INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 October 1921, Page 7

INGLEWOOD.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. £ CLAIM AGAINST COUNTY COUNCIL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) October 26. Reserved judgment in the case of F. A. Lloyd and the Inglewood County Council was given in the Magistrate’s Court here this morning by Mr. A. M. Mowlem, S.M. The hearing was commenced at Inglewood, and concluded at New Plymouth on September 3. The claim was for payment for work done and damages for alleged wrongful dismissal, the total amount involved being £77 10s.

When the case was heard this morning the plaintiff was not represented. The clerk of the court (Constable Longbottom) produced a long letter from the plaintiff addressed to the Magistrate. He said that the contents commented very strongly upon the evidence of at least- two witnesses who appeared for the other side, and asked for an opportunity to refute it. That was the substance of the letter. The language was particularly strong. His Worship said he would like to know by what right litigants addressed the Magistrate personally. The plaintiff in this case had a solicitor and had been well represented, and the proper channel through which to say anything was through .that solicitor. There was to his mind almost a contempt of court in the fact of a man writing to a Magistrate direct in the terms the constable said this letter was couched in. The speaker had not read it and would not do so.

The Magistrate proceeded to give judgment. After reviewing the facts revealed in the evidenc, he concluded that the plaintiff did, by his conduct, waive all necessity for the giving of notice in writing of the termination of his engagement. He also contended that the £’o already paid was adequate remuneration for the work done by plaintiff at the request of the defendant council after April 11. Judgment was therefore given for the defendant council on both causes of action. OTHER CASES. Judgment for plantiff by default was given in the following undefended civil actions: State Advances Superintendent v. Jury and Fairhurst, £54 19s 4d (costs £3 17s); Inglewood County Council v. Matthews, Gall and Sons, £55 9s Id (costs £5 4s 6d); Drake Bros.’ v. J. W. Dodd, £1 14s 4d (costs 8s); I. V. M. Kidd v. G. S. Hobbs, £9O (costs £5 6s 6d).

In judgment summons cases orders were made as follow: Lionel Bishop, at the suit of Henry Jones, ordered to pay £5B 4s 2d forthwith, in default two months’ imprisonment in the New Plymouth prison, the warrant to be suspended if £lO paid within 48 hours of service of notice and £5 a month thereafter. Charles Ingle at the suit of Blackman Bros., to pay £6 12s forthwith, in default seven days’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended for seven days; Charles Ingle, at the suitof Lloyd's, Ltd., to pay £lB 1.6 s 7d forthwith, in default, of 21 days’ imprisonment, warrant to be suspended if £lO paid within one month and the balance on or before December 26. Charles Diamond, for failing to attend drill with C Company, 4th Battalion, was fined £5 (costs 7s), in default 21 days’ military detenton. A Hutchinson, who pleaded guilty to failing to attend drill on August 8, was fined £1 (costs 7s). VISIT OF GOVERNOR-GENERAL. The people of Inglewood are looking forward to the Vice-Regal visit on Saturday next with considerable interest, intermingled with not a little anxiety as to the behaviour of the weather for the occasion. High hopes are entertained for a record gathering, especially of the school children from the schools within reach.

The itinerary of the Governor-Gen-eral’s party has been so arranged as to allow only a very short stay to be made in Inglewood, wherefore only a very curtailed programme could be drawn up with any prospect of its being carried through. However, it has been' arranged that, given fine weather, the reception will take place in the sports ground reserve, on the east side of the town,, where all interested are askd to assemble to welcome Lord and Lady Jellicoe and their party. Their Excellencies will be met by the Mayor and borough councillors, returned soldiers, Friendly Societies, Imperial veterans and school children. The Mayor will present an address of welcome and Lord Jellicoe will have some remarks to make, specially for the children. After the outdoor function has been concluded the visitors will be entertained at afternoon tea at the Inglewood Hotel by the borough councillors and ex-councillors, together with representatives of other loca) bodies and industries, before taking their departure for the other functions that have been planned for inclusion in the day’s round of their Excellencies’ duties.