MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1997, 5 February 1907, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

-V DOMESTIC TROCiii.i'l. (Before Atr Barton. S.AI.) At the Magistrate’s Court vesu-r- ----\ v , >U \\ r - n , Atr Barton. is-Al.. William Henry Cooper, of Waorenga-a-hska. was charged with too excessive drinking of intoxicating liquor uurtng the last six month-" ami unis interrupting the peace and ha ppm oss ot his t ami tv. Mr Rees anpoared fer nlaiutifi’ and Air >;,vx tor defendant. Atr R s \\s stated that defendant, "her, under the ir.fiuor.ee of drv.k assault,xl his wife on the fidth N\C vemher. He struck her. knocked her uev, n. and knelt on her. He suV sequently tepeated thus i!!-tvatm.ent. I'U* ne had never ill-treated her exivp: when ur.d.er the in due::,x- v tnjuvir.

i ho oo' no i .11: i;ir.s, Maori woman. supported her solicitor's ssatcaioVu. Her husband hail threatened to break her reck. Ho throw her down. knelt on '.'.or. anil tried to twist her nook. Sr.o screamed, av.il Iso then lot hor no. -<"u she ran into a r.evfktvr's house, i-ho folt tr.uch pain hi hor nook, av.o hail O sro to a OiVtor. This was short the i'dth Mover; her. In December or January sito wont to des'ondsrt's hoi so. entered. anil took away hor clothes. _ IVt'essdant followed her. swearing, and Ue % sia;nvos Iter taco. Sue toll down. Ho was in drink at the ttr.to. Alter she took out th.o snttir.'.ersos deterdar.: o.tiro to ..-. r and. :'treat eneci to strike hor. He - .is drank as she/.ime. He oav.-e .■■'•.or '..or acasr.. hat she ran a wav Ir.-ni V. •.•„ •to i ix i'.-.".i0.i to **'ri .1 k 'tier head. o and site had none its :'oo,r . i inm over sittiv Hts ecsr.sj'; ’When. did tie make that threat i Chayhitas:: Hr. the -ith. IVva. l\v Mr Stress; het’ore detendatit asssalsel her she had not tired c<~ a jttt'.t. She had asked a trietat to make ivo.oo_ _ 'ryrwivr hor and her htishand. She had asked hor hitshand to take her hank, hnt at the same time she asked hint to «*ss drinking. _ Site stayed, with hint *5 his horse ft-ov.t January * oth to .U-;> ary Uth. Or, the list', he threatened to hivii\ her head .0. She tv I":'re.. Oil the loth, hti: only to *vt her clothes- d.vd not eoi.se ho: h hard hete.rv- he asar.lcevt heSon did 'lot srsiok ho on.ok ts'o.l o' • ' before ho struck her. She de-ttied V■•' • ' .tvtnjt under the 1 I Hsre 010.1.0.1. a 't ••.". • tvonrau. 0.-- | tiro ev>de».v oh the e«;> • > . :d'-h“ .. W v i hor the .hetVooo i\'."<ed:o.- iy- ? states! that wee". V serv-ed the sorr- | ’ o s o" .’...' .t' . .' it* ,\ .• vh ,0 v i 0.0 h solve { *'V=W £**'%.. 3, v 93$:V«N£ ' f .\ v \h'V‘i. I u&V.i t\\fi he- had Tvoer ioo.^hy'.oh. h. h„hmss 1 tiovo.yi .. • r o 1.1 d he fiad "oii'O'5 deten-otot dty.rsk. | .’.xs.". :. hkko .; '.i:y'\'.. said eecss I .'.'a on.'.'; ee.svf .0' >•,> i'-o.oe ere oio-i----'•<i the vecese tec he'.v~. l\.. 0 .. r3.W cum-c _to the Voso . on that t'O Ml'... tv.' r .... r ..or.; '.h Mr trees t\ .iv-v ' t- . t.V.v • ■ ' 'ies> '-or' to l.tkv try ...■ .- toil".!:'-. is* ■■■rood • .. .. ... is, k « •«' ••• «'o'v> . ■ :- Mono-on.: si.‘d that . 1 .'v'.' ■ ... 1 t ■ os > trivoe-ii. e\ o v.o.v. .0 .. e. , l <s OJ-'SC. ■;•■•.> . v: wn . 5 " . t . ■ . ' 1 ; A. vs«*x>:- . ' '*s\; .k* • v 1 •> V ! . .hi >v>. C->::;\n ,v Vl.v'vrSv.- . ' '-’v' *•>■> > . ‘h v» [ li> it. tht h hd-' ;v -.nv-rC' : fevV •; '},»■* ;>v;v-- : •:■•■■■ : ' ■ . *.'. -. ' • ; ‘h. m\v-x- v . Ms 'lr> V\.tds’ Kv ] S'mc'v ■nr it; «.'v 1-a'; :,t '<• ->h .. ' . ,'dN : . : * , ' '• > ' . • ■ *, . siis-r>. M-N- e' v K>. • • h* . i ;■ . SK? >-.*■ o' ?\.x;, y. S ■ - h • U .. . --.v i . ! ‘o .; . ,-. Vivkdo • i : r ::::dj— >v*;v‘.v- i >s A- o> .. .Vil \o- . ■ .. A Ibit Mj -»r*- -vC 'JvCk.iV -dh d - h •, 01 •.. I i| tv- 'veM'-hf- t.'jv Vssli ,!•-:.h ■•' i >'V> .'.xh , ' •^. r •. - •'• . h . hu>:.:ta:Kj-.;t .V.X-jd. 4 M v h +.f;v >i- ; ; Clii'fht.. t.tXhV VM't; •h i! '... : h* :r ; ' K . - - . . . . skh ddhr.,-. '_■• . .• 1 ;. d , -. . .•. s .h ?v;v.. "o :■ '■ o ,-v.. o.r .It, ,'v'"rti,ssNr'i"-> % . ; ■ o'.-... h .• -iv h.Hnt-' hV«Av:v. Oo:\:'~V ' ■ v -•- • .0 io. ■ IsU JisnhoO, Ohio ■■_i.:t..;-- V ,0 x . »l£ llSOli'. the 1-lSiid. -Hri.. Oih*e. .Vv--~ .: tiiji/.tlivi oi-i%-Mine hhi ih-huo.,; ■t'-as'tutod tJ- y«»y3l she .• ... iliii ■siix&srts •tilh’f o iSjd, >.v> . Secri'd 30 3y Awtaduaff,. s-tv v... aiwaswttuid t; w £tu. mis iiisoi'i 0.0-.-.'o. 0.-,r ;-o-;r>,'..y.y i . ia-t w isaa-tetfad. 30 •sujh»W«s ;dno looriil ~ ls:k sort 0d0,.,.. ~jt s2»£ tnec *si the. w.-o 00 n.j.ht hIK- l rEi.fr. hiiCSiMp oioii kh.re ; v 'o< y 32ii WTS&o hi tusri. Tit; Jt&hiSr

