MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2577, 4 February 1910, Page 7

MAGISTERIAL.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3

(Before Air. W. A. Barton, SAL.)

CIVIL LIST

Judgment by default, for tho amount claimed, was given for claimant in the folloAving undefended cases:—Adair Bros. Ltd. (Mr. Bright) v. Frank John Wilson, junr., £2 2s 6d, costs 10s.

JUDGATENT SUMMONSES. The following judgment summons cases were dealt Avitli:—David Ernest Dustin (Air. Stock) v. Frederick Win. Wilkinson. An order was made for the immediate payment of £2 19 3d in default three day 6 imprisonment. Mary Jane Kirk (Air. Blair) v. Aparima Ngaungau. The amount oAved Avas £l3 18s 6d, and judgment dob tor said he could not pay. He- had tAvelve children, the eldest a. boy of 19. Ho was keeping the boy at Te Aute College, but had to pay no school fees. All tho rest of his children ;he had to keep. He had no rent to pay. Since the date of judgment, three years ago, lie had earned about £6O or £7O, mainly by shearing. Ho also leased out a niece of land for £22 a year. To. Mr. Blair: It cost him about £7 a year to keep- each of his children, and he also kept his Avife, himself, and his father. It had' been costing him this, about £IOO a year for the last three years. .

Further questioned as to his earnings tho debtor admitted being confused in previous statements, and thought he had made about £6O or £7O per year since the judgment.

Mr. Blair submitted that, on his own shoAAdng, debtor had had sufficient money to pay off tho debt, after keeping his family. • His Worship agreed in this, and an order was made for the immediate payment of the amount, 'in default 14 days’ imprisonment. On debtor paying 8s on the 10th inst., and 10s per Aveelc aftenvards the execution of the order would l be suspended. In the. case of Arthur F. Saunders (Air. Bright) v. Clias. Phillip White, an order for the payment of the amount (‘l2 4s, in default 13 days imprisonment, the order to be suspended on tho debtor paying £1 4s on the Ist March and £1 10s per month afterwards.