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Aberdare County Court. Monday.—Before His Honour Judge Bryn Roberts. Administration Orders. Stephen Morris applied for an administration 4rder. ii.0 I owes JE46, and earned £1 5s. 9d. when at Penrikyber Colliery. He now worked at Cwmaman ».JoJJiery. .and earned 43s. a week. He had had a small business, and lost two horses.' A daughter of 19 years of age was at home.—His Honour: You can't ask for ^relief from your creditors while you keep ..a daughter at home.—No order.—Rees íGriffiths, 46 Harriet Street, Trecynon, represented by Mr. W. Thomas, Aber- dare, sought an administration order. He owed t29, and was a labourer at 'Ysguborwen Colliery, and earned 258.- a week. He offered to pay his debtg in full at 12s. per month.—Granted.—W. Rees Evans made a similar application in respect of his debts, R49. He was a tim berman at Bwllfa Colliery, and .earned 30s. a week. He offered to pay in full at 14s. a month.—Granted.—W. David Gamlin, 14 Cromer Street, Aber- cwmboi, made, through Mr W. Thomas, Aberdare, an application for an admin- istration odrer. Elizabeth Jane Gam- lin, wife of applicant, stated her hus- band was ill. He was a moulder and earned good money when he worked full. His average for four weeks was :278. a week. klis debts were £30, and he offered lis. a month.—Granted. Apportionment —Mary Ann Morgan, represented by* Mr. W. Thomas, Aber- dare, applied for the apportionment of E145 3s. lid., balance in a compensa- tion award made on April 7, 1912. At that time an order of 8s. a week was wade, which was later increased to 10s. The youngest child was nine years, and there were two other depend- ents.—An order was made for three de- pendents at 3s. 4d. each per week. Elizabeth Parry, represented by Mr. Kirkbouse Jenkins, applied for the .*ontinaation of the payment of a £1 a month in respect of a dependent in an award against the P.D. Co. on Septem- ber 15th, 1908. The applicant put in a medical certificate showing that Thomas Parry, the dependent, was mentally de- ficient, but quite harmless. He' was :33 years of age.—His Honour continued the award. Widow's Ciaim. — Mrs. Margaret Jones, 6 Mountain Ash Place, Alaer- (Aare, represented by Mr. E. J. Hughes, Aberdare, applied for the payment out ,of court of a sum of moneyi, zC300, in respect of the death of her husband, .Jonah Jones, which took place on Nov. 27th last year. She purposed to invest the money in the Swansea Harbour Trust.-Elizabeth Jones, daughter of the applicant, stated she was a dress- maker, and earned her own living. She wished her mother to have the money. —An order was made to pay the money out, the widow being declared the sole dependent. Apportionment. Margaret Ann Gwynne, 27 Kingsbury Place, Cwm- aman, represented by Mr. Kirkhouse .Jenkins, made an application for the apportionment of £ 290 paid juto court in respect of the death of her husband, Walter Gwynne, which took place at the Cwmaman Colliery on January 7th, 1913. She had two children. Mar- garet Mary, who would be 21 years nest March, went out sewing and earned I i. 3d. a day. Oswald was 13 years of age.-Margaret M. Gwynne, a daugh- ter of the applicant, stated she earned Is. 3d. a day besides her keep.—His Honour apportioned £ 20 to the daugh- ter, £40 to Oswald, and the remainder to the widow. Trecynon Apportionment. Phoebe I Frame, 26 Windsor Street, Trecynon, represented by Mr. W. Thomas, Aber- dare, applied for the apportionment of P,300 paid into court in respect of the death of her husband, Joseph Arthur Frame, which took place on November 21st last at the Powell Duffryn Colliery. There were three children, all depend- ants, and very delicate. His Honour apportioned 15s. a week' for one year from date of death, and then 2s. 6d. a week in respect of the widow and each dependent. Dispute Between Valuer and Pub- fican.-Thoinas Jones sued William Stephens in respect of a valuation plain- taiff had made at the Three Bells Inn, Aberaman. Mr. T. W. Griffiths ap- peared for defendant. Plaintiff stated he was instructed by defendant to value the house, which had been referred for compensation. He made a valuation all three years' trading, and handed the same to Mr. W. Thomas, solicitor. The valuation he made was £983, in respect of the trading, fixtures, and remainder of lease.—By Mr. Griffiths: He didn't say a £ 5 note would clear it. He re- ceived £5 on account on December 24th last. He delivered the account On Dec. 23rd personally to Mr. Stephens. He did not tell the defendant that he would, be liable to a fine of £ 10 if he valued the Three Bells Inn for £ 5. The total due was 18 guineas, and his claim was for the balance.—Wm. Stephens, the de- fendant, was still living at the same place, although it was not now a licensed house. He was approached by Jones on many occasions and worried him to give him the valuation. Plain- tiff said it would only mean a £5 note. He received an account for 19 guineas, but took no notice of it because of the -verbal agreement. He paid L5 on Dec. 24th, and told, plaintiff that the receipt for £ 5 on account was wrong, and if he did surli a thing he would be fined LIO. He also promised to send a proper receipt from the office. Defend- ant had only been in the house 19 months, and plaintiff stated he had made a valuation for three years.-By the plaintiff: He was sober on Decem- ber 24th when Jones called.—Elizabeth Ellen Stephens, wife of defendant, re- membered the plaintiff stating that £ 5 would clear the matter. — His Honour did not think the sum claimed was a reasonable one, and gave a verdict for '10 guineas, the t5 paid being a portion ,.f the award. A Question of Rent.—Rees Arthur Davies, Babel, Llandovery, sued Thos. W. Hughes, 13 Whitcombe Street, Aberdare, for 85s. for rent due. Plain- tiff was renresented by Mr. J. D. Thomas, Aberdare .Ann Davies, wife ,.01' plaintiff, served a notice on defend- ant to ouit the house on January 14th. He did not do so, and the amount claimed was rent due to date. His Honour asked if there wasn't a mistake in plaintiff's address. Should it not be "Babell" not "Babel," as Babell was a much more respectable place than Babel.—His Honour gave possession in 21 days and a verdict for plaintiff on the amount claimed at 5s. a v.-eek. Father Claims Compensation.-Thos, Poar. 43 Fothergill Street, Abernant represented by Mr. Kirkhouse Jenkins, applied for the sum of £ 250 paid into court in respect of the death of his son, Albert Edward, who was killed in the P.D. Colliery on November 19th.—Ap- plicant was the only dependent. —> An ,order was made for payment.

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