ini', but thorn wiih the question wliotJior tlio.v wold iinci] in such n wny ns to provoke u broncJi of llio JIOIIOO. Mr. Colomun claimed (,Iml tlioro iv;iii iiol.liilijr to limnvor, but said tlint In'_ linil witnosscs to null if tils VVorsbip Iboiigbl, it necessary. , liii Worship: no Jlll.il bettor have tills oviilonoo. Tbo defendsiit, John Lynch, suiil bo riiinoiiiboroil hist Thursday, when Ihoy had lildguUoii in that Court. On l-'ojiifi; outside In; wan talking to llirco friends. Informant cuinu out, ami bill tlicni good-day. Witness took no notion of him. lin said it was a good day lor Jisliing. (/V Hailing case uau coni ini; on.) 110 knjit walking round, and “chucking oil” about tilings. Ilu said loads in Tbonison’s bankyard bad died from eating witiiuss’ pins. lio .said, “You bare a lot of dead dogs in your yard which you am using for pins” Witness eo'iih! lull, stand any mold. 110 continued, ”1 turned round, and said, ‘‘Go away, you nii n i inion ions, psalm-singing hypocrite. Mr. Coleman: What did vou do thou? Witness: 110 asked mo to repeat tin! words'. Ills Worship : lie liked it, then? Witness: I said it again, but in a quiet, jocular way, and which others could not bear. lie got out a notebook- He was laughing all the time, lit' went nwa.v, and rami.' back agin: laughing, mid said ‘‘i will have you up lor i bis

