COURT CASES.
(Per Pxess Association.)
Wairoa, yesterday,
Charges of eat'le-stealing against J. J. Parker and Parker, Opotti, wore dietniseed, the Goutt bolding that no felonions intent was shown, the ear marking being a pure mistake. Rewi Tawera and Miria Tawera were committed to trial foperjuiry.
Taibape, last night. An important case was heard before Mr Thomson, S.M., being a claim by the Baneitikei Council against Gardner and Son, sawmillers, for £402 damages caused by extraordinary traffic over tbe county toad during tbe winter months of 1904. The point was made that the claim was for extraordinary, not for heavy, “““ was based on special sections of the Public Works Act. For the defence it was urged that the question was ono of colonial importance. If tbe Court held that counties could tax millers in such a manner special legislation would be necessary to prevent the industry being paralysed. A large amount of evidence was takeD. Judgment was reserved.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1536, 18 August 1905, Page 3
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