LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 500, 6 May 1909, Page 9

LAW REPORTS.

COURT OF APPEAL, I ' LEASE OF TTJTIEA BLOCK. Judgment was delivered by ,tho Court ol , Appeal yesterday with respect to tho ciso of To Raera Tnroha (appellant) versus- tho lkaroa District Maori Land Board and William Herbert Guthiie-Snuth and Anno Lindsay Uuthrie-Smvth (respondents) '' it nppearod that Mr. Guthrie-Smitli held.' 0500 acres of the Tutira Block (Hawko's BSy), under loaac, from appellant and the otlior Native owners, for 21 years from Sep-1 tomber, 1894, and the balance pf the block, 10,090 aores, under 0 verbal agreement The Ndtuo Landa Commission recommended that | 13)420 acres bo leased to Mr. Gutbno-Simtli | , for 80 yeare, at a yearly rental of £1335, that 5570 acres be leased to his sister, Jliss Guthrie-Smith, for tho same ponod, at an annual rental of £70, that tho Native owners'" in addition' to tbo rent receive half tho royalty on tho-'flat grown on tho swamp ' lands at the western end of the lake, and that in order to enable tho Natives tostart ( shcop-farming 500 ncics adjoining tho Native reserve of IUOO aoics be taken out of the Jeaje It had been decided by tho IKaroa Maori Land Board that the leases should dato from April 1, 1908 Plaintiff claimed that the board be prohibited from executing tho proposed lenses. Mr. Justice Cooper, be--1 fore whom the matter was brought in the , /SUpremo Court, held, inter alia, that it was tho duty of the board to 'execute tho ' leases, and that the term of both leases 1 ' should commence from the date of tho repdrt of the commission, viz.. August 5, 1907. Appellant objected to the whole of tho judgment, whilst respondents appealed from that / portion of it which faxed the date of the. 1 commencement of tho leases. ~ .V, Tile Court hold tint both tho appealj.and the cross-appeal should be dismissed, n^ C'nsts totalling 50 guineas were ■ allowed_ reSpoudenta, the Court holding that that amount only should bo granted owing to the fact that the cross-appeal had failed S" \. Leave to appeal to the Privy Council was granted, on th° application of appellants on J th'n usual terms \ 1 Mr Skerrett, K C (with him Mr. Lewis), / appeared for appellant, and Mr. M'Lean ' (with him Messrs'Myors and Ostler)''for respondents other than the board *, EIGHT TO SELL UNDER A MORTGAGE . ' -' A SUCCESSFUL APPEAL. "A question arising under , a mortgage was Taised in tho caso between John H Miles, ,' solicitor, Marton (appellant), versus Edward V Hussey, "farmer. Marton (respondent)/in connection with which judgment was also

