ROXBURGH.

Dunstan Times, Issue 702, 1 October 1875, Page 3

ROXBURGH.

(VROM A CORRESPONDENT.) September 23th. 1575. At the usual monthly sitting of the R.M.-a Court ou Tuesday, the 21 at instant, the time of the Court was principally devoted to the hearing of the cases W. Waugh v. R. Tubman, and J. Kerr v. T. Sheehy. The former arose out of a dispute as to the number and weight of hags of oats threshed by plaintiff who sued tho defendant for the amount of Ll3 13s 4d. The evidence of the plaintiff and his witnesses was not conclusive, and judgment was given for the amount pai.l into Court. L 7 19s, by defendant. Mr Waugh applied for a rehearing of the case in order that the evidence of the engineer might betaken. In the case of J. Kerr v. Sheehy, the plaintiff sued the defendant for the sum of LlO, damage sustained by him in the loss of between three and four tons of potatoes through the overflowing of defendant’s water race. It appeared that the breaking away or overflowing of this race has been a source of continual annoyance to the settlers at Miller's Flat, and the case was brought into Court in order that tho defendant might be m do to pay proper attention .to the state of his race, especially at a point where the water is raised out of the Oven’s Creak. The creek is. subject to heavy floods, and as the ground is very flat for some distance through which it flows into the Molyueux, It was admitted that at times it did overflow the banks and swamp the ground, but no doubt a great deal of the mischief wes caused through the defendant not having a suitable dam and by-wash. Judgment was given for the plaintiff—Ls damage, and L 3 3a costs. The agricultural lease applications of J. Thompson, J. Crcssan, and J. Holmes could not be granted till after survey, which will in all probability take place before the next sitting of the Warden's Court. It would he as well if persons having any business to transact in the Warden’s Court would, it possible, be in attendance at tho proper time, and not leave matters till the last moment, causing unnecessary annoyance to themselves and others. Wednesday, the 22nd instant, was exceedingly boisterous, and a heavy gale was blowing during a greater portion of the forenoon, and, considering the violence of the wind, it is a matter of surprise that a greater amount of damage was not clone. Work had to bo suspended at tho bridge and in most of tho claims, it being a matter of impossibility to regulate tho water over tho faces. We were agreeably surprised, contrary to our expectations, that there was not a greater rise in tho river. The sand in Scotland street in the neighborhood of tho Post-office and tho Bank of New Zealand is n great nuisance, and as this is on the main line of road, and the Corporation do not feel inclined to attend to it, Mr Smaill, who is doing tho work, will have steps taken to have this nuisance removed.