MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5598, 26 May 1905, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THURSDAY, MAY 23. (Before Dr A. McArthur, S.M.) Stephen James Cairns, an habitual drunkard, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. George Taylor war. sent to gaol for a liko period" on two charges of having obtained food valued at £2 4s from Je.sso Hooper and Jane Ashford. It was .stated by the prosecution that accused alleged in one instance he was employed by Air R. Hannah and in the other bv Air Alfred Lindsay, Ch:ofDetcctive AlcGrath stated that accused had been previously before the Court for theft, when he was imprisoned for three months. For using obscene language in Cuba street, James Cassidy was fined 20s, or seven days’ hard labour. Lizzie Griggs, an old offender, and William Clifford,, who were, in company in Adelaide on Wednesday evening, were also charged with using obscene language. The woman was fined 40s, or fourteen days' imprisonment, and the male offender 20s, which sum covered witnesses’ expenses. Jay Kow was remanded until tho 20th insi. on two charges of being found in possession of opium. CIVIL ACTIONS.

Judgment was for plaintiffs in tho following cases;—Now Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Company, Ltd., v. Thomas Parr. £1 18s Id, costs ss; L. C'asolborg and Co. v. AVilliara Aubrey, £2O 19s fid, costs £2 14s; Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. Arthur Stanford. £ll 10s, costs £1 10s Gd; same v. Frederick J. Jones, £2 Gs, costs 10s; Alcd'lwen and Churchill v. Samuel, Wallace, May Somerville, and : Airs May Somerville, £8 11s, costs )£1 6s Gd; Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. L. do L. Ward ami Charles G. Dallas, £45 Is, costa £3 7s 6d ; Gilbert Alachinery Company, Ltd., v. Andrew Morris, £2O 10s Bd, costs £2 14s; Commercial Agency v. Edward Redd, £4 13s 9d. costs 10s; Frederick William Alooro v. James Bradshaw, £ll 9s od, costs 8s;. Keith Hutcheson and Wilson v. Joseph Thomas, £2 los. costs 11s; Thomas James Stokes v. Edmund James Foster, £6. costs £1 3s Gd: Wellington Drivers’ Industrial Union of AVorkers v. Richard Apps, £1 ss, costs os; Stewart Timber, Glass, and Hardware Company, Ltd., v. Harold Alfred Doorcy (costs only) ss; George Taylor v. Richard Ayres (costs only) os. , RESERVED JUDGMENTS. His Worship delivered judgment in tho case in which Leonard J. Holroyd sued James Arthur Hill for £lB 10s 6d for goods supplied, Tho goods were stated to have been supplied in March, 1902. Ho said the evidence disclosed that tho defendant was in difficulties in 1903, but paid his creditors, amongst thorn the plaintiff, 20s in the £l. Plaintiff could only say that he had not, to the best of his belief, been paid for the items enumerated in the statement of claim. He did not discover that anything was due until it was pointed out by an accountant who made up his books, which seemed to have been kept in a most haphazard manner. Plaintiff would be nonsuited, with costs. Air Weston was for plaintiff and Air Young for defendant.

Judgment was also delivered in the case of Farr and Bennie v. Francis Loudon, a clalim for £37 10s, for work and labour done for defendant, at his request, in preparing plans for a building in Willis street. Tho claim was based on a rate of 11 per cent, on £3OOO, the cost of the building. After minutely examining the evidence tendered at tho hearing, his Worship said that, looking at tho positive evidence of the defendant and the witness Pearce, as to tho payment, at the unsatisfactory nature of the books kept by tho plaintiff. at tho settlement made in May of last year, and at the long delay in urging the claim after tho defendant had written stating that he owed them nothing, he was of opinion that the amount was paid and was neglected to be entered. Judgment would be for defendant, with costs (£o ss), Mr Bunny was for plaintiffs, and Mr Loughnan for defendant.

In the previously-heard case of the Wellington City Council v. Henry Wright, a claim for £ll 11s lOd. balance of rates due, judgment was entered for defendant, with costs (£1 Is). Air O'Shea appeared for the Council, and Mr Von Haast for defendant. f OTHER CASES.

Gilbert Alachinery Company, Ltd. (Air Devine) v. Alfred Blick, claim £62 8s Bd, for goods supplied. Judgment for plaintiffs, with costs (£4 195.) Ernest James Tabb (Mr Hindmarsh) r. A. Hatrick and Co. (Air Brown), claim £3O for wages, etc. Plaintiff had been engaged as a steward by defendants on one of their river boats plying between Wanganui and Pipiriki. On Afarch 9th they wrote to him, alleging dishonesty, counsel said, and informing him that his services would be dispensed with, at the end of April.' Defendant left at once, and now claimed £lO for wages, etc., duo, £lO value of “tips” lost, and £lO for general damages. Judgment was reserved until Tuesday. Wellington Driver's’ Industrial Union of Workers (Air Hindmarsh) v. Percy Walsh, claim £1 ss, for entrance fee, fines, and subscriptions due. Judgment was for plaintiffs for amount claimed, with costs (Gs). The union also obtained judgment against John Fraser for £1 Bs, and George Alarshall for £1 10s 6d: costs included in each instance.

J. and A. Wilson (Mr Gray) v. Anton Nanncstad (Air Noilson), claim £22 9s 9d, for work and labour done on buildings belonging to defendant. A sum of £l6 was paid into Court in satisfaction of tbo claim. Judgment was for plaintiff for amount claimed, less sum paid into Court, and costs (£6 10s).