',:wJ. r v{^': : : : ".'AJ:«S'.i{ :i'^' : -r :: x- 1; : : -'!'■•:' s ■ S»; V jjThe 'Sf acts:, in: this , ; cflse ; .weW-.tbai ;:Hussey; Sft sth'e of :■ " the '■! Supreme .JjK : :/'Cpiirt;.to'restrainMiles . froiiijexercisirig .with-: ' y". :.¥: ; 'oiipiotjoe': 'a- power.; of ;■•: sale - : ;in:; si! ■;'.;■ &;. --mortgage;'over'; a; property SiC: the i.Turakina v-0 ■'-Miles's 7 ;mortgage,; which, -'.wasi to -('. ; T ;^secSrß|,£l63Bis9,: : 4d.; wa^'subJKt.tb^mort- :\,':.';:; .pressed-/ill; the': mortgage; to!': Miles vthat the' ■yiuK" pQwfri'of ; ;sale ishould-beVexeroisable ininledi- :.'*;; -of;! any';instal-! v".-jl'-.:'ineirfc : .";ofvinterest without;notice'.to: the rnort-: >:<;:vs-;>in'fornied.vby >Miks;:'of;ra:.provision-tp: that ',V""!f ; Seeebt jnithe; mortgage, r: jvhilch -be linderstAod ' ; !i' : 'te"*tems.the;ordinary:.fprm/:?';'Payinent of ■ the vi :^;K a jSpfl??t''d.ue ', hAj: beonAiadoi' ■ bad 'K salo.^un^ , '?;; ; 'fci' ; v t of '? t '•■ J^r v ':t^ : ;ih : e!Jonginal ; mbrtgage' over jtho .property.. !;"■;£.; 'smortgage iiteforo V ho. \,'.f3 wa>accepted the.conditiori"tha't:.its: , acceptance .'I■A:;lS:. 6 his.right' lo 81 :E? W^? '°f i'-'isafe;.': 'MW' : Justaqd' .■: . : ; ::.'.'CMapnidn; grantedi'.an'.-iiiiunption : with'ccste :' ..**lMg 7 £22 !-93. : :. who: flow *?, ;:;■' r;:ePtj«4!ea.iiTheiCourt l ' :; whbse"iudgment: was' , •.; ■;; ( : by > Mr:: : Justice - Cooper, 'held ■ .that' ■•SS^;' 'notfeetablished'.aDy .breach E ; :v';; ?j.of Vduty ''; by;•" 'appellant. towards him 'as : - the p;':.:!v 'client;- The/Court was' of ii.'-:-ph . tbaf..:tho Iright. to exercise the poweriof ■■'ealb' , .(: : >;:'v. ; andithat the:right;to'sell waa ; fei.■■.;vrvcircuinstanoes :of '(interest/. ■*'■''•''- % ! BP W * 'f>f- sale^aroso^not^' of '<' 'any'' ,: \::lddfajlltiin;payment;of theVprincipai;'but : be- ! -a'.VciefaTilt irfiichv.Jbaa, -.'not s;been S&iJ^w.aivedic^.condpnetl: in' payment ■: ; KK't^W^S^ al . :^s .-3H o «' e f::with-'coafc;o:<i\tho ''<■£:'-. '■ : hignerjecale; as .from-a' 'distancej:'and'the iri:::^5?l?Pli'w?3:brderodVtotbe1 i' w ?3:brderodVtotbe discharged, anil : for: iy.»?%. ; ;•:% %? ■;■:'■;; ljw;-;t;:nt\fc v!:,• wfe :- ; ;f,; ■jrK A>iy|#^^e«^tj>KiC.'"i:with v :him /; Mi( , CookK' Wffi^^/.onMalf,-of Appellant,-;and:,Mr. i « J ; .:v:P t >!»ns;(*#/:I"m Mri;Ktzgibbon) for the rete;'v?i,BP?fis!ent;;.;;^v>:::S;i'';^\;v;;:i!.;>^::?!''>;::,;■,/;;;..■ ,:■■'■■..'■(•■'

/ BfeQUEST TO THE SALVATION ARMY

S '^fcpSWi ' -to: jpaymenti: , ofiduty/oh-' a : 'beqnesit' &;v s Atne;auestion.iinvolvea-iirictheVcase-of in ii ; -^tcf^^ec e ' which judgment-Was p/;j:v;;ncxt;deliyered.':^v^ i^;::;^ft;:|;',rirT: L v. , %'.^:V:;; ■:'■ < .AVilsbn^lbf•?Dunedin; n ,directeclv; thatstHo^residuo;- of hia ;S 4! ; v into'four, parts ■■ of 't'i :V (,^flii?hv ; twp,,.amounting :£ over'. £16,000, fciZ-i *WiPJ>*:> P a ',4 ;to -t&' treasurer 'of 'the Sal--7>i."',>]s PKArmy;wganisatipnjrto; be.applied: iti ' -7. S "^"ft 1 /work', m> iN -' Crim- ' , l , ??*P l !Pr:!pf:Stanips ; ;as'sessed' ; dutv:on>the i : . ;■ .:y a pffialedio the: Supreme Courtfronrthe as- ; 01 V- t^- groUud :th af • the -Bequest £i- tho'y Charitable 1 r -) •.'iflS?i?Dutios ;]feemption^Apt ( //18S3,:'and '> x;3.eißptjftom.;duty.-:;Sectipn^3 1 'of .'the': earlier! ); ; :,^; A i?V;P s ™P t3 .:f r .pmv:duty beqiiosts to'-hospit-\Vp':y-l /pW benevolent''asy- • ::: & ■ »m- V: V™}™, \Section ::2; of :;the,late'r. v Act. ■ -it i,.