MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6315, 13 August 1888, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. This Dat. (Before John.ollivier.Esq., R.M.) Maintenance Casts. — Emma Fair sued William Fergusson as being the father of her illegitimate child. She was represented by Mr Joynt, and an order was made-, against the putative father of 10s per week, to be paid nntil the child reached age of fourteen yearß. Civil. Cases.— John Perry v. L. D. Nathan, olaim £8 ISs 6d. Adjourned to August 20. — Williams and Milton v. L. Manghan, claim £3, 17s 2d. Adjourned to August 20.— W. J. Byrne v. Alfred Parsons, claim £3 Os 6d. Judgment foe plaintiff, by default.— John Parsons v. H. W. Brewer, claim JBI6 6s 7d. Judg*»* ment for plaintiff by default. — William Aoton-Adamß v, Samuel I Rountree, claim. £16 I_B. Adjourned to Augußt 20r— Alice Barnes v. George Barnes, dainty _fi_. Judgment for plaintiff, by default.— Alexander Gillespie v. D. Withers, claim JES2 10s. Mr M'Connell for plaintiff, Mr D. Wynn-Williams for defendant. Plaintiff, olaimed for a balance of wages alleged to be dne to him, as a farm labourer,' by defendant, afarmer, at Killinchy. Plaintiff worked thirteen weeks for defendant irt 1883, and from harvest to the sowing of winter wheat in the years, 1884-S-6-7. Plaintiff could neither read nor write, and trusted to an indifferent memory for facta in connection with the case. Defendant's case was that he did not agree to pay Gillespie J_l per week, and £2 per-week. during harvest, but that, with the exception of 1883, when he paid plaintiff £10 for thirteen weeks' week„he agreed to nayplaintiff £20 for the time _ra--was-w.th.him, four and a half months in 1884, and a like amount for the time Bpent in his employ, ] six, six, and seven months repectively : during the three following years. Mr Ollivier thought something was fairly due | to plantiff, and assessed that amonnt at ■ „_ro and costs.