MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13637, 16 April 1908, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

The monthly bitting of the W.'iara .Magistrate's Court was' held on Wednesuay be I ore Mr. 11. S. FitKherbei"!-. S.M. A. Kloiiner was lined JL'l and co-ts for allowi'ig pigs to W-ar.der. Edward Fit ton v,"us. fined 5s aii^l costs (,7b) for driving over Waifca*. 1 bridge at other than a walking pace In the following civil cas. 6 jud^'nent was given by default for amount < Liimod:—S. G. Fraser v. Sarah Marsh, £24 13s 2d (costs £2 18s) ; ;H. Holmes rv. George Farquhar, £8 2s 9d (costs £2) ; J. Williamson" v. Jiahnkave, 15s 8d (costs os) ; same v. G. Header, £4 18s 3d (costs 10s) ; same v. Kuku, 7s 2d (costt> 7s) ; W. F. Xewbery v. Tonga, 1-2 ( J a (costs 13b).

Two judgment summons cases were hoard. In the case E. Bicheno v. W. Terril, debtor was ordered to pay JJI 18s 6d within one week, or in default 10 undergo 1-1 days' imprisonment. I\ir Townsend appeared ior plaintiff. In tho case W. P. Sncll v. A. Manning debtor was ordered to pay £3 los within one week, with the alternative oi 14 days' inipiis-oimiont. Mr V, i'kc--jpj.t«'red ior plaiiititr. H. Schult/. claimed tl troin F. }h-i-banl lor tour k-wlh alleged to havo Lwm Killed 1) t v poi^oa by defendant., Mr Wilkeb appeared tor plaintiff and Mr I'ov n i end lor delendant. Alter iiearin^ tJ>u statements of witnesse - . the Magistrate .said he had no evidence th;,t Lii.i fowls had been poisoned. Pla^'if itf v on M be P^K-^uiU'il ;<n<! (.*-ts al'uwed t"o deicndant .