NASEBY.

Dunstan Times, Issue 689, 2 July 1875, Page 3

NASEBY.

—-o—----(FROM cun OWN CORRESPONDENT.) June 28th. A case of rather an unusual nature was heard in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, on Thursday, the plaintiff being R.P. Betting, and the defendant John Tait. Tho defendant had failed to satisfy a judgment of the Court, delivered four years ago for L3l ss, and ho was now summoned to bo examined by the Court as to the means he had bad of paying the same since the date of judgment, and to show why, failing a satisfactory explanation, ho should not he committed to prison. After a protracted examination of the defendant, who stated that, for the last six months tho party of which ho was a member had not made L 3 per week per man-the Court then adjourned. During the interval the Bank Agent was subpoenaed, and produced tho hank hooks, which showed that the amount of gold paid into that hank alone was equal in value to L 5 5s per man for the last six months, instead of being under L 3. The Court gave tho defendant a chance of making an arrangement with his creditor. He offered to pay 5s per week but this was rejected, and judgment was given to plaintiff, defendant to pay Lls forthwith, and tho balance in the end of next month. The judgment was not satisfied, and the defendant was accordingly sentenced to two months’ imprisonment in Dunedin gaol. Cases of this nature do not often crop up, in fact this is the first that has occurred for a long time in the district. Tho claim will not ho held to have been met even after tho expiry of his term of incarceration. The debt will still be valid,

and defendant’s property may at any time bo sold under distress warrant, until the judgment is satisfied. The extent of operations of the Coal Co., up to the present, has been the issuing of a prospectus, setting forth the necessity of a Co., and tlio pecuniary benefit that probably will bo derived. Over COO shares have boon applied for. The operations of the Deep Lead Co. have been paralysed owing to having received no reply from the Government in answer to thoir application. They have, however, marked out a claim. The anniversary hall of the Mount Ida Lodge, 1 0.0. F. was held on Friday evening last, in the Town Hal'. As usual the Hall was decorated with evergreens, Hags, and mottos, the general appearance being, I think, a little better than that presented on the evening of the ball of the other Order of Oddfellows. A goodly number of ladies and gentlemen assembled; and the ball, as customary in Naseby, was a thorough success. The weather continues mild, and taming operations are flourishing.