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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1489, 22 February 1887, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL

Ai-HBURTO^— UO^DAY. ,:| V (Before Mr B, Alcom, 3.T. t and m£d. Thoraae, J.P^) : :••"' .

sesouiw cirht. . ■-. < - Robert Jamießon, Lawrence Kattr<»y, and Peter <<attray were charged with ill- Rally rescuing " cattle, eeieed by/the" poundfceeper. The information was 1 alii «sOde B"Ct<oa 47 of tho impounding Act, f 1884. — Mr Crisp ap^ea ed for the coipplainant, and Mr Furnell for the do: one o. Cne f jili.w^ug evt leuct* waa tuke<i after the adjournment:— Mr Purnell, after opening hie case, called the following evidence tor the defence :— Laurence Kattray •»{(! that on he 9 a instant be saw Oompton and Ward driving his oattle up the river bed at a too rapid rate. Witness and his brother and Jajnieson went do*n and took the oattle. Neither Gompton nor Ward raised any objection nor asked any fees. Some of the cows had beoi injured a quod deal m oousequenoe of 'the r>ogh haniling they h»d received. Witness had known the island In question fir ab mt nine >dars. When Hndgson had it, witness rented the Island from him The ouuudary of Hodgdoo'e lanl was marked by a feno^ of willawt. The boundary Wi>e pointed out to witnesa by Hod^aon hiutseif, There were abou two • nndred acres m the island on whioh cattle conld gr«zs. Whin the oattle were neisud tHey were not on Una belougiug to Want — Peter KaUray gave oorrobora* < ive evidence- Be had mada appliontion to the Grown Lands Cuumi*ei<ner for the Kod wh oh was uoi. inoiudei m the b 3 acres formerly held by H.-dj^son and now by Ward.— Robert Jamleson and Charles Wewt.-n aso gave evidence —The B^noh «»id that »U the witnt.B«es for the defence a»ore poatively that tbe cattle were not n Waid's 'a.'d, »rd as neither Ward nor Oompton con id swear to what tbe preciae '•onndarles of the former's land were, toe cue would be dismissed.