POLICE COURT-TE AWAMUTU.

Waipa Post, Volume III, Issue 120, 18 June 1912, Page 3

POLICE COURT-TE AWAMUTU.

FRIDAY, JUNE 14th, 1912

(Before Mr F. O'B. Loughnan, S.M.)

Te Paringa was charged on the information of Constable Ryan with entering upoi. licensed premises at Kihikihi during the currency of a piohibition order. Accused did not appear, and was convicted and fined £2 and costs I Os.

George Henry Brown was charged with .supplying Kura Keremoana with liquor for consumption on May 17th last, and Kura Keremoana was charged with aiding and abetting such offence. The former, who did not appear, was convicted and fined £5 and costs £2 15s 6d. The native pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s and costs 22s 6d.

CIVIL BUSINESS. Undefended Cases.

Barnett v. Bush, claim lis lid. Judgment for olaintiff with costs £3 4s 6d. Middlebrook v. Leatham, claim £3 5s 6d. Judgment for plaintiff with costs ios.

Boyd and Clark v. Pratt. Order for immediate payment. Goodfellow Limited v. E. Adams. Order for payment forthwith. .

Defended Cases.

Mathers v. Redfern, claim for £2, balance of moneys due under a contract for building. Mr Cox appeared for plaintiff and Mr Collins for defendant. After some conflicting evidence judgment was given for plaintiff with costs £2 6s.

C. C. Berrv v. Tonga Manukau, claim £7 6s 2d for meat supplied. A counter claim £9 for potatoes suoplied was entered by defendant. After hearing the parties the Court decided to dismiss the counter claim and give judgment on the claim for £4 without costs. Mr Cox appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Collins for the defendant.

Trudgeon and Pratt v. Boyd and Clark, claim for £l3 for injuries to a horse and damages. Mr Collins appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr Cox for defendants. It appeared that the plaintiffs lent a horse to the defendants, and returned it in a hopelessly broken-down state, absolutely unfit for use, and now after a lapse of 8 months still practically useless. The defendants denied this, and alleged that the horse was returned in much the same state as they received it. The magistrate commented upon the very contradictory nature of the evidence, and under the circumstances considered the case insufficiently proved, and therefore entered a non-suit with costs £3 I2s 6d.