RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 16 July 1880, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

-♦ Tuesday, July 15tb, 1880. (Before W. H. Eevell, Esq. E.M ) CONCEALMENT OS BIBTH. Allen MTnnis and Ellen M'lnnis were charged on the information of the police with endeavoring; to oonceal the dead body of a male child, at BlackY Point. The prisoners pleaded " Not Guilty." Inspector Feast, who appeared for the prosecution, applied for a remand for eight days, for the production of two necessury witnesses. The Hen oh granted the remand, ac« cepting bail, prisoners in £50 each and two sureties of £25 each. Foul Chimney. William Cochrane for permitting his chimney to catch fire, was fined 10s and costs. A resident of Boatman's was fined 20* and costs, for drinking in the bar of an hotel at that place after prohibited hours. Bbeach of Licensing A or, Bernard Bogers. hotel»keeper, Boat' man's, was charged with committing a breaoh of the Licensing Act, by permit' ting drink to be sold in his licensed premises during prohibited hours, on Sunday, 11th instant. Evidence was taken to show that a number of persons were drinking in the hotel on the date named. The defendant saii he was absent from the hotel all the week at work, and only came there on Saturdays, His Worship inflicted a fine of £10 and costs. He was determined to put dowe all offences against the Licensing law with the strong arm of the law. With regard to the admission of the defendant that he was absent all the week from his hotel, that fact would be borne in miad at the next sitting of the Licensing Bench, when his and other applications came up for renewal. He (his Worship) was there to see the law enforced, and he would see that it was, as far as he was able. Finly v. Pollock. This case, which was a claim for £27, was heard at the last sitting of the Court, when judgment was reserved. His Worship said that after duly considering the evidence he held the sale by the defendant to the plaintiff of the house, as a set off against the debt, to be binding, and judgment would therefore be for defend* ant, with costs. M'Eenna (County Eate-Collector) v. Temperley. Judgment summons for rates. Witness proved that defendant was in receipt of a ffced salary of £200 per annum, as bailiff and Crown Lands Kanger, at Hokitik ai Could not say whether any judgment orders were at present out against defendant. His Worship said he cpuld not make an order upon such evidence. By the terms pf the Act every person seeking for an order was bound to show exflicitly that since the date pf the judgment the defendant has had the means of satisfying tbe claim, and had refused or ne» glected to do so. He would make no order. tf ictobia Company v, Wilson. This was a claim for £10 4s, on an 1.0.U.. and a further claim upon a dishonored promissory note. Judgment b?

default for the amount claimed and costs. Mr Lynch for plaintiff. M'GILLICUDDT V, MTtfNIS. A claim for £3 13s 7d. for goods supplied. Judgment confessed for the sum claimed and costs. M'Kenna r. Tapley, Claim for £1 Q if for County rates. No appearance of defendant. Judgment for the amount claimed and costs. M'Caothy v. Hawkins This was a claim upon a dishonored bill of of exchange for £27. Defendant admitted having accepted but urged as an objection that the bill had not been presented at the Bank on the due date. Mr Lynch for the plaintiff showed that presentation on the due date was not essential in the oase of a bill of exohange. His Worship concurred, and gave judgment for the amount claimed and costs. The Court then sfdjourned.