Mr. Coleman : Did you take any more notice? Witness: We were rd! I poling, and lie was asked (o 'spell the. words. Ilis Worship: Vou had a kind of spelling bee, then? (Daughter.) Witness, at this stage desired to go into other cen versa I ions, hut they were held to have nothing to do witil the ease. "ere von iii a threatening nit: lade? ' Witness; I had my hands in mv pockets. We were just fooling. I was taking no notice of him, and nodded my head for him to go away. Informant said he had no questions lo ask. only that lie did not believe the witness. Ills Worship: Wo can't have that. Percy Pichar.!‘\ fisherman, of Ta* CT.pouri. snid chat he did not think defendant tried to cause a breach of the ponce. Tiio inaii.stratc vii 1 that some words vom. used, anil there was no d< o‘»i- that (.'•hi-hrv k provoked :ltv foit'hi'O The vrtormati m wo*dd he dismissed v iili costs against com;.laiuu lit.

GISBORNE HARBOR BOARD A mooting of the Gisborne Harbor Board was lie! d yesterday afternoon at the offices of the Board. Present: Mr. Townloy (in the chair), the Hon. Capt. Tucker, Messrs. Harding, Whinray. Sievwright Hepburn, Lysrnr, Claik, and Atatthewson. The object of the meeting was to receive and discuss the Tariff Couimitee’s report. REPORT OF THE TARIFF COMMITTEE. The lion. Captain Tucker read the Committee's report as follows: “The port on the question of the revision of tile by-laws ami tariff charges oi this port, desire to point out that the time has arrived when our bye-laws should be brought more into line with those of the larger ports, so that the Board and its officers can have better control and management of shipping in the port, and the handling of cargo on the wharves. With this object in view the Committee have practically remodelled the whole of the bye-laws, adopting, so fas as possible. suitable provisions that are applicable to our port, front the Napier, Wellington, and Lyttelton by-laws. "Regarding the tariff charges of the port. the Committee consider that the port and other charges payable t.y the ships are altogether too low. and should be considerably increased, as they are out of' proportion to the charges imposed by other ports which grant no better shipping facilities than our port does, while. 0:1 the other hand, the Committee consider that the wharfage charges which the : shippers and importers have to list are altogether too high and should he substantially reduced, so as to equalise matters. However, in rc-adnist-ing the charges, as suggested, the Committee have followed the Napier harbor charges against ships, and have endeavored to adjust matters, so as r.ot to reduce the total revenue of the Beard.

