RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT CLYDE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 470, 21 April 1871, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT CLYDE.

Tuesday, April IS. (Before Vincent Pyke, Esq., R.M., and James Hazlett, Esq , J. P.) John Johnston charged on information wi'h embezzling £lO 14s from T. Westwood was reminded for a week. Ho was admitted to bail on his own recognizance of £25. George Stirling was charged on information wlb assaulting Jacob Thormahl n. Mr. Brough appeared for complainant, and Mr. Wilson for defendant. Plaintiff deposed that on the Ist of April defendant was molesting a rabbit, bis (plaintiff’s) property, and on asking him to desist, he struck him on the back with a pole. In cross examination, plaintiff Gated that ho was not much hurt. Defendant stated that he did not know whether he had slurok plaintiff or not. The case was dismissed.

jM'Connochie v. Swain, Same v. Foote, Same v. Cameron. Settled out of Court.

Naylor v. Insley. Mr. Brough for plaintiff. Mr. Wilson for defendant. Claim for £37 17s. By consent, judgment was given for £33 4s. Oil, and costs. Blair v. Kincaid M ‘Queen and Co. Judgment for amount paid into Court, and costs.

Hastie v. Williamson. This was an interpleader summons in reference to the seizure hy the bailiff of a race worked by Young and party, and claimed by the plaintiff. 'I he, ease was adjourned for a week. In consequence of the summons having been erroneously drawn out and the bailiff not being present.

WARDEN’S COURT. IBefore Mr. Warden Pyke.) Feraud v. Holt. Mr. Brough han cd in a medical certificate to the effect that plaintiff was unable to attend, and applied for an adjournment. The Warden stated that he would grant the adjournment, hut he wished to be protected from the improper and false statements made by Mr. F. rand to the Government. Ho, (Mr. Feraud) had had the cool impertinence to send a petition to the Provi cial Government stating that he, (Mr. Pyke) had refused to hear his cases, and that he was denied justice in the local Courts. Mr. Brough said Mr. Feraud had acto t in opposition to his advice. He had told Mr. Feraud while the case was pending, it would be highly improper to petition the Government. Mr. Brough also stated that if Mr. Feraud did, not appear in a fortnight, he would withdraw all the cases standing in his mime. The cases were adjourned for a fortnight, costs of the day to bo costs in the ease.

Mess’s. M'Larcn, Greig and Co applied for an agricultural lease. Mr. Brough for applicants. Mr. Wilson for the objectors. This application was adjourned from a previous sitting in or 'er that the application should be advertised The advertisements were now put in by Mr. Brough. Mr. Wilson took objection to the Warden’s jurisdiction. As the land applied for was not within a hundred, the application should have been sent to the Wast Lands Board The Warden overruled the objection. ' Mr Wilson then stated he should require all

the preliminariesfdTio goneHthfijugH. He should require Messrs M'Laren, Greig and Co., to prove that they were the holders of a pastoral license. Mr Brough took exception to any other objection besides the one notified being taken by Mr Wilson. Ho read correspondence relative to the application, which had taken place be ween the Waste Lauds Board and Messrs. M ‘Laren, Greig and Co. The Warden asked whet area of laud Messrs. M'Lare ’, G r eig and Co. held under pre-emptive rights. Mr. Brough contended that the quantity of land they already held had nothing to do with the present application. By the Hundreds Regulation Act a runholder was entitled to lake up 640 acres. The Warden said that by his reading of the Act, a runholder could not acquit o mot e than 640 acres, including the pre emptive right al eady held, on his run. He would not issue a certificate until he had a statement of the land already held by Messrs. M‘Laren, Greig and Co., and then he would give them a lease only for sufficient land to make up 640 acres. The application was adjourned for a week for the production of a statement of the laud already held by the applicants.

Applications. Extended Claims—Fell and party and Br wn and party, six acres each at Mutton (Town —granted. The application of Alexander and party was objected to by Hastie and party, on the ground that it would intertere with the working of their dredge claim and refused. Head Race —A. M‘LeoJ, Wai Iveri Keri V alley —granted.