shai, Ist Uctober.
We z rau his was a claim for $20, the amount of native money order banded to deienuant for collection.
Yang Yih-pao, cautioned, stated hanawd to defendant for collection three native money orders, one for FLU and two for $20 each. tivo of these orders were returned to witness, leaving $20 for defendant to collect. Defendant bad collected the $20 from a native Shoemaker of No. 6, Pakhoi Road, This shoemaker had since removed to Soochow, his shop here having been burnt down.
In reply to defendant, witness said that he was sure that it was a $20 order that was handed to defendant for collection. It way not a $00 order. sen Defendant stated that at the beginning, of the year, probably in January, plaintitt handed to him for collection a native order for $50. The shoemaker who owed the money offered in settlement the sum of and two other orders for $10 and $20 res. pectively. These orders were guaranteed and would, no doubt, have been collected had not the shoemaker's shop been burnt. Defendant further stated that he had deducted his commission, 30 per cent, from the amount collected.
His Honour said that be did not think it fair that defendant should take his commission for collecting $50. Only $20 had been collected in money and he thought that com-on should be charged on that sum on-
Defendant said that plaintiff took the two money orders against his (defendant's) express wishes. Plaintiff had not thing further about the matte: months, but now that he had seen the advertisement stating that defendant given up Chinese business, he had this question. A few days ago plaintiff had called and agreed to settle for $9. Plaintiff had already received $5 of the $20 and the balance, $15, was defendant's commission.
Ju reply to his Honour, plaintiff denied that be had received $5.
Thomas Wong gave evidence that he entered defendant's service in April, some time after the orders were handed ta defendant. He was at his desk in defei ant's office whey plaintiff came in and agreed to settle for $9. Plaintiff then said that he would agree to defendant taking $6 commission for collecting $20, that. $5 5 had been paid to the compradore, and that ho would accept the balance,$9, in settlement.
His Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff for $9 and costs, telling him that if he bad suffered any loss it was entirely through his own negligence in letting the matter stand over for 7 months without making any application to defendant for his money.
Woxe Ast. sex et, Ws. Brows, This was a claim by Wong Hsiang-sun for $14.37, owing by William Brown for washing.
Defendant did not appear, and, plaintiff having sworn to the correctness of the claim and service of the summons having been proved, His Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, with cost
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