Magistrate’s Court

Southland Times, Issue 13501, 18 July 1896, Page 4

Magistrate’s Court

Thursday, 16th July. (Before J. W. Poyntou, Esq., S.M.) UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgments were given by default in Southland County Council v. Murdoch McKenzie (Waikaia) for L 3 13s 10J, and costs LI Is lOd ; Nightcaps Coal Coy. v. W. B. Herbert (Heriot) for L 6, costs 18s; H. Raines v. A. Whitting (East Invercargill) for LI 16s Id, costs 5s ; Southland Cooperative Society v. R. D. Gobbe (West Plains) for L 3 14a lid, costa 10s. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Harriet Vickery v. M. Kenneally (Woodend), a claim of L 4 Is lOd. Defendant, who did not appear, was ordered to pay forthwith, in default six days’ imprisonment.— Joha McDonald v. Alfred Tall (Bluff), a claim of L2 Ils 6d. Defendant was charged with failing to obey an order of the Court to pay 10s a month—Mr Lillicrap for plaintiff; Mr Hall for defendant who pleaded inability to pay, stating that since judgment had been given against him he had only earned on an average about Is 6d per day as labourer on the wharf. Cross-examined, he admitted having married his late brother’s widow since the order had been made, but as he had pieviously been keeping her his expenses had not been increased thereby. His Worship said the case was a very unsatisfactory one, but he must dismiss it as defendant’s ability to pay had not been proved.