-: >;;;.; «'jPrpvided.:.that whero'by 'deed ■/,/■::IW,;"■: voluntarily ?conveyed,'^devisedL : w>-;:.«^t' : for; : - ; ' :U ■■ y !S^.eriaei ! | beqnestisor be ■;vv ./ex6mpt.!,from,,ajl;-duties • whichv bui .for "this ': - payable,tlioreoh;./Mr; 'Justice' Kc ■■;.-!W«ii 'Salvdtion; ■." ft- k :2" ;^^ ai ?»'i o n"Ivas1vas carried on »;-:-..: for:the r beneht of. the public within the mearibv the «•;:,:.-. c 9 1 ?! )m « | 3?. e «^t^of ■the.two' Acts tho■'•bequest ';t^ hv ;..w : as;,expmpt':fn)m;cluty.;V:i , i : om;his decision ?fc~ ;.;:,anf appeal;:was liow ; ,brpiight: ••;:.■/'■:■■.; \ : .<y) ;< . r '^-o'.'M h e ; ; nppeal' dismissed,, with '■•costs' 'on 'Scale,; as :onla'vcaso from v a dis-liv^r^^tarica;^-■rX^9\v^'y;'-~y£;?i-:.£fi\: --;y'.' I ;;', .■■".■.;■:■.; .'.' : ; .■•' #;' r :^%^H 6 9king,;;K.C;: !: (di;punodin); •appeared: .-,-■..;tor;the;appellant, and:Mr;vA.;S.'A'dam3 (of :'. ,-.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

S/ :;^fßefore^r.^^ :f CpiIIIITTED^Fqir^IAL: H-'' : ' : iyecent- Posit ; Office- robbery' Vis ': again re-«yed^wlien:;;the;;young'vmnii-named 'James Helmngway.waS charged.irith...that, dn-or-'abbiit-Welllngtonr lie-did; break, ami enfer.the tj.P.O. Parcels OfHco andeteal:from asafe ttherem ono. ; silver ; watch,' two- diamontl P. 1 " 9 '!: one: sold, chain,:one.;gold ring, 'ono silver cigarette 'case, ■ two silver'niatchboxes, one diamondj.ring, dhe.pairotgold-rinuiijd spectacles, pne.rsilver,.peiicil ;case,,and .one'.e'iivei" tnnkard dfja;,tdtal yaluo of JBZ). Vii. 6d.;. also, four cash:boiesrcoritainiiig .€31,195. 9d.v.in;;mbnev, arid stamps; Yalucdj at sCGO 75.-. 2d.jv.nlsb' a registered parcelScontttining.: , 400'*ohf-p'oiiml. !cancelled Bank pf New Zealahil -notes,- ii •fivi-pouiid cancelled ißank-of ; New Zealand :iiotes, Mind.eight tea-boiind/cancelled'Bank'ofiNew'Zealniidiiotes. ;v.Chief-Detectiye -Broberg; conducted 'the case tot the' prosecution, and Mr.-AVilford and Jlr! P. "AV;;. Jackson 1 appeared, for accused. : . .. ■ ■;?'?: K :■' W!{rieMes;>>vV;v"i ■-. ■'■■'■. '■'/" < ■■ v • ;Th'e.?policeopenedthelr ;caso. by-'calling soverpl;.. witnesses ; to .prove'vihe. contents of tho lain, that it wm ■ eocurely looked up' ( and tho nUbeegteju flucUßg that Uw.safe had been

robbed.. Tlio witnesses wore George. Che&terma'n.Hy.V J. Cartwright, Albert ,;Yictor Williams, and J. Criohtoni : . "■'■y':-- !^i- C'-'-d', :• Arthur. Adams, clerk in the Tianb of New Zealand,"'Wairaate,'- deposed that on January 8 he made up ft.parcel'of cancelled ,notes and addressed.them: to,.the-Bank :of.-New. Zealand, Wellington. The' parcel contained - 70G notes, 400 of. them, one-pound -notes, 4-1 five-pound notes, and 8 ten-pound notes. The lists (produced) included .some of the notes contained in the parcel'scnt.to 1 Wellington.-; : ;.;':'_ . -.; ■ -~ Alexander .Proctori" clerk in the G.P.O. Parcels Office, cross-examined by Mr. Wilford, sai<i he could not say how.long before the.dato ot the alleged theft the .stamps werc-audited. it was several times in the precedine six months. -A smart man could get from.witness counter to the stifp in U-ominutos. ;■■,.., '■; Matthew iWio. Cummings, cadet in the Lr.JMJ. 