MAGISTERIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5030, 11 June 1889, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

TlMAßU— Tuesday, June 11, 1889. (Before C. A. Wray, Esq, R.M., and Captain Woollcombo J.P.) DUUNKENNESS. A first offender was fined 5s for being drunk on Monday evening. CI VIL OASES. Judgment by default for amounts claimed and costs was given in the following cases: — J. Meikle v. Jus Kirby, claim £5,10s 3d j W. Gunn v. J. Ball, claim £3 8s 9d ; Mrs Taylor v. 0. Hammond, claim £2O 17s 3d. M. Salek v. W. Bloomfield, claim £2 7s. Mr Raymond appeared for the defendant. Iho claim was for rent of a cottage, and after plaintiff had given evidence in support he called G. McCaa, who proved to tho wages that defendant had been earning. Defendant, called by Mr Raymond, said at one time that lie had carried on business and had got heavily in debt. Had only been occaiionally in Mr Oaa’s employ. Was quite j ropired to pay the claim if Mr Salek would lake it in instalments. Mr Salek was quite willing to do this, but said that when ho spoke to defendant about tbs claim he (defendant) had defied him,

Defendant was ordered to pay 2s 6d on 13lh July and 2s 61 every Saturday thereafter, until the debt is paid, the total amount to become due in event if any default in payment ; for such default 7 days imprisonment. The court then rose.