"Hitherto wool, ttranshippod in the bay front coast ports, has beers aikwr-e-1 to go free: this, the Committee consider, is not right, imr should be charged halt rates, er rates equal to what the exporter would have to r-av t* it was transhipped in Auckland' c’r Napier. "The Committee also consider that important changes should s-o made regarding the fees charged for boats lightering cargo within the port. In the past they have merely paid at: annual tee. It is suggested that, it; sdvtttion to sa aiutital foe. a charge of &dd for each trio the ndtwr makes during the year should bo levied. . "lr.cn as regarvis the boats «srrring passengers to and from tfecroaassead. the Committee have suggested that. in addition to sn srrrsf license ftv. which is alt that such s K*t toys. _ a iKjthor charge of ids tvr trip shotttd bo made. 'This is osrocsa;.ly _ necessary-, corsiderhtg that a gtvu _ certs has at all times to bo tottno. for stteh a boat, att-d csmsxyrcc ■ a veusldersKe or.-cun: of other at- : tetitmn ss nojv.iro.s (or the rsgudatie- : ct trasso--gvr trarro r-d thor Ir ootge. which tuvosssrtiy egtad's :r> i | ho »:;i extvfjsc. 1 . toe aitervd cloitges ag-sir.st i : J-tttps. tt r-.h -.ecessarc the ; r.or:-''-rooster to h-svy se-me Inter as- : . - - v to V - a .. ; taoovg. o:__oovier that _he *og have i jvttor 'oo: . r-;s t o groy o r: or >.--tg to bvvsts its the roadsteif;.:. as »va as at the what-:. This ohi b«s the endy extra exjvose »>.!•& %3x: cyaro w-ooxt ce ytssiy to- ireor by : ; s o Sttggestevi Utv-strict-?. whh-> jA toe saroe ttove the Ku-'T 5 'C.xh.i ;>> «thsj*«s*Sy totreose-d. ™ t s o.t eor.rse.. ttroxosshKe tv ac-' onratecy ssss-ss what the sryt-v-srevf' ■'A-go to t't Rve-'S ; 'vr.re. ho: avctvx ; wt,h. the Oo«-i r*tttsv cvestder. that the v -evo'C t -• v h c-rt the "1 v Atcs v: h-.s. \x\igh t-wo-o, ’-'A' Coles o .. v . ,g. vrs'v: a h'red :to;h' " • .-- IV-- :rr.. .C ' . -..0r0'’ wc. I oh rots tr >. - -cv. A v hh t o t•- h-chvr - • •. -•' . - .i'Vh h rt-'v'V v 'o.. - "T.... .s ... nO-OS tO;.; f.'f, " - o.'-.'s , - K\v A, V > -.VC..V- tv, j.roes is fd , v ... ■ 0 :■ . to .v V; ; • - . '' V v, ‘ _ '. S-r.O -s At ;\v V.'tf; Vtr ; . dh' x. i'sht? . ; t!\xve! .-so S t ' ;>c- '--g'd" - h A' Ipo" -»f-V o*C; "\. S " vtde‘- o-r- " ,i, f-h ot 'X.- t.o< : h - • • '>. • • is , ood ,V :v, ,'V-s '." h ' , I.V rtViNt;-. N>'> d> d-*V* v ''f > . ! hi-i -,y .; v . . > v ■A"V‘ \.. - \ ' V '...h v ‘ '.'N.V ~'\y v ; "V ; hr w' -A - , '. ';y . > - . . ' ' N v V " ' ... ■ ' \ ’■ ' V - ■' "• v , > v .. v 1 ' "' *V' \ . V. ‘ ' v N x - >t * v ' v ' ' - \ . 'v •. ’' • s - ..x ■ h ' " • . " v ‘ \s. v y,Si.\ .it 'v; . ; A ., S * >M‘»< Y,\ \ . • N ’ ‘ I'. Ow. \* N , x ■ 1 v '' ' ' \- V;;' ,v . >\c :„yg,. v „ u . A " v " v W - •• - VV -• ' v • . 1 1 - X '•’ " -• '• • S N S « . A \ v ;r. r-'-ro ‘v. ...0..r dot; ...vs. -0. goto 'N hot, ;; o .... . ..... hr. .-. ... ■ ■ - '■ -it ’ V 1 ■ -■ . • . • . v h-y-'-'h. '--eohdv : . '' ' • •" '

mow boon reduced to 24 hours. In regard *to Government cargo it was tliought advisable to make a charge on it’ directly it went into the shed, and ii’ it remained there more than 21 hours tlicv would make a charge for that. Another alteration was that persons in charge of passenger and cargo boats must be licensed. Drivers of vehicles would in 'mure not' be allowed to go within £0 icot of the water edge at the wharf, in regard to the tariff, he tho«i f '.nt they should charge the ships 415000 a year more and themselves £SOOO a \osr less. Tho Union Company and Jl al dart-Parker Coni|)any c;lj irg.»d J.7s OJ per ton all over the eolov.v. r .!hat was a very liigh charge. They could get goods from London at 25s per ton. Tho new proposed Oil 'Virgoes was one to wliielj the coinpan ies would not object; it was infinitesimal in comparison to the value the companies took out. Tho committee had simply doubled the old charge on the ships, and the only question was, was it wise to adopt it. The charges on consignees of general merchandise had been reduced irom 5s to 2s Gd per ton, the reduction amounting to £SOOO. Jt would he necessary to give the harbormaster some assistance. "What they decided that day was not final, it was lor them to pass the report. Let objections come from outside. The shipping companies would have a month in which to come to the Board and object. lie moved that the Board adopt the report and the whole tiling as it was, and then leave it open to such objections as might he presented a gainst- it. Tho Chairman, seconded tho motion pro l’orma. Mr Clark gave his reasons for not falling info line with tho committee on tho proposed charges. 11l regard to Napier it stood alone as being a high charge port. He conld not follow the committee in putting on the harbor improvement charge. He quite agreed with the proposal to increase the ship charges. He also agreed with the passenger and lighter boats being charged more. He went' through the list of goods on which reductions were proposed and stated the reductions which he proposed in a number of instances. In regard to wool be suggested a charge of 9d per bale.

Mr Sievwright moved ns nil amendment that the Board thank the committee for their report, and that it he considered at the next ordinary meeting of the Beard. Ho objected to adopting the report, and then let tho public make objections. He thought it was for the Board to lead, it would be an extraordinary- thing to adopt the report without giving themselves time to consider it. Mr Whinray seconded the motion.

