CIVIL SIDE.
Judgment Summons.
Michael Breen t. Henry Bargroves— Claim, £6 15s. Defendant was examined, and-deposed that, judgment had^ some time 'ago' been obtained against 7 him by the plaintiff for £5. and costs; but he ) had not been" able "to;'pay any of that J amount, as lie had not been in ,a* .position tb do so. He was earning a pound per week, and, paid 15s per week out of that for board. Mary Breen, wife of plaintiff, deposed that she had made inquiries, from which it appeared that the defendant wai given his board by Mr. Blott, and that he had never been out.'employment for ■■ months. His Worship adjourned.. $he case, in order that plaintiff might prodcce some of those persons from whom the'information had been obtained respecting the defendant to give evidence. KAU4.BBi.NGki DISTBICT, BOABD ELECTION—• •' - '- JUDGMENT." v" l .; Robert Scott;t. L.J. - Bagnall.—This was an application to oust the-chairman of the Kauaeranga Board, on the ground j of illegal election. HisTWbrship adjourned the case from the 21st proximo,, in order that he might obtain access, to-the Supreme Court -library for authority to guide his decision.;.' ■> " His Worship gave his judgment in this case as follows j:—This ....case ,-resolves itself jnto t« 6 questions. One^wJbiiether a meeting held under '.ijection, ,l?£bf the , Highways Act, 1874, has either inherently or by the operation of that Act, a power . of adjournment ;.the other being; whether the voting by show of hands—especially when a poll was demanded—was illegal. I tliinkAit was illegal, and- ithat 'the proceeding resulting in the election,of Mr. Bagnall was bad on that ground; and therefore I have only to declare that Mr., Bagnall was elected unduly and contrary to the Highways Act,. 187,4, ,and y I adjudge him to be'ousted from his oipce as, a member of the Kauaeranga Highway v Board and the office of Chairman of" t% % said Board, .and! further order the, pay- ;» nient by the defendant to the plaintiff of ' the costs of this proceeding. ;.,The.case being disposed of on the second of tte two grounds, I need make no reference to the first. ! .The costs amounted to £7; Bs.'? ! Defended CasKj .. .v '--■•.* j. HABBIB V.TV CAtßiN;""'' This was a claim of £414j, for goods 'had arid*received. L"" 'f '<s'' "" , Mr. Dodd for,plaintiff; Mr Macdon^ld '■ •'for'defendbnt'.' * "' • "' ''"" Thomas Catran was , examined. He deposed that' he had never borrowed money from . the plaintiff at different times; and had paid him for all liquors he ha 4. received. :.He had not. received any porter to take out of the house without paving. He had heard this- morning that his brother had paid some money oh ' his account, and he (witness) had scolded his brother for doing so. ■ '- - .J/*Harpi»:was palled, and deposed to .. having le4t the money; a^nd that the de* ' fendant had had the goods enumerated. The statment of the defendant was fafee.' The defendant was not drunk, bur was "taperingoff."' ! '■'- 'l--' -; \ ,
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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1770, 4 September 1874, Page 2
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486CIVIL SIDE. Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1770, 4 September 1874, Page 2
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