MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4627, 24 September 1915, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

(Before L. G. Reid, Esq., S.M.) tt ■■■ v< Thursday, Sept. 23rd. ai CIVIL CASES. t€ Joyes Bros. v. R. McNeil.— sj Claim, 13s. Judgment by default, ai with 5s costs. Mr Lyon appeared A for plaintiffs. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. c Mrs Kii’kpatrick -v. Ellis 0. Hambling. Claim, £3 16s 9d. Mr Lyons appeared for plaintiff. D There was no appearance of defendant. He bad paid £2 into 13 Court, and be was ordered to pay . the balance forthwith : in default, three days’ imprisonment. C..A. Fnnke v. Joseph Edwards. —Claim, £l7 3s. Mr Lyon for plaintiff. No appearance of defendant, who was ordered to pay * £1 per week; in default, seven days’ imprisonment. , MAINTENANCE. Edith Jones proceeded against ( her husband for failing to continue ] bis payments for the support of his , children. The arrears had been , paid into Court that moming, but defendant had to pay £1 Is costs. Edith Jones applied for a variation of the order she had against her husband, which was granted. J. V. Lawrence proceeded against his brothers Albert Edward and Charles for the maintenance of George Meredith, another brother, who was of weak intellect. Mr Lyons appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Burnett for Albert Edward Lawrence. The plaintiff stated he had had the care of George for six and a half years. There had been an understanding amongst the brothers that they each should contribute towards the support of the afllicted one. All he had received was £4 from Albert and £33 from Charles. Besides he had all the worry and care of looking after George. All he could do for him was to cut a bit of wood. He was no use for any other work. Ultimately the Magistrate made an order for the payment by the two brothers of £l3 each per annum, payments to be made i monthly, with £1 Is costs. ANOTHER TRIAL. , A resident was brought up on a charge of excessive drinking, and he made an appeal against a prohibition order being taken out against him. His wife appeared in Court to plead for him. She asked the Magistrate to give ; her husband a chance, for she thought his drinking habits were worse during the currency of the order. The Magistrate was astonished at the application, and said Le would adjourn the case until next Court day and see how Ihe man I got on. The defendant objected I and wanted the case settled then. The Magistrate said that the only alternative was for him to issue the order right away or adjourn—and the case was adjourned. LIGHT DREAD. H. C. Noble, baker, was charged with selling bread weighing less than the proper weight. He pleaded guilty. Constable Tanner said that he had purchased a 21b loaf at accused's shop, which was exactly l|-ozs short. He had weighed two 41b pan loaves, and each was short weight. He also weighed a 21b “ barracouta ” loaf, purchased by another customer, and it was exactly 4ozs short. The constable stated in extenuation that probably the fact of the bread being light 1 weight was owing to the defendant’s weights being light. He had since tested the weights, and had them adjusted to their proper weight. The Magistrate took it into conI sideration that this was the first

case of the kind in Woodville, cautioned the defendant, convicted him, and ordered him to pay 7e costs. SHIRKERS FROM MILITARY DUTY. Sei’gt. - Major Allen, of the Defence Department, proceeded against the following for neglecting to attend drill Courtney James Thomas, first offender, convicted and ordered to pay 7s costs ; Jack Bell, third offender, fined ss, and costs 12s ; Percy Delahaye, fourth offender, fined 20s and 12s costs — in default 14 days military detention at Wellington.