MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Southland Times, Issue 24158, 21 June 1940, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

THURSDAY (Before Mr R. C. Abernethy, S.M.) Angus William M. Mclntosh, a labourer, aged 21, (Mr H. E. Russell), appeared on a charge of the theft at Makarewa on June 18 of 34 petrol coupons valued at 8/6, the property of Noel Paddon. , , , Detective J. W. Hill said that the accused and the complainant spent a night at the accused’s hut at Makarewa. When the complainant left the next morning he left behind some clothes in which there was a wallet containing petrol coupons. He later returned for the clothes and afterwards discovered the loss of his coupons. When questioned by the detective the accused had admitted taking them. In answer to a question by the Magistrate, Detective Hill said that 8/6 was the payment which had to be made to have the coupons replaced. In asking for leniency for his client Mr Russell said the accused was a State child and had not had the best of chances in life. There was some money in die wallet but he had not taken any of this. In certain circumstances the theft of petrol coupons would be visited by a heavy fine, said the Magistrate, but in this case he would extend leniency. The accused was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon. CIVIL CASES Judgment by default in the following civil cases was given:—

T. A. Shearer v. W. L. Peters 15/2, costs 12/-; H. Schroeder v. S. O. Stewart £9/9/5, costs £l/19/6; G. H. Brown v. W. Shearer £l/15/-, costs 17/-; Brass Bros. Ltd. v. J. Barron £3/11/9, costs 16/-, solicitor’s fee 15/6; J. Murray v. W. R. Ladbrook 14/3, costs 12/-; Tappers Ltd. v. B. Newey £6/9/9, costs £l/8/-, solicitor’s fee 15/6; Thomsons Ltd. v. A. Wilson £l/13/-, costs 12/-; Leitl Brothers v. T. West £l/7/-, costs 10/-; P. H. Vickery Ltd. v. M. McDougall £6/18/7, costs 17/-, solicitor’s fee 15/6; Southland Brick Association v. W. Murdoch £l/5/7, costs 14/-; D. R. Jennings v. R. S. Smith 10/-, costs 12/-; W. H. Boyes Ltd. v. W. A. Blair 1/-, costs 14/-; Francis O. Mac Gibbon v. W. Caddie £5/5/-, costs 17/-, solicitor’s fee 15/6; Francis O. Mac Gibbon v. J. Shields £2/6/-, costs 10/-, solicitor’s fee 15/6; Butterfields (Invercargill) Ltd. v. Anne Affleck (Glenorchy) £9/12/-, costs 17/-, solicitor’s fee 15/6; Southland Coal Company Ltd. v. W. Brown £l/16/-, costs 12/-, solicitor’s fee 5/-; J. E. Watson and Co. Ltd. v. W. Cook £4/7/-, costs 8/-, solicitor’s fee 15/6; Gladstone Service Station Ltd v. P. Gutsell £l/7/4, costs 11/-. Judgment for the plaintiff for £l5, costs £4/3/-, was given in a case in which Gormack, Wilkes and Davidson Limited (Mr J. C. Prain) proceeded against George Goodsir, of Kennington (Mr B. W. Hewat) for £22. The claim was for the cost of repairs to the defendant’s motor-car.

Evidence was given that the defendant had sent his car in to the garage for greasing and oiling. It was afterwards found that there was a crack in the gearbox of the car. The defendant alleged that this should have been discovered by the plaintiff’s staff, whereas the plaintiff alleged that there was no crack in the gear-box when the car was examined.