'Parcels:. Office, evidence,as to locking up the officer L '■'.-■' ■' ■-■ ' . ' ; . ■'i * ' 'i , To' Mr. , vWilfbrd: Witness remembered^ a report going round'the office that a front door &not.been i looked on one occasion some tiino : ago. •Hβ had-never, heard of a safe .not havinebeeri'locked. y. \ ' . ~' nTir . ■Norman Coad Andrew, cadet m the G.P.O. finding; the safe, open and the room full of .smoke/ 7. ■„■' _ Caroline Aussel, I. charwoman,.at tho G.P.O. Parcels Office, stated that she called at the official 3™a.m. "When, she left at 7110. a.m. the safe- was -all. right/. . \ ; -'-wj: ■-'_.:.;, ■■•Hlrs.;:B.- Davies, .proprietress of ,the Pedeial Private Hotel, ' Christcanrch, stated that accused stayed /ritV; tho hotel in April..' Ho left ■hurriedly.--,-.';':-;!;;;.•.':;.!■ ■•■; j> , . ]. >.-, : ; . •"•■': ' ,: '•>:■' . .'. .'.-

:->■(./(' ■ b'eiectiye .Ward's, Evidence. v " , : ; ; - Detective Ward,dbposed that on>April 21 ho eearched the bags which- were in Room. No. .■!>,"-at the Inderal .-;Hotel:. -.;..Inside the suit case was n , brief bag:containing 123 Bank'' of New. Zealand notes,, which had liau the centre punched ; ouv,: but had been patched 'up!' Thera ■ was also. =S6 Bs. ! lld',;worth- of postago stamps; :a diary,'with, the name ; ot Hemingway,- a revolver/ and ■cartridges,, and a rubbe?, J ->There was also a letter : m the Gladstone bag, ar pair of ,scissors,rcompasses, an ,ink eradicator, and' a bottle of; green ink, and, :on -the (tablo in tho; bedfoqm,--.was a oar ot. >paste,' ; another bottle ot ink, and a blottingpadv '. If- the word Vcancelled": .had.been: on the"notes -it had .been removed Kjore; witness tit"them.^ : ,' : ,- J^ : .:-''ft-- ; "H:' ; 'i, * : t, ', l V Jas., Lindsay; eub-accouhta'nt-m the Bant of .'New'' , . Zealand, Wellington,, produced a:.list' of the numbers of .bank : notes~which had_reached •liqad-office, from'-Hawei'a;:,Feilding,\,Taihapo, Wariga'nui; 'Wellington, . Asbbiirton, ■■Mastert6n i -' : -Aucklaiid,i'and' , Christchurch.:\:'The ■whole of the notes had been cancelled, but-bad been' repaired and "passed. ■ "V. .• \ '•■; :■'• :.:-;'•' ' 'Harry Ai-Ekins,locksmith," gave evidence ns ■'to--examining in- the; parcels-office on January 11. On examining the lock ; .he-found that; it had -not been' ,; blown open,'.- and wns. practically uninjured.. ■ Tlie'door of the snfe mustyhave;.been unlocked'when,'tlie, explosive !was ; jxsecl..;-.-;;. .-_},- . \; '■-'■ ■'..'. : -.-.':•'' ,-~ ■■"■'/.' -, ■' •;;•::" flWwi and-a V/itness.-, '~'-1 ■■■ : < : Artnur:' : 'Fi' ; .Wim£ett; -clerk'in the ; G.P.0.; ■Parcels Office, stated that: he,had known- accused .fpr.-.abonf, -3i '.years, 'i''Accused slept at on the .Saturday night, ;but not on the Sunday', , ' '. Hemingway': knew. the parcels ■'office, as' heYcalled there for:his letters, which .'