MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2669, 26 November 1909, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25.

(Before Air TV. A. Barton, S.M.)

DRUNKENNESS

A first offender was fined os and costs for having been found drunk. John Iveson, who had boon twice previously, convicted during the week, was sentenced to 7 days’ imprisonment 'without the option for having been drunk while in charge of a horse. UNDEFENDED CIVIL CLAIMS.

Judgment was given for the plaintiffs in undefended cases as follows: Harry Cooper (Air F .AV. Nolan) :v. Alfred Ashdown (Mr L. T. Barnard) by consent, in two cases, £23 11$ Gd and £1 8s costs and £9 2s 3d and 18s costs, respectively; Josephs Burke (Air Sainsbury) v. Richard Foster, £lO .is Gd and - £1 10s Gel costs; Robert Colebrook (Air Hoi) v. Eric-pa Tapeta £5 Is and £2 7s Gd costs; Jones and Ganelin (Air Burnard) v. Frank Rhodes, £1 2s Gd and 5s costs, v. Geo. "William Goodley, £lO 11s Gd and £1 10s Gd costs, v. Francis O’Council £9 3s and £1 3s Gd costs; J. It. Redstone and Sons (Air Burnard) v. E. A. Abraham, £4 3s and 10s costs; Peter Meyer v Alax Mahoney, £2 and 5s costs; James Blance (Air Sainsbury) v. Geo. Gibbs, £4 17s 6d and £1 lbs costs, an order' being made for possession of .premises within 7 days; L. D. Nathan and Co. (Air I<\ AV. Nolan) v. John Gilbert Nichols, £lO 8s and £1 10s Gd costs; Lynda Soap Making Co. (Air Burnard) v. August Zenker, £3 15s and £1 2s costs; John O’Grady and others (Air Burnard) v. August Zenker, 10s Gd and 17s costs. judgaieNt SUAIAIONSES. In the judgment summons case of Alary Jane Kirk (Mr Sainsbury) v. Tahatu, an order was made for payment of £lO Is Bd, in default 11 days’ imprisonment, to be suspended on payment of 15s on the 24th of each month. James Morgan (Air T. A. Coleman) v. Richard Bell (Air. Burnard) application for an order in respect of a debt of £BO Gs, for which judgment was given on Juiie 24th last. The debtor, in the witness box, said his,earnings since the date of judgment had been £BO 18s, but he had - been put to very heavy expenses on account of his wife’s illness, and had incurred other liabilities owing to the latter’s ill-health. Air Coleman said that this was a most unsatisfactory state of things. The doors of the Public Hospital were open and his only, reason for incurring a debt of £7B for aii operation with a private doctor was that, they 'refused to operate at- the Hospital. His AVorship said that the £3 a.'week the defendant was earning was not much to keep a sick wife on. The summons was dismissed. , _ r In tlio case of Cornelius Neenan (Air; Hoi) v. Pita Ranapia, an order was made, for payment of £9 11s or 10 days’ imprisonment, the order to be suspended on payment of 11s on December 24th, and £1 a month afterwards. A DISPUTED BILL.

A claim dating as far back as 1903 was the subject of a good deal of conflicting evidence. William A. Hodgo, laborer, of Ormond, represented by Mr. L. T. Burnard, sued Leslie Banks, cardboard-box miinufacturcr, Auckland district,dor £l3 2s, in respect of hoard, and lodging and money lent. Air. 1. W. Nolan defended. Part of the evidence had been given at. a previous bearing to the effect that in January, 1903, he was licensee of the ■ Aluriwai Hotel, and' kept the defendant there for samo time and lent him various sums, of money. Evidence for the defendant was taken at Cambridge, in which be said lm only staved about a week at tlio hotel, and had a memo, for £l2 6s handed to him when he left for AA 7 ellingtoo. lie did not pav this as he thought it exorbitant. Subsequently the .-plaintiff; drew on the defendant at the Bank of New Zealand for £l2 odd. Tlicr plaintiff had never lent the defendant any money. The plaintiff went into the witness box and deposed as to certain entries :in liis hotel 'easb-book (produced).; ‘ Ho, was cross-examined as to various items. Airs. Hodge gave corroborative evidence . " . 1 Judgment was eventtiaßy given tor £lO. with £2 11s costs, items of cash -lent for drinks being deducted.