The lion. Capt. Tucker was for more time to consider the report. He could not understand the opening lines of the report, that the time had come when the charges of the port should be brought into line with those of tile larger ports. He should rather say that the time had come to amend the charges. As to bringing them into line with those of the larger ports, they had no harbor for the larger vessels, and were no more advanced in this respect than they were six years ago. He thoroughly agreed with the proposal of the committee to make changes in the c-hargc-vrhere necessary. Mr Ly.-uar said there was a quarter of the cargo coming over the wharf for which there was no provision in the by-laws, and vhe secretary had to make up what he considered a fair charge. It was paid, but if an objection had been made it could not be lawfully eoUected, as there was no provision in the by-laws. The secretary and the harbormaster had to undertake work for which there were really no by-laws to back them up.

The Board agreed to amend the opening paragraph of the report as suggested by Capt. Ttscker. The Hon. Capt. racier said that in h:s opinion it would be a very great pity indeed to alter vhe tarir more than they could positively help. They might alter it anywhere where it was ut just: but he was strongly opposed t-> any alteration c-f tie -5s charge 'on general merchandise. They should let that charge alone, but where they found that it pressed unduly on some tilings they should make at: alteration in the charge on these things. Mr Clark said that the wwimifrea had sat many hours, and had come to its conclusions after much deliberation lee Hoe. Capt. Tucker said he believed that if the Increased charge on ships were adopted they would 'drive half the ships away. 'He knew the idea was abroad that the ships could r.ot resist the charge, but he believed that was a very mistaken notion. Vessels would not come here and pay the high rates proposed while only took away such cargoes as were i'Ott taicvu. The siiipinasters “oulci

tin cl out some «rsy or ooieo tuikt tho Beard. He thought it Trans a fair ctia proper and Just tiling; to reduce the charge or. wool. He-'believed in the principle ei assisting their experts as far as possible. _Mr Matthewsa® favc-rei a rednet:<ou of the 5s charge c-n . severs! cargo. Mr Harding s;on tire sripy-tnm ;cupardes were combinedas.u-1 t&eyV-ouH certainly nu-d some way or getting ti-o orrs charge bark.' ane ftjaimc sand that thev weretom. tn-t-tr charges- were now too high. Mr hysuar saga tne- case was e-n----tttv’y tnlsunderst-ood. H-: was lent that whou Cart. Tmt-he-r went Into the_ matter be'would see t%oteascra'leutss cf the mttnhne s . Ct >••>... .h. T.. i- TP*J»$ _. 5 r ,v< -1-'. o-.itiKr.j- Vr.-r'-cOh rlttlkt.. - : ■ r; ': Hi t!>is: i*r- r tr c.t < mrro.'r rrori.. - llr - - _ : v; ; : ao. ut if <— am t"' f rvca.frss t gat; v-js tori'ih J-v.y • ; ;.y they s-hoxld iv. •titU'n stow. . ,-utti tt: the mitt v tv. evutetattm rr.wn ga£ttra *~-‘r. ”'«• S2S-5* were- x-ms*£; 'tst; t ffm t— trrrst rt t.- - —. rt.>c ccmcsaic- s jT more rsAEsrasque. \T2>s® Hl-iv-ce-mutrers were «cs&f dnro »£ aaasjo-: stevoa. trey wctt.d he coumroed tint t .M-re- was 3>rc t.v sockrrss rjugnos cc "jo occrr.ru yes Tttfrtmwrsg a.yy J'-'M- HiJ y .' dV»T.-«T - -r '{pike tt d-i --q o tv s;m tfu: gi«.. - y-'-’tsugs . cry tqw sldts r;sl V t t>,rt*t emsme t - .o; 1--.'v.-.t.r rtylned ro- -.his ' m: •. :• .- ::: i jxr v Cxg rLf-t: a" : m- * I s.r .• Cg .rit;!- 1 •">-. VC 'S: os t ' V - "V >: v*c t.r •V-; • y v Oaj -p.'c-.; - -■ ' Its i; 'doJ X ■■ mv : ... ■ ' .Xjn;. -:;., • ’ ,- * mm. be »o- „c g t;.xy> I: . -riWVi<. '- '■"A '•mv : i . v .l'--. v.’t'U *'f tx-.ro>- .»* 6he r.-v V»r S '■ - . - ■;' ;" ' g ■; ; — iv. •.' '• v ' " ,-•■■■> '>. ■ o.'so ' v - * v V\y