Feilding S.M. Court.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 182, 4 February 1897, Page 2

Feilding S. M. Court.

THIS DAY. (Before R. L. Stanford, S.M.) Eirton and Cartig v. Fabian De Lisle ; claim £11 7s. Mr Sandilands for plaintiffs. Judgment for amount claimed with costs 15s and solicitor's fee 265. Isabella Evensen v. U. Weiiner; claim £2 Os 3d. Mr Beade for plaintiff. Judgment for amount claimed. John H. Ash worth v, J. Lawrence ; claim £7 8s 9d. Mr Sandilands tor plaintiff. Judgment for amount claimed with costs 8s and solicitor's fee 15s 6d. John Miller v. Ruera Te Nnka; claim £8 15s. Mr Reade for plaintiff. Judgment for amount claimed with costs 14a 6d and solicitor's fee 15s 6d. J. Whittaker v. W. Irvine ; claim £1 14s 6d. Mr Richmond for plaintiff and Mr Reade for defendant. This wan ft case under section 46 of the Impounding Act, 1884, in which the plaintiff, poundkeeper for the Pohangina County, Bought to recoTer an amount for impoundage fees, the two pigs impounded not having realised when sold the amount of impound age fees. The defendant disputed ownership of the pigs in question. J. Lawrence deposed : Was a farmer at Ashurst ; knew that defendant had pigs ; had Been pigs on the road and always supposed they were Irvine's; could not say that he had seen any of defendant's pigs on Mr Ronberg's property. Cross examined : Could not say whose pigs were on the road Jas Whittaker deposed : Was ranger and poundkeeper for tbo Pohangina County ; On October 4 impounded two pigs belonging to defendant off Ronberg's property ; Irvine denied the pigs were his ; Bold the pigs which realised 6s. Cross-examened : All he knew about the ownership of the pigs was what ftonberg told him. P. C. Ronberg deposed: Knew defendant's pigs, which were frequently on defendant's place ; had no doubt as to whose pigs they were ; the pigs impounded were Irvine's, would swear that. J. F. Lumby deposed : was working for Mr Ronberg ; knew defendant's pigs and they went on Ronberg's property. For the defence Mrs Maria Sinclair deposed : — Resided at Pohangina ; donied that the pigs in question belonged to defendant (who was witness' son) ; ear* marked their store pigs. William Irvine denied that the pigs in question belonged to witness. Cross-examined : There bad previously been complaints that witness' pigs trespassed on Ronberg's property, while the latter's pigs also trespassed on witness* property. His Worship felt that the evidence on either side was not conclusive, and, there* fore nonsuited the plaintiff. No costs were allowed. The Court then adjourned. At the conclusion of the civil buniness at the Feilding S.M. Court this morning, Mr W. A. Sandilands, on behalf of the solicitors practising in Feilding, referred to the report that Mr R. L. Stanford, S.M., would probably not sit at the local court again in view of his transfer to New Plymouth, and expressed the regret of the local members of the bar at the expected removal of His Worship. The relations between the bar and the bench had been most cordial, and he trusted the same relations would continue between Mr Stanford's successor and the bar. Mr Stanford thanked Mr Sjandilands for his kindly expressions. He had always met with much courtesy from the local bar, and it was a grievance that he should be removed so soon, he having been in the distriot for two years and one week. He felt rare that aoch a hurried and rapid change would be deprecated by everyone.