RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 48, 26 June 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

: Ttf-n*»Ax> 25'nii Junk, 1878., (poforo F>. Shaw, Eoq., R.M.). i FiTzourtATiiP'.v Lwn?D. : Claim, for £2 I,oa for goods supplied?. John, FHztfornM— l livo at Aalonio'fl, Flat. I havo nuful dofondant for an, nor. .count duo to mo in 1873*. i was bnitiuu • tliorcy nnd dofondnnt was a cuptomou of mine. I supplied him with tho Roods. charßOfl for, and donwnclfd pnymont ami ho rofuHod to pay mo. I;fc is. ftjro yoam sinoo thp. debt w,u». oontraotod.. I was dißßi'tiK thoro, and did, not conjp ofton, to. lioofton. Oroßfl«os:aminod' by Mr- Mona—piofon.* dant had two mutofi,. ono of w,hptn ia, sinco (load, Thoj woro di«Rinß» Thoy ,brolco up tboir partnership, about thfl timo tho dobfc was oonlraolod, I did oflbr to.tnko ft hooo fortho oooount, but I novor roooived it, I could not say what tho hoflp wan worth. I noyor told dofoii» dant that tho amount duo Was. £\ 13p. J)y tho. Court— l swear that tho bill attached to {.ho summons is a tr.uo qopy ,of my book. : Ilonry W, SOoyd— l Hvo at Blrtok'n Point.. Hmvo hoard; dofoudant'ft oridonoo,. I waa mining with two othors ; nt An-. j tonio'n Flat),, At tho timo wo. broko up X , wont to plaint ifjs and nskod. how much wo owed him,, and ho told mo^tlio sum of £1 1 3f ., Ho nprood to tako a hoao. in sottlo* , mpnt of tho. debt,, and X guyo him tho hosfl with mjt- own, hands. Both my mates woro present at the timo, but thoy nro now ftotul. Pluintilf) did not take tho 1 hpso away bujt lofb it in thp hut. Ho hns, noyor sinco asked mo fon tho monoy. or pjivon mo either a bill or lntfeor roforring. to.it. Inovor expected suph a claim to. bo mado upon, mo, and I was. and am, iv a position to pay all dobtsi duo by- mo.. Crof)S"OXftminodi by plnintiflß— p-lj oannot rocolloct tho dny on which, wo arran^od about tho hoso. J\b was your, own fault that you. did not gob thp hosQ.as lj gn,vo it into your own, hftnd,, This closed tlio ca^o. Mr Moss, having briefly ad<dr<;cuu)d tho. Court, His Worship non-sujtOfl tho. plniniifll on tho ground that' ho had,failodito.proTro his caflo, Costa aljowod. n/id profosslonnjl fco. Wm.a-nT y. Lhoan. Claim, for work, and la>or doijp na, faici-.

i'ior. JMo nppi'iiranm) of the dofimihmt: .Tu(l|,'n\o»L for tho amount olnimod with costs, 7?AiTnn ; V v. Cliff mn. 'In this ckho Mr Hold uskod for a furthor adjouramont until Tuns'lay noxt, Ho had not boon ahlo to pet tKo wHnesxos for the dofonco top;othor. At tbo formor hrtfiriiif? it was arranged by consoafc tliftt in tho ovont of tho. dolenco not boinp roady that tho caso nUculd ho adjourned U|)on auDloicnfc noMco to tho othor sid6. On Saturday last ho (Mr Itoid), tolo* graphed to. proaooutor'sjeonnsol iuforrainp; him of his intention, to oak for tho adjourn* mont n,ow flou^ht. In a wook's timo the easo for tUo dofonoo wouKl bo quito roady Bnd tbo wholo of Iho witnossos in attondnnco., Mr MoBf K on bohalf of tho prosooufcion. oppoaod tho applioation,. Ho said a similar application had boon mado in tho Dotianoo oaso, and whon tlio cano at longlh oamo on tho witnossos oallod could Rivt> no matorinl ovidon<jo f Mr Uoid urgod that a dofmito arranffo« m,ont had boon oomo tofnfc tho last lioaring nnd all ho now sougbtSvraa tho onrryiiiß out of that arrnn^cmont, Tho Uonoh snid tho cnao was adjourned upon tho understanding thnt at tho fol .lowing hoarinp; all tho Kcofton cvidonoo for tho defonoo should bo-Rono into, and if it wcro llion shown that subpeoaa'ahnd boon sorvod for fcho nltondanoo of distant witnofisoa a further ndjou,rnraont would thou bo grafted, Mr Itckl snid tlio nd^nrnmchjt wns ns mu,oh to oonvoivouuo Mr G.uinnoss n8 tho d.ofyndrtnt, us if tho. witnesses iroro callod now Mr GuinnoHa wovild 1.-avo no opportunity of oross-oxanv'tiing thorn. Tho Bonoh fluid thnt consideration for Mr Gninnoflfl. convonionoo could nob in any way infliUontM) tho Court. Mr Moss was presDiif, for tho prosecutor, nnd tho Court r<»fl4,rdod nil counsel as equal. Ho (hi* WorsJiJp), foiled nltoffothor toi> floo why tho oaso ww npt jjipo for hearing. Mr K«i:i said Iw. was not proparoJ for tho opposition ahov^n to tlio adjournment i» tho fuco of th* antangomout mado at tlifl last henriu^. Hii« Worship anid holmdnolhing wliatn over to do with, nrriuigomonts outoted into botvroon couiiimol. Couiihol woro for too rauph in tho hnbit of making hMo arrange* ments,. and tlw Court wouJd not rooogni.se Ih^m. Why was tho. oaso. not roady. Mr Roid- said* ho hnd tologrnphod to tho Attoriwy-Goneral rolntiw to tho production of oortoin documents and public papors, and hnd twooivod a. reply fltalinpf that l»o. (fclio Altornoyi»Qdno*rnl) would ad'viao the. Minister of Lands, to furnish tho documents ut onco*. His, Worship, said tho action of the dofonoo |»luced. the. Court in, an awkward josilion. Tho Hoofion nvidi>noo. could surely havo boon, proJuocd\ and Ihnl. vns tho order of the. Court ojb tKo laat hoar« ing. Mr Moss snid holiad a niomo by Mr G.uinnoss of Iho order rnndo at tho lust hearing whioJj conflnuedtho notoH of Iho His Worship snid Iho notos of lh<> Bunoli did, not require Mip oonfirmntion. of qoun^olMr Koid tbon.nskod thnfc tlio cano might bo sot dowa for to-morrow morning. Mr M-oim wishoA to know what ovidonoo tho olhor sido iivtoudod to call. Mr ]{\»id Haiti ho cou,d afc prononjl. give tho nnmos of M.oßam Donunn and Caplo*.. Mr Mjosj, wished for further iuformalion. H'in Worship saidi tho defendant oould not bo oallod upon to show hia.Uand ujitil uo was wttdy to phy B w,an finally docidod thnfc tho oa9o should atand: idjonrnod until 11' o'clock to«morr.ow (ithis); morning. Dofondunt's bail was ronowod., 'li'lio Court then adjournod..