AKAROA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 400, 4 June 1880, Page 2

AKAROA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tuesday, June 1. (Before J. Aylmer, Esq., R.M.) CHIMNEY ON FIRE. Henry Citron was charged with allowing his chimney to catch fire, on the 20th May. Fined 5s and costs. FIGHTING. John Thomas and William Widdicombe were charged with fighting in the public street, on the 22nd day of May. Constable Scott gave evidence of the fact. Defendants said it was more larking than fighting They were fined 10s and costs, and costs of one witness subpeened, whose evidence however was not required. Alleged Breach ov the Municipal Corporations Act. . w. h. henning v. a. g. wiggins.

W. H. Henning appeared to charge defendant, on four informations, with breaches of sections 61 and 75 of " The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876." J. D. Garwood, Esq., appeared for the defendant, and asked for an adjournment, as the defendant, owing to the late accident which happened to him, was unable to appear. A certificate from Dr. Guthrie was also handed in, and the case was adjourned to June 15. AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD V. J. A. WOOD. ClaM for rates, 9s 7d. Mr Barwick, Clerk to the Board, appeared to prove the debt. . . Judgment for plaintiff and costs. J. H. FIRMSTON V. J. WOODHILL. Claim £530 2s. Judgment, ex parte, for amount claimed and costs. _. M. WATKINS V. J. BILLEN. Claim £4 7s 7d. Defendant, a native, in this case appeared, but seemed to be perfectly impregnable to any questions put to him either by the plaintiff, the Clerk of the Court, or the Bench. After much persuasion he, however, admitted the account, and judgment was given for amount claimed and coats. E. M. WATKINS V. BILLY WILLIAM. Claim £7 17s. Judgment, ex parte, for amount claimed and costs. E. M. WATKINE V. GEORGE ROBINSON. Claim 12s 6d. Judgment by default for amount claimed and costs. AKAROA AVD WAINUI JROAD BOARD V. J. GILLIAT. Defendant appeared and pleaded not indebted. Mr Barwick, Clerk to the Board, appeared, and stated that he knew that defendant's name was on the roll for the amount due. If further proof was necessary, be would call the Assessor. Defendant lived within the Red Jack boundary.- J. Hartley was the collector, and the rate was due in November, 1878. The disputed point was re Akaroa and Wainui Road Board's boundaries and those of the Little River. His Worship pointed out that the only boundary gazetted was known as Red Jack's. A. I. McGregor called, stated that the rate charged to defendant was for the gazetted boundary. His Worship decided that if his name appeared on the roll lie must pay it, that if he was wrongly rated he ought to have appealed last year. Judgment was given for plaintiff with costs.