MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4817, 4 December 1893, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

j CHRISTCHURCH. 1 Saturday, Dec. 2. ! (Before H. W. Bishop, Esq., R.M.) ' Affiliation.— John W. Laurence waß charged witn failing to contribute towards the Bupport of three illegitimate children, ( of whom Catherine Manning was the mother. Mr Donnelly appeared for com- : plainant, and Mr Hoban for defendant. | This case was heard about three weeks ago, ; when it was dismissed for wantof corrobora*. . tive evidence. The hearing of the present i case occupied the Court all day, and his j Worship ordered defendant, who denied • that he was the father of the children, to ! contribute 15a a week towards their sup- | port. His Worship said he would con- • sider whether or not he would order the defendant to be prosecuted for perjury. This Day. (Before C. P. Cox and J. Connal, Esqs.) Dbunkenness.— William.Smith for thiß offence was fined .10a, in default fortyeight hours' imprisonment. (Before R. Beetham, Esq., R.M.) Civil Cases. — Judgment by default with coats was given for plaintiffs in the case of J. Plaisted and Co. v. J. Creevy, claim £24, 2s sd ; Mr Johnston for plaintiffs.—The case of F. C. Raphael v. C. J. Moore, claim £22, wes adjourned till Dec. 19. . KAIAPOI. This Day. (Before H. W. Bishop, Esq., R.M., and J. L. Wilson, Esq.) Breach op the Education Act.— Patrick O'Connell, a case against whom had been allowed to stand over from a former Bitting, to give him an opportunity of sending his children to school, stated, in answer to the Bench, that all his boys, who were of age, were attending now. The Resident Magistrate said that he waa glad to hear this, and he hoped that for the sake of the children they would be kept there, or else, if the parent was brought before him on a future occasion for this offence, he (the Resident Magistrate) would feel compelled to enforce the compulsory clause.