RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, AHAURA.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1072, 4 January 1872, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, AHAURA.

.;: Saturday^ December 3o. ; • (Before Caleb 'Whitefbord, Esq., R.M.) Robert Haslem^ C. flaxringtonV Edwd. Stroker, James O'Connor, and Patrick O'Brien were fined in different amounts for being drunk and- disorderly during the week. ' ; * - . -.-; .. ,-, •'. ■.;;,.: CIVIL; OASES.? lAjl^ ••* Marr and^Lock vi E. liambell. for Ll2 6s ild, for goods supplied at HalfOunce. ' J udginerit for ' the for the amount claimed, with, cpsts. i -^ Wilckepsv. Robertson, fraud, surambns, L 3 8s j Cunningham v. Bourk6j| L 2 19s. The defendants did not appear in either case, and warrants for their apprehension were ordered to issue. MoNDAYj.'JANXfARY 1. Samuel Martin was charged with stea|i ing, at Abaura, a nepk. tie., , a scarl a pocket handkerchief, and two collars, of the value of 10s, the property of Maurice Nelson. The defendant is a Maorjl ladi and he-was dealt with after the fashion of the Maori law,' ami' fined L 2, being fouj; times the value of the articlfls stolen, or one month's imprisonment. The fine'was paid. William Hughes was summoned by John Hamilton (Greek), for L 8 Ssrtieitig^esj. penses and costs awarded Mr Hamilton in a recent case (Hughes v. Hamilton}, trie^ it* this.' OourVwheh judgment was given for the defendant, with costs. An order for payment of Ll per week was made, the first payment to be made . on the Ist of January, or orie month's^mprisonment, ->■ The Court was adjoumedto Bth irisfc s