POLICE COURT.
Fbiday, June 30. (Boforo J. 0. Crawford, Esq., R.M.) BREACn OF TIIE LICENSING- ORDINANCE. Ellen Spray was charged with having kept her hotel open after the hour allowed by her license, on the 25tli instant. The Bench dismissed the case with a caution. CIVIL CASES. Rigg v. Cooper — Claim £2 10s, for rates. tfxxdgtxxant.Sof aropunt-anil ooatoj Qa. Same v. Sidey—- Claim £11 4s lid. Judgment for amount, costs remitted. Same v. F. Jones — Claim £i. Adjourned for a week. Same v. J. Barlow — Claim £6 ss. Judgment for amount and costs, 13s. Same v. Gr. H. Luxford— Claun;£2B l3a 2d. Adjourned for a fortnight. Same v. H. Carter— Claim £1 10s. Nonsuited. Costs remitted. Sume v. H. W. Wilkinson— Claim £2 ss. Judgment far amount and costs, 9s. W. Whittein v. P. O. Donnell— Claim £18 7s 3d. Judgment for amount und costs. Turnbull, Reeves & Co. v Martin — Claim, £3 lls Bd, for iron short ex Phoebe, in April last. Mr Buckley for plaintiffs, Mr Brandon for defendant. A witness named Paulson deposed that he counted 768 bars of iron and 40 bundles of angle iron as tboy were landed from the Phoebe. Henry Short, storeman to Turnbu I .], Reeves & Co, deposed to . having received 768 bars of iron. The defonoe was that on the arrival of ,the Phoebe notice of the iron being put on the wharf was given to the plaintiffs. It was proved that the plaintiffs did not remove the iron till next day, and that the defendants were not liable for loss or damage, by reason of goods being left on the wharf. The lat« mate of the Phoobo deposed to delivering 770 bars of iron, and having tallied it into and out of the ship ; the iron was landed between 10 and 4, and it was the consignees' risk if they remained there all night. Oti cross-examination, ho said he delivered the iron to the wharfinger, who gave a receipt on his word that the iron was right. He remembered nothing about saying that if there was any short, ho would make all right. William Tonks, on behalf of Mr Martin, signed the receipt-book produced for the goods. The iron was left on the wharf all night, and removed next d>iy. He gave a receipt for the iron on the understanding that if there was any short the mate would be responsible. The Bench reserved judgment till Tuesday.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3240, 1 July 1871, Page 2
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POLICE COURT.
Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3240, 1 July 1871, Page 2
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