MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16878, 15 December 1916, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thursday, December 14. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.) Judgment was given for the plaintiffs in the loilowing cases by default:—Dainties (Led.) v. Isa Scott, claim 5s 3d, goods delivered (costs 10s); Johnstone, Sons, and Co. v. Angus Henry M'iSeil (Coromandel), claim £2 2s ocl, goods delivered (10s costs); D.1.0. v. Owen Laverty -(Hyde), claim £5 14s sd, due on account' stated (costs £1 17s 6d); Peter P. Smith v. William Miliar, claim tis, goods delivered (costs ss); Johnstone, Sous, and Co. v. George M'Lean (Napier), ciaam £2 2s, goods delivered (costs 10s); samo -v. James Moss (Uisborne), claim £2 2s n-oods delivered (costs 10s); same v. Geo. Gordon (Otaki), claim £1 10s 6d, goods dejivered (costs 10s); same v. Charles Dick Bell (Wellington), claim £1 10s, goods delivered (costs ss); same v. Albert Edwards (Masterton), claim £1 17s, goods delivered (costs 6s); same v. Joseph Browne (Waini), claim iiil 2s, goods delivered (costs 10s); same v. William de ilalmanehe (Ohura), claim ss, goods delivered (costs 10s); same v. Alfred Bruns (Auckland), claim £2 Is 6(1, goods delivered (costs 11s); same v. Horace Boocock (Wellington), claim £1 17s 6d, "oocls delivered (costs ss); same v. John Coot (Waitara), claim £2 12s 6d, goods delivered (costs 10s); same v. John Paul D'Arcy (Wanganui), claim 7s 6d, goods delivered (costs ss); same v. Arthur M'Ewen (Hastings), claim £2 2s, goods delivered (costs lUa); same v. Hugh 0. Kirk (Papakum), cla,m £3 13s 6d, goods delivered (costs 10s): Anl|ur C. Islip v. Gavm Terry (Chatto Crock), claim £1 10s, duo on account stated (costs 17?); same v. W. Blakcloy (Clyde), claim £11 12s 6d. duo on account stated (£1 10s f-ofts); same v. Michael Halleman (Clyde), claim £6 10s, duo on account stated (cosis £1 7s 6d). .Iwlgment Summons—William Guest (BalcJutlia) claimed Irom William Duggan (formerly of Balclutha) £8 17e, amount of jud<nneiit given against him.—Defendant was" examined as to his ability to pay, and no order was mads against him.

Tho question of utilising prison labour for road-making has recently been discussed by local bodies in tho northern districts, the (natter arising out of a suggestion made in this respect by the E-otorua, Chamber of Commerce. The alinister of Justice (the Hon. Dr M'Nab) has replied to tho Hawke's Buy County Council on the matter, stating that at present some prisoners are engaged in opening :i road from Waimarino to Ijako Taupo. Tin- , scheme proposed by tho Rotorua Chamber of Commerce was quite impossible. The only available prisoners for road-making are those working at Eotorua, tree-planting, aiid under no circumstances could the Minister agree to the important work of afforestation being terminated to enable them to work in different parts o£ Now Zealand on the roads. "It is a mistake." eaid tho Minister, "to suppose that we have a large number of prisoners in this country. Fortunately, our proportion is much smaller than in other parts of the Empire, and we hare at present very nearly all the prisoners engaged in useful occupations, including road-making, and I ran hold out no hop.' at present of an ex-