.came'icdre 'of , '-- , Witness had' the.keys, of Hhe: office three'nights'or, two; nights every -Week,'.and.lused.tp .take.them 'home.. ~, ..- . "■Mr. Wilford:' I -suppose •,-; you. -.•are, : '.nofc nltogetherilpoking ''forward ;to-a" cross-examina--tion in a'casqof this; kind? ~': ; ; . .' / . "lldon't mind, v-Mr.',Wilford.":.'..,' ■' ."Mr. :'■ ".Well,, '..I'll'-.leave-, you' alone '-until: the Supreme -Court." '■ Z '■'-■■'■'' J::':' i l /..'' >'i; Detective Lewis .'stated ; tha-t on' April; 25, in comuany'iwithi Chief.'petective Broberg.and Detective : ,Andrews,., lie^-arrested accused on the 'stenmerl.Taknpuna.on'her arrival ,from ; Picton. : Accused first,:said, , thntihis. , name , Was Satchell, but Plater',vat i.tlie -Police "Station,': said ho 'was •Jam'es>.-H^mingwSy;': - f,' 1 --^Vlien- , /char2e.d,.. accused said:;"lt-is.V;serious. , charge;'l'd betteiv fell you/i'n'my'.owri-way'r.ifhat , "occurred. -Accused .then;.;made; the, fOllowing;statement:— ",. :■ '■■'; ■i.^-v^vl'-^StafemenfVby) Accused. : ■:.■ :: : ; "\-;

■'"Inf 09,''iwas^tayinBat 1 Arthur' Wimsett's.place at'M'lntjrre's'Avenue, Welling-a-chance/'lViinKitt happenedrtb"Jet drop; in' .September, or October; 1908, tliatabout i£2B,oflo' h'a'cV been "''sent'through .from Auckland tb-SWellington, . and . loft-.; over, night iir.the safe : o£ I'th'e.-' postal : . parcels', office .' at Brandon Street.'-', get: the'keys .of the. parcels': office'.and. the' l safe key,' and I .obtained diipiicateSNof all ;, ; oi' them, about the end of N6yainber.',~'r.gotvEkins to make the hyo door. Jceys'.-forjme.'.'and. the. safe key llmade myself. 1 0n ? ; Sundayi tJanuary,'' 10,•' 1909,. J went• to the parcels office iat -"about 8 p'.m;, and examined the contents of the;safe.' I went back at about 5.30. ( a.m.'or 6:a.m. next, day, with the inteni.tipa 6f;r,em'pvirig;the; contents of..the,safe.;''-V- :

>;;' v '..':■',■'■■'. /Opening the Safe: ; . .; ' 1 -,"Thei,charn ; omen.-were, and I waited till itheywenti'.-anil--th'on' : went:,into J tho-parcels office, ■ and c'oponed the safe, and removed the property-that I. am now charged with stealing. I then' .fired n;:'dummy' .'in..the '. lock of the .safe, , using gelignite, a detonator, and a piece .of ■fuse'i-Vil'piircelktl the contents-of, the safe—. cashrboxes,' etc.—iri; some''of' the Postal Department's ipaperi and took it: to tho JTanawatu .Station,',and..went, to;Foilding..in,.the 7.50, a.m. ftrain'..^'..."'''-'-./-.'; 1 .-;'..'.:'-''':'.'''''.-".'.: .■•-'• '>'.'. -■;"' '.'-.':-.■ : ■ / "I, stayed .there till; February 1 and 2, and/during ;the ttme I was there I forced open" the.cash-boxes," nndßafter taking' out. the contents, left: tho cash-boxes -and ,some ''postage due" stamps in' Some bushes about half-a milb from;Feilding.V;AtTeilding : l'foundout how.to , .remove tKe word '■" rancelfed" from the" not«s with: cheiuibai: eradiedtor./ I also ' fonnd that I notes-, appear genuine by ; '. ■jy.