MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11225, 2 June 1922, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

YESTERDAY’S SITTING. POLICE AND CIVIL BUSINESS. Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., heard a briet list of police cases in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. For insobriety two first offenders received the customary treatment. METHYLATED SPIRITS. Thomas Chapman, of whom Sub-Inspec-tor McNamara said he had been “drinking methylated spirits pretty heavily” of late, was fined 10b and ordered to pay the expenses on a second offence ol drunkenness. The man’s employer, however, had agreed to take the defendant hack and was waiting with his car outside the court. “Now keep off that stuff,” said the magistrate to the man as the latter left the dock; “it will kill you if you don’t.” A CASE REMANDED. On remand from Auckland, having only arrived the night previously, George Henry Bradley was arraigned on a charge of failing to comply with a maintenance order in favour of his two children, the arrears at January 9th being set down at <£"97 10s. The ease was remanded until this morning.

CIVIL CASES.

JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT. The civil oases were disposed of by Mr W*. G. Riddell, S.M., Who gave judgment for plaintiff by default in each of the following undefended actions:—G. i\ Hanna and Charles M. King v. E. G. Bolton, A4O, costs =O4. 7s 6d; Wellington Gas Co., Ltd. v. James McDonald, A 2 Bs, costs Al 7s 6d; L. W. Broughton v. George D. Christie, <£lo 7s fid, costs ,£2 17s; Bristol Piano Co., Ltd. v. Mrs Mary Rule, A 23 I9s Bd, costs A 3 Is; Motor Import Co., Ltd. v. H. T. Williams, trading as H. T. Williams and Co., Ltd., ,£2 6s, costs £1 3s 6d; Veitoh and Allan v. James Prinoe, A 3 10s Id, costs AT 8s fid; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and Thomas Ballinger and C., Ltd. v. H. V. Rowe, Al 7 Os fid, costs A2 14s; E. Reynolds and Co., Ltd. v. P. B. Valpy, A 4 7s lOd, costs 8s; O. and R. Beoro v. Alexander R. Lister, A 3 15s, costs A 1 4rs fid; Hutt County Council .v. Thomas Forsyth, A 5 5s fid, costs AI 17s 6d; same v. Anthony R. L. Lane, A 9 11s lOd, costs Al 19s fid; Commercial Agency, Ltd. v. Gore Vulcanising and Taxi Co., AM 15s lid, costs A 4 Is fid; same v. Thompson, Blake and Co., Ala 18s, costs A2 14s; S. W, Kyle v. F. P. Chambers, A 3, costs Al 6s fid; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and L. T. Watkins, Ltd. v. E. Bolton and Son, A2 19s fid, costs Al 4s fid; bame and Robert WilBon and C<x__v. S. A. Symc, AlO 4s 9d, costs A2 15s; Vacuum Oil Proprietary Co., Ltd. v. G. P. Burton, A 7 17s 3d, costs Al lls 6d; Commercial Agency, Ltd. end Thomas Ballinger and Co., Ltd. v. E. Berg, jnnr., A 3 6s, costs Al 3s fid; Billiards, Ltd. v. E. J. Samuel, A 8 16s, costs Al 10s 6d; Green and Davis v. W. J. Blackman, Al2 ss, costs A2 14s; J. Hyndman v W. Mill, A 9, costs Al 10s Gd; Bristol Piano 00., Ltd. v. James Forne, All 9s 3d, costs A2 15s. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Arthur Mason was ordered to pay A2 4s 6d to Green and Davis by June 22nd, or go bo gaol for forty-eight hours. Peter Lane was ordered to pav A 33 4s to Charles Plimmer by instalments of A2 per month. Arthur Leonard was ordered to pay A. N. Longton A 7 ,9s 6d before June 22nd or go to gaol for seven days. Clarence Thompson was ordered to pay Al 4la 6d to Florence Bird by instalments of Al per month.