MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2268, 31 October 1889, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

. * ABHBC7RTON— THURSDAY.

(Before Mr 0. A. Wray, 8.M.) OATILB CASE. Mrs Bennett, was charged on the Information of the Ringer foe tb« Hampatead Town district, with having allowed two cows to graz» on a pabllo tOkd. Mr Oelep appeared for the defendant, who alleged that permission to graze tho oowa nn the road bad been given her by the ranger. The Magistrate said that the defendant appeared to bava been milled, and he would only iofiict • nominal penalty of Is, TBISPASBIHO ON A RESKBVE. O. Connor was charged with having allowed five horses to trespass on Goody Connoll reserve 1035 It sppasred that the defendant bad a contract to take ■hingle out of the reserve for a Road Board, and he eald that he had no idoi that he w«« doing wrmpr In allowing hii horief to have tho ran of the reserve. A Bne of 5i and oosts was Inflicted. jlaboeby Bobert Ibell, a lad of 13, was oharged with having elolon a pound note aad a ■tlok of tobaooo from Nicholas Welsh. Accused pleaded guUty, It appeared tba< Ur Welsb g»ve the boy a lift m his trap and the former having ocgasfou to «o lnt( * home orx the read, tbe yoong h jpcfa improved the occasion by halp'og lii^osel io a pound note and a stick c( tobuooo. J9l dprpted \hv gf«»ißr portJoQ of tb«

uioft'.y iow ; .idj th« parcbasaof : iollit6, upp't-a urjd oigaroUca, with which he regaled a nambor of bin young friends In Rftkafa. — Tue Magistrate said that he would like to hear lomethlng vbout tho boy's antioedeuts before he gave his decision. — The Sergeai:t of pollco said (hat he would institute enquiries, and report to the Court m the afternoon. (Lef^ sitting)