-'-11--'-}:. *:-■■•■-r ■;' , : \: ',;■■..;'■ ;:j '■■Sowing •Ta'ranaki;>ith'GanceHed Notes. \ '<' "From Peildihg'lwenttoNormauhy,- and had ; -t4&- there,' 4 and: passed ,two ; single* ; notes, one ht aliotel.:'-! wentto; Haweraihe same night, and"stayed'at'iiHqqk's Cpmmereiul. Hotel there, jn ;iuy,6wn iu\n\e,:l..think. .'I passed one £f> note, at;■Hpok's,. ; and pne : fiver at'a ■ chbmis^s-.shop! and- M v at .the .Clifirnavski.;performahed, and cashed' about 30s.'.worth ,of stamps'.at Hawera Post Office,.' : Afte'rv,stopping, /one , night in Hiiwern,.l- went: on: tp.Eltham,'and passed notes and stamps'■': thereVjh'eir on',to .'Stratford and New Plyinoiithi. and; : 'passed notps and stamps in each 'place.'V:! then 'weiit.to Waithra and passed ietamps' therej then'hack to New.Plymouth, and :on; ta -;, •/ . ■.'■ -j ■';'■.:' '■/£. >-\,'- .' •;:,/Plate.;Dropped-jntq' Auckland Harbour. ; ';'■ at; Auckland ;for. a fortnight. I paid .a,'good the notes, into the Bank of New Zealand there, and 'passed -several in making small purchasef- at 'shops; . I/went for a .trip. round 1 -'Auckland 'Harbour, on' -the last- Sunday I was' there, hnd : took! air the jewellery-and. .plate which I , hadgot from .the safe \vitlr me,, and. dropped the lpt of .it,; into the harbour.■Erom -Auckland,! went ; to. Hotorua; passing notes .-at: various' places on: way, and staying at.Rotprua for four .or five days., ■ I. then Oiime doivii- the Main Trunk lino to arid ; ; stayed. •at.', : Hnstie's : Hotel for about two days.'••.•.During', irty; stay.l 'passed three ,of 'the bad fivers./;/ ']'■'■:'■■■] v.- .'.'■:.•<'■'.■-.'' .' ': :, ' .."This,was on or about February 26. r enme from there .to' Wellington, arriving here , at 4.20 p.m.,' and.went to" Sydney on the s.s. Wafrk moo Ithe-.saino day. .While in Sydney -I passed i'a bad'note for "five■■pouuds..-at tho 'Bank of Now. Zealand. ;l:.left,;-Sydney. on' April • 10, 1009, by the iWan'imoo,?nrid come back to Wellington, and /.went.'Pn; to; Christchurch the same 'day, putting;up dt : ; tho;Federnl.'Hot€l . : '.., ' , :i.•::■:■ . . : Moriey..Thrown into /a. River. '■•■'- ,,.;.'.' .-. "Qn arrjvnl;there I had about v£2so.worth of repaired .oaiidelled notes, and I.put about of thom.intb circulation, mostly tlirough.shops; On. April J.lßetectivq'.Wavd came to the Fcdo■l'al. Hotel, and I; cleared. I left behind in my ;i;oom': a leather, brief bag containing about £IW\ ;worth'■ of: one-pound.:.cnhcellcd notes• repaired ready for, circulation', also some gum and ink, etc., for repairing, notes. .That £120 .worth of notes .represahts ,, all -thiit remains of tha notes J:got from tho.parpels office, about half of, tha. notes ha'ving been "used to repair others. The total ninpunt'.'l"gbt-'.fvom :the safe'was J2625. Tho inoney'l go.t.from the .cancelled notes at Christchurch ;l;tln'ew iiito the . Waimakariri River—about i 22 in gold and silver. ';/■"'■■■■ , ; ...''When I left Cliristclnirch (ii! April 21 I got a cab ami droyc.to Kninpoi, aiid,,on tho way out,-tore/up six; JSo ■'■notesj..which I. had got .in'exchango for/the change .which I had got when cashing tho cancelled notes, and I threw thi>. pieces :oiit of the cab on to the road. At Kriiapoi I hirjd a-bicycle and rode it to Seddoh,. and,left .it in tho Starhorough Hotel . coaohhouse.. 