NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2004, 11 March 1914, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

WEST COAST LEASES

OWNERSHIP OF THE MHS-EftAUSi Ney; jfiymoothj March 10. Ail interesting tost easo cam<y Mojq tho Muststato's ptfi'trfc toothy an tho ■question of tile rigjits of teria.uts Wider West Const leases to miuwa.i* on their , land. The FiiMfe 'Erusvo*;. elamtyd li-oiii Chaxlos Antireivs a sum .of £35 Ms. W.» paid te liini at various tjmes 'by tho TaraiiivM Cemifcy Council ifj r.eS.pCSt tr slope taken from jris land h:ud from irfft river frontage kj> qoiikaetors engafim.l under the <?oujH.:i : i. Tho aelion was brought to «]«temiii.i(i the rights of the , I'nWio Trustee.

Counsel for plaintiff contended tlrat tho amount paid .rcj)j-fesontcd a royalty of 3d. per yaiit ftif tte stows tnkcn'. ft was pajd Jjy the County b.eciw.sc3 in th.u past it had bijcn found that- contractors did not .pay far it, awl that tire (Trustoo, as owner of the , soil, was at COiMnoii law entitled to sttcli payment, dofessiant bring merely a tenant uudor a, West C'anst lease, which, res.ejTM the laiireraj ■rights.

"Coiiiisel far defendant ■(•■C'ged tliafc thepayment ivfia for siwfaco damage, -dmio to the knd J.) ; y t : ljo caiitractoiiSi dnd .tint for tho vfthio oif the iitont. A noiiiittjt .point was iilso raised, tliiit an aclih'n Jβ} , niowey j'tiecivecl niust fsil as thpre If*s iiq cwdciico that tho Ma. ~ Bad licoii flsH far the use <;f tho Pabiis iVttsics-.

Pfaintitt's eouitSel Urged that as the i'ttblifi Tcttstee Wits the oivnol , of the :fi%;pholii., tlio nioii&f >.v«s paid tin liis beirajj, and that defoiidmrt should Claim damages i'voni t}i>3 trqitiicilAfter nnich ovidciicft itiul kgal .ariju" nient, decision was Msen-e^

yJHA,RFPREFEREHirE. NOT ifflMSaEp BV EXrSTKIKBttS. Christchwrch, ataieh 10, . Tho fircferciieo extwdtul to tlis original inptubers t>i the LysSftlten Uiikiß of Watcrsido Worisors caittiimcs to eauso dissatisfiietiQn aniQiig In, view of - a decision by the employers. yesterday that the present -systaii SlUiiL not bo departed fi-onji as long as l;he prcfcreWGß ineji oftes themsfelv-eB to. to)pioyi.h.ej(t, a special mceting of tho union ifas liellOtis i»oniii):g, and \v.as lfltgely attended, The secretary was .tosirHct* e.d to eirtiftaiso tJio mombos 'at l'arJ.ianiont for. Canteruui-y asking tliem to meet a- deputatkiii from tho iwiou to disettSs' tho pfcsairt i)6sttioii.

SUNDAY CARfIENER FINEO. piin.cdiri, ilnrcit 10. At tlie Telice Ciiiiii this niorftifre; a Chinese mark* garttesic.r' tfas lined ss. and costs for woiiirig at life calling o.ii Sunday. A OECEHERATE. H:arnlltpn,- March j.O. At tlie Supremo; Court Thoinas Hoiwy l*itckcir was found guilty of an uiv natural qtfajed. ■Mγ, Justitfo Ooonpr, iii a;llktiii;g a sftiitoeo ef seven years' iraprisoniijeitt, said lie -Jiad r coii!s|S<?< : Ssi this question or , 'oi'Qortag the 'prisoitep to iiildei'fed i sßvero liogglj.tg, Tint in tlio , casfe of a yomtg'-niMt who was dajttjgsfi■fills to the commwiitjr, lio tijougl.it it .totter thiit !io should, ho iiicafccrated fer a -leiigtlvy pftiifld.

QUARiREU & ICNIPE, Cisbprne, il-arcii tp... ' Pete Atigust Johaii'sefti cltfti'gctj tjiiy assaultiiig ffoljii HriVknuit liiid catisiiisj , ■ ■iiiiii bodily' luthji., iii cannixjtiojii'wjtfi last- ■H%'ht I s staMwig affraj , , apiaofired afe the Police- iknii t'Ks liwvijing, ani}' ■ was .^KiiiiiDdcil' for eight days.' 'Vh'o polieo stated that SriclsiwU'iVas -scri»'. ouslj' iiij;m*d. oiifl tdiffig . .., haw '"',. ' '~;*'"(" NiVPiEEf SE:SSIOWS, Usiiley, March TO. "Him sittings of-fiis" OowA .-. epened before 3lf. Justice Edwards. 'J'he. OraiiCJury found trim hills in all smcii tnSfes piilv before tlieirt. A . Oknoso naSipfl »?htio Si.iing was fallid nut .of attc.jiij/tvnfi l_o ca.viwlly know and 'indecently assatil.tii'iß a 'Jlaari pit) ' ', liMjfcr 1:6 jc'eiw's. .John Slaluilm. \v\\ts • ' plcaclcd ginttv to a oliav.g.o of tlio tlveft of two totalis ifcor tfckeVs,:valued at £45 . IDs,, wiis sdtoitW U wobatte. A for.eig.ii.or najwd S.cHilinis ploaiflod Stiiitj" 'to A ci:ia.i:ge «f 'ujloccist assault ■on : ii- inarricd ivo.n.iSii, and was «)fder«l U> come Uμ for sCU.tftWo wlitin «:aMod upmi.