MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Southland Times, Issue 24419, 26 April 1941, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

THURSDAY (Before Mr R. C. Abernethy, S.M.) Judgment was given for plaintiffs . by default with costs in the following civil claims:—State Advances Corporation v. Charles Robert Collett for £26/13/3, costs £4/5/6; Commissioner of Taxes v. Eric Yeo for £4/18/2, costs 10/-; The New Zealand Pine Company v. John Edward Horton (Mokotua) for costs £l/2/-; Southland Oil Company, Ltd. v. Robert Grieve (Toa) for £9/5/-, costs £l/14/6; H. and J. Smith, Ltd. v. T. J. Bell (St. Kilda) for £l2/7/8, costs £2/16/-; Tappers, Ltd. v. A. C. Dixon for £3/17/9, costs £l/5/6; E. D. Russell v. Gilbert V. Shaw (Otautau) for 9/-, costs 8/-; Tay Street Service Station v. R. Dick (Waikiwi) for £l/2/-, costs; 11/-; Tappers, Ltd. v. David Burgess for £3/5/6, costs £l/5/6; Gilbert Loxley Galt v. Henry Batt (Thornbury) foi' £5, costs £l/7/6; Southland Building and Investment Society v. Arthur Ernest Morris (Mosgiel) for £7O/13/2, costs £4/15/-; E. D. Russell v. Charles Edgar Walker (Otautau) for £l/15/-, costs 8/-. On a judgment summons Walter E. Russell was ordered to pay £5/18/6 forthwith to Alex. Peat, in default six days’ imprisonment. Martin Forde, of West Plains, was ordered to pay £l6 6/6 forthwith to the Waikiwi River Board, in default 17 days’ imprisonment. NON-MEMBERS OF UNION The Southland Drivers’ Union (Mr J. H. B. Scholefield) claimed £lO penalty from A. and E. Wadsworth, Ltd., of Riverton (Mr J. C. Prain), for employing non-members of the union. Mr Scholefield said that repeatedly the defendant company had been warned that it was employing non-union drivers and it was given several opportunities to see that the drivers linked up. The union took no action about one driver who later went into camp, but it made several attempts to induce the defendant company to see that another employee joined the union. His completed form of application for membership was received only after the summons had been served. The union regarded it as a serious breach. Mr Prain said it was a country business conducted from the house of the secretary. The secretary gave a female clerk instructions to complete the affair, but she failed to do it. The Magistrate inflicted a penalty of £2, with 15/6 solicitor’s fee.