'Iwcnt from Seddon. to Pictoii by rail, thence, to Wellington by the Takapuiia." This concluded - the case for the prosecution. ■;;Accused ;did. not'plead either guilty, or liot guilty, and . .was"-'committed- to tho Supronie Court.for. trial. ; '.'-■■ / Mr. : Wilford: "I am.taking this course for o .particulai purpose , ' . '.••',. ] .:::)-\ f ■.' SEAMEN' IN" TROUBLE. '.' ;"■ ■ ,', Two able /seamen belonging, to tho steamer Tokpmaru, Dennis Eobinson an'd Henry Bowyer, pleaded not guilty to a charge of wilful .disobedienco.of the', lawful commands of the chief officer of tho vessel. . :-'•'•'.■'' Evidence was given by thomato of tho vessel thnt both men Av«'re Under the influence of drink and refused to tura to when ordered

to do so. When the'police were sent for at 9.30 a.m. the two defendants turned into bunk. Both'defendants stated that tho trouble arose out of certain timo off that was due to them. When they.argued tho point they were taken before the ..captain, but they still got no satisfaction,, and tho police were sent lor. His .Worship convicted acoused, and lined each of them 10s., and. costs 75., in default 48 hours' imprisonment. .-.-,. '. ■ ..'A SERIOUS CHARGE. " An elderly man named Alexander Stephens pleaded guilty to a charge, of haying, on Hay i, unlawfully assaulted one Christina Anderson. On the application of Sub-Inspeotor Phair, who stated that the woman assaulted was in rather a bad state,, and that the doctor was afraid complications might set in, _a. remand for a ,week was granted. Bail was allowed in tho sum of *E4O, and two sureties of <£20 each. ■'. , A FOTTHER KEMAND. .: '. Joseph. Wm. Grindon, who. had been remanded for a week for medical-observation on a. charge that, on April 27, he did break arid enter the dwellingliouse of one John Hy. Meyer by night intent to commit a crime therein, was - again brought forward. 'On: the application of : Sub-Inspector Phair, accused was again , remanded to May 12 for further observation. - ■'..".■.'.■". : . v'. .'. : . OTHER CASES. .' -. :■ ■An elderly,man named Edmuhd Mecchan appeared on remand .on two charges of. indecency. • After hearing the evidence for the prosecution, in one case, accused, who reserved his defence,, pleaded not guilty, and. was .committed to the Supreme Court, for trial. Mr. Wilford' appeared for -accused. , .. Bail' was allowed in tho sum of \£iS>, and two sureties of ,JE2O each. The 6ecoud charge against the same accused was withdrawn by the police by leave of the Court. ■ .',-■.■ . ■ -~.-, Joseph Goodier, deemed to "be an .habitual drunkard, Was convicted, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment. ; .' ~'■"■ • Alfred Fendlow, charged with insobriety, was convicted dhd fined 10s., in default 48 hours' imprisonment. Three first offenders .were each fined -55.,-and .another was convicted and discharged. -.. ; •'...■■....■ : ;