FEILDING B. M. COURT.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 79, 15 March 1883, Page 2

FEILDING B. M. COURT.

W '■ Wbdnisdat, MaMch 14 ; ; (Before R. Ward, Esq* R.M .)■ ' ASSBSSKXKT CAIBB. '' Mr Hill, Town Clerk and Valuator* proved his appointment. Charles Bray objected to being rtied as owner of section 230. It wu tUtered to Emma Bray. C. K. Capper and J. Smith objected te assessment of section 81 as being too high. Valuation upheld. ■;..,•:_. ; ; Mrs L. Fitzgerald objected to pay rates until a road was made. Kirton and Curtis applied -for-an-aN - teration. Alteration mad*.' Robert Loudon, 605, altered to. Geo Kirton. D. H. Macarthur objected to venation , being too high, and not being the owner of part of section No. 44. Valuation upheld, and name of -"owner*" substituted. ' The E. & C. Aid Corporation bbjeeiitf to valuation. Valuation upheld.'"'- — -* Joseph Palmer objected as hc^ baHng owner of section 83. Objeetionjfnipp^ra^ C. Roe objected to his, v^uati^n as ; ; being too high. Valuation nphejjil.. " V, ;. ',', W. & G. Turnbull and Co objected to be rated as owners of section 686. , r0b-, jection upheld. r--> v-.}, •-■•<. > Wm. Hill objected to being rated lor section 685. Alteration made. J. M. Clelland objected ' to be 1 rated as owner of section 48).. . Al^eo|ti«B made. Also sections 4M.4uA,4**% wbieh he states were never his. ' ' " x " J. T. Stewart applied to have seeiionf 708 and 718 registered in" 1 the naJne of ■•* Francis Ann Stewart. Alteration madi. : Clark Dunn applied to .hare' his nainO ' struck out and that of Mrs Brenhan in* ' , serted as owner of section 10$. '.';," The R.M. complimented tiie Valuator, Mr Hill, on the very latisfaotory way he had compiled the Valuation 8011.

' ASSAULT CASE. Hnbner v Smith. This was * cross action, and the Magistrate agreed to take', both cases at the same time. Both per* -' • ties pleaded not guilty. Mr Hawkins appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Prior far defendant. '; Constable Price deposed: Hnbner came over and made a report against Smith; Hnbner was bleeding at the mouth; a tooth was hanging from his : gum. - •• Thos Smith deposed > Was in Hestie'e*--* on the 24th, inthetaproon shouting for two friends; Hnbner wanted hist to shout for him ; he spoke of many -matters between Brandt and him ; there wee a scramble and one wee hurtuaraehei -the other, two-old men like then eesjleV-e; hurt each other much; did not ttke laid of Hubner's nose; (witness. thoVght Mr Hawkins wanted to know too BUffe) ; can never get too much beer. ' Both parties were fined JO* each and expenses. civa CASES. Hall vW. Whisker.— £s %*. Mr Prior for plaintiff; and Mr Perkins for defendant. After hearing evidence Hw-Worihip said it was a peculiar case, where there

had been some hard swearing. He gave -judgment for plaintiff for £5 and costs. Kelly v Jones. M r Esam for plaintiff, and Mr Madden for defendant. This was a -case to recover £11, value of ti mate And foal. The case had been -partly heard, at Bulls, and had been adjourned to Feilding. Benjamin Hirst, a Native Agent, deposed x Saw the mare in Jones* -salf-pen in July last year-, the only food she had was mud and -water ; next saw the mare •dead in Jones' paddock; the mare was j-worth £11 or £12 ; the mare and foal were over two months impounded. Thomas Hirst and Iris sister -corroborated the evidence sf -the previous witness, (their £ ither. Mr Jones deposed.- The oaare had been ■running oa his land f-oe 2 years*; she Shad heeu feeding -with his own horses; lhad made no claim for poundage; the anar-e had died trying to get rid of the ifoal*; the mare was in good condition. As there was no evidence of neglect, Mis Worship gave j udgiuent &r defesi<3ant 'with (costs. M. K. Samuels v D. Mcßeth.— £3o. 3lr Prior for plaint iff, and Al-r Eaam for (defendant. This was an action to recover value of promissory note, signed 'by M-cßeth and ■endorsed by Xaagcton.ov.cr .to Samuels, ithe plaintiff, for value. M. K. Samuels deposed- In Novemfeer ■he saw Langston who sold the promissory ; mote to him -for .money ; ; gave fall value. for it. Cross-examined-. Has no cash Sook ; Ikeeps- none ; Fcaron said he had offered £20 for the bill ; gave Langston a cheque if or £20:; he owed me £16 and £4; re- j duced the £4 to £2 on the conditions -that he paid ; be owed foe £16 for Dun- j •can, Cameron *Bd Co.; he bought the; "book debts as his -share of 'the comnnission; the assignment was uu-mt ; fliad asked Langston to pay several times; ithe £4 was for horse hire; gave a •cheque for the hill— £2o; this made them quits.; Langston was the only man ihe consulted about the hill:; gave a •cheque payable io bearer on the Bank of Australasia;; cashed the -cheque himself ; vwitness took .the hill and Langston took •the cheque.; went and raked the money «up and .cashed <tibe cheque; paid £2 for •cashing the cheque. Duncan Moßeih, -*the defendant, de-j ■posed: Owned the horse Papa-pa; re-i .membered meeting €. W. Langston on' Nov 15th last, at Mt Roe's Hotel, about 11 o'clock during the day; on the l&h Langston asked witness a price for the Ihorse ; told Langston he wanted £350, : Shut he refused, saying his party would; .only give £300, and he would get this. ?for witness for 10 per cent.-; witness *on--sented to this offer.; Langston was to, j£ive a promissory note for £300, and witness another for £30. : After -hearing further <evi dence, the ! R.M. said he was satisfied fhast the! transaction was a very improper one. and * Ac regretted that Mr Mcßeth should 5 have put himself in such a position. He , "believed that Mr Samuels had actedfairly so far, but the wiping out of the j and £4, mentioned in his evidence, i «»>* a farce. He would give judgment j ior £18 and costs. Application for appeal was applied for , Shut was refused. i Fraser Bros, v Lawton. — £51 165. To •he paid in 14 days or to bo imprisoned ', tfor Udays'in Wanganui gaol. Belly Sykes.— £2 17&. Sykes WM* ■coffering to pay *i»s a month. Terms ac j tcepted. ] Currin ■▼ Scott— £2l 13s. An open judgment was given. j James Nosanan <v T. Dorreen.— £6 15s . j £6 was fer a dishonored promissory note. ] , Judgment for plaintiff, with costs, 3s. Henry Bennett v Rewera.— £l2 15s.] Judgment for plaintiff, and .costs, 235. The Coui**-tvhen adjourned.