MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8655, 13 February 1914, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

CASES YESTERDAY, Yesterday’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was presided over by Air E. AV. Burton, S.AI. ‘ _ ' For drunkenness two first-offenders were convicted ■ and discharged while another, who failed to appear, had the amount of his bail estreated, default being fixed at twenty-four, hours, Janies Pettit, with two previous convictions against his name, was fined Jus, or three days’ imprisonment. George Hume, who appeared on remand on a charge of being found helplessly drunk in Alanners street, was convicted and ordered to pay Us 6d expenses, and a prohibition order was issued against him. Defendant was given to tho end of tlie week in which to find the money. Thomas Elliott, on _ old man with fourteen previous convictions, appeared to answer a charge of stealing two portmanteaux and on© pair of gum hoots, to tho total value of £4 ss, the property of Jano Hayvice. The defendant pleaded guilty. Inspector Hendrey explained that on Wednesday tho accused entered a secondhand dealer s shop, picked up the goods, and walked away. He was observed by the ten-year-old daughter of Airs Hayvice. Tho girl called her brother, a lad of about her own age, who followed tho man till a constable-was met with, when he was taken in charge. Tho magistrate .sentenced the man to one month s imprisonment, and ordered the goods to be restored to tli© owner. CIVIL CASES BY DEFAULT. In the following undefended civil cases judgment was given for tho plaintiffs by default , and with costs: ■ Veitch and Allan v. W. O. Howman, £6 3s-3d, costs £1 10s 6d; same v. John Currie, 11s 9d, costs 10s; same v. H. Hill, £3 16s 3d, costs 13s; Commercial Agency, Ltd. (as assignee . for H. Hansen) v. Louis d’Austin, £1 15s 2d, costs 13s; Archibald Fry v. David AlcGavin, £lO 4s, costs £1 12s 6d; H. E. Faulke v. Henry Francis Redwood, 13s, costs 7s ; Thomas Parnell v. Joseph Collins, £3, costs 10s; Charles Hill and Son v. Joseph James Kennedy, £1 ss, costs £1 ss; Chris. Jansen v. Piki Katui, £2 3s, costs 15s; Bates and Lees v. E. H. Barber, £1 10s, costs ss; John O’Donnell v. A. E. Lovey, £lO 18s 4d, costs £1 10s 6d; Commercial Agency, Ltd. (as assignee for AV. Sinclair) v. James King, £3 14s 4d, costs 12s; same v. AYilliam Cooper, £1 11s lid, costs 10s; same v. James Doyle, £1 6s 4d, costs 7s; same v. John Hinks, 18s 6d, costs 7a;- same r. F. Alitchell, 12s 6d, costs ■ 7s; “New Zealand Times ’ ’ Company, Ltd., v. Flo. Kriete, £2 12s, costs 7s; Harry Baker v. William AVhite, £1 7s 6d, costs‘ss; Commercial Agency, Ltd. (as assignee for Veitch and Allan) v. Mrs E. Priest, £3 6s 6d, costs 10s; Veitch and Allan v. H. H. Proctor, £1 12s 4d, costs ss; John Berth v. Joseph Spencer Fawcett, £3 2s Bd, costs 9s.