MAGISTERIAL

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2633, 15 October 1909, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL

THURSDAY, OCTOBER IT (Before Mr. W. A. Barton. S.M.) A CLAIM FOR TRESPASS. In the Magistrate’s Court, yesterday. Karcwa Tatapu sued Frederick Kirk and 18. Kirk for £3 in respect of damage a! ©god to have been caused to the. plaintiff's crops by p:gs owned by the defendants. Mr Barnard appeared for Tatapu and Mr. G. Stock defended. The plaintiff gave evidence to the effect that on September 7th lie found sinus of rooting in Ids potato field. Iho oidv people in the neighborhood who kept pigs were the Kirks. Evidence was also given by a native named vYi Palin Kcko, who saw the pigs in the paddock and at whose request defendant drove them away. In cross-examination, the native admitted that he had only seen seven pigs on plaintiff’s land. Defendant, giving evidence, said that he only owned five sows, but the Maoris round about owned pigs. He admitted, that on September 7th two of his pigs were Off Uutd adjoining that owned bv plaintiff, but not OP plaintiff s land. Very little damage was done to plaintiff’s potato crop. Harold Kirk and James Haskins gave similar evidence, and His Worship gave judgment m favor of plaintiff for 7s and 18s costs.

The case of Frederick Kirk (Mr. Stock) v. Karewa Tatapu (Mr, Barnard) was then called on. It was a claim for £2 for the service of a bull, and after hearing the evidence His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for the full amount claimed with costs amounting to £2 3s. UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment for p'aintiff was given in the following cases in which the defendants did not appear: —The King (Mr. F. Nolan) v. Thos. Reedy, £2 19s 9d, claim in respect of rent of telephone, and 10s costs; Offiical Assignee (Enoch Richards, Mr. W. F. Nolan) v. Frederick Knightly £G ]9s 7d, and £1 13s 6d costs; Frederick Hall (Mr. F. Nolan) v. Abraham L. AloDufr. £4l 4s -Id,-and £2 is costs; Amelia Neill (Mr. T. A. Coleman) v Annie Treavcs, £2 10s (id. and £1 3s Gd costs, to be paid out of separate estate of the defendant; John Alexander Lucas (Mr. F. Nolan) v. Win. T. Burr, £3 11s and 10s costs. JUDGMENT SUMMONS CASES.

In the case of Albert Michael Lewis Mr. Sainsbury) v. John James Cassidy, an order was made for payment of balance £2 0s 3d forthwith, to he suspended on payment of 10s per month. In the case of George Greer Shierlaw (Air. T. A. Coleman) v. Chas. Westrupp, His Worship, after the examination of the debtor, refused to make an order and dismissed the summons. The amount involved was £l6 8s Gd.