MAGISTERIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15448, 10 September 1914, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

• •ITMARU—WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 9. (Before Mr Y. G. Day. S.M.) BREACH OF AWARD. The Inspector of Awards (Mr John Jackson) claimed a £-5 penalty from CCalvert for having employed a nonunionist when a unionist had his name on tho book as being open for employmen i. Defendant said ho had not looked at the employment book, but, ho had niadu other inquiries, ami believed that a unionist was not available. Mr Jackson said that a competent unionist was available. The Magistrate told defendant that ]>;• should have looked at tho employment hook. Mr Jackson said that when he had written to defendant about the matter the latter had not taken the trouble to reply, and so he had been under the recossity of sending to lnvercargill for Mr flight foot (the former inspector of awards here) to prove the case. Ho a*kt-d that defendant shoul dbe ordered to pay the expense of th:s. His "Worship said that he would order defendant to pay Mr Lightfoot's travelling expenses (£3 Ss) and two days' loss of t.m» at los each—a total of £4 ISs. As the costs were so heavy ho would impose no fine. CIVIL CASES. X.Z. Express Company (Mr Ulrich) v •W. Hasseil. claim £1 18.—Judgment ment for plaintiff by default. P. Cornelius (Mr'Campbell v J. Mills claim £2 13s. —Judgment for plaintiff by default. K. Mayo (Mr Inglis) v Isaac J. Tavlor, claim £3 12s 6d. —Judgment for plaintiff hv default. G. P. Gerrie (Mr White) v R. Apes, claim £1. —Judgment for plaintiff" bv default. Do Lambert Bros. (Mr White) t Henry Greenfield, claim £1 10s. Judgm ncfor pla.'ntiff bv default. Bichaut Bros. (Mr lugl.s) r "W. Whitley (Mr Ro'leston), ctiaim £3 0s fld for repairs to bicycles and part payment on a« exchange. After evidence had been heard at some length, the Magistrate said that it was a case of one, person's word against that of another, with nothing very definite to support cither of them. Pla ntiifs would bo non-suited with the i!S"a! costs and solicitor's fee. John Davidson v Spillane Bros. (Mr Joynt) claim. £1 3s 9dPlaintiff sad the e-Uvm. was for shipping and forwarding charges on a bicycle landed at .."Wellington for the plaintiffs and which ho (witness) had sent out to Temnka. on its arrival at Timaru. He had sent the machine out by a.carrier named Alfrey and having paid all the charges he asked Alfrey to collect the account from the defendants or ask them to post a cheque in. Mr Joynt produced a receipt showingthat the defendants had paid Alfrey"; and "W. Spillane gave evidence to this effect. Plaintiff said that ho had never received the money which should have been paid to him". The Magistrate told plaintiff that hv asking Alfrey to collect the money.' he had -madoi'him hiii'ituithorsed' agent, j and Jiis recipt was a. siifnci'errt '"''dis-! ■charge.- Under the circumstances judg-. ment must ho for the defendant.' ° ! Manning and Co. (Mr Inglis) v AY. •T. Pearse, claim £6 10s 9d on a judg! ! ment summons. An order was iiiacfe for payment forthwith, iu default 14 I days' imprisonment.