CIVIL SIDE.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1722, 10 July 1874, Page 2

CIVIL SIDE.

Judgments fob Plaintiffs. Murphy Bros. v. James Nixon—Goods £12 18s Id. costs £1 10.; E. H. Beere , v. Tiraoti te Hma— Semcei £8 4i, and costs to paid within one month, or defen- - dant to be imprisoned. Win. Bettis v. Wm. Burns-Money lent 15s, cost 10s; John JN ewson v. Loames— Goods £17s Id. costs 19s. • ADJOUHSTED CASES. Nikorima Pontotaiar. John Hendy- *-/ 15s, goods; adjourned bj oonsent for

one week. "R. Terris v. Aurora G.M.C, —wages £8; adjourned by consent for one week. DEPENDED CASES. "" Rapana v. W. T. Jones—£s, uso, and occupation. Mr. Tyler for defendant; Mr. Macdonald for the plaintiff. Mr. Tyler applied for an adjournment, on the grounds of a material witness being in Napier; ifc would also be possible that the case may require the evidence of one the Magistrates now sitting (Mr. Puckey. The Bench decided to hear the case. Mr. Macdonald informed the Bench that this action was brought to recover a sum of money, due as rent for allotment. No. 333, Shortland David Btewart, sworn—l am an agent, residing in Auckland. I was Bapana's 0 agent m 1871, at which time I received tent front the defendant for allotment 333. I understood him to be John Jones; I did not understand him to be W. S. 'Jones when I received rent from him. E.'Honiss gave evidence that defendant had given him instructions to deal with the property, witness believing him, defendant* to be the occupier. Defendant on being sworn denied ever having anything to do with the allotment after .it was leased to his father,' John Jones. He: had simply acted as his fatheris agent. - The Bench directed a nonsuit to be entered, defendant to pay costs.