, for wages due as a French-poiisner, the defendants counter-claiming for Value of work alleged to have been improperly 'done and lor storage of a bagatelle table. His. Worship reserved judgment. William McGuire v. P. McArdlo, was a claim for £1 16s, amount of a week’s wages in lieu of a week’s notice, judgmeat was given for.the plaintiff.