Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1871.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 923, 21 January 1871, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1871.

Eesident Magistrate's Court.Yesterday morning an inebriate was fjealt. with in the usual manner. The following civil cases came before the Pourt :— Robjohns v. Mackdy. —A claim pf <£6 14s 6d. Judgment for amount plaimed, and £1 2s costs. Peacock v. foroloro (re-hearing.)—On this case being called, the Magistrate pointed out jio Mr MaddoGk, who appeared for the plaintiff, that th,e rule of the Court had pot been complied with which provided that a full and explicit statement of value received by the defendant should accompany the summons, and be handed jn to the Court. The document upon this claim was founded proved goihing wiore than that business trans-

actions had taken place between the parties.—Mr Mad Jock contended that the debt had been admitted by the defendant, and also that it rested with the defendant, and nor- with the Court, to raise points of this kind. —His Worship replied that this was a qase where the rales of the Court had not been observed, and he would, therefore, adjourn the case, ordering the plaintiff to produce a correct and detailed statement of the particulars of his claim. —Some discussion here ensued as to the best day to adjourn the case to. Defendant was in favor of a remote date being fixed,, as his witness was unable to attend, a horse baying trodden on his foot. The Magistrate suggested that the witness might be brought down in defendant's gig, but he demurred to this arrangement. The case was ultimately adjourned for a fortnight, at -which time, the Magistrate said, the witness must put in an appearance. Manama v. Richardson. —An action to recover .£4O, or a white horse in the possession of defendant. Matenga, a native youth, the brother of plaintiff, deposed that the horse in question belonged to himself and brother; that he had worked it for twelve years, and that about a year 3go they had lost it while on an expedition against the .rebels. They believed that some Pakeha fond stolen it. The horse was hot branded. A short time since he saw the horse in Mr Richardson's paddock at Petane, and laid claim to it.—Defendant said he could prove that he had bought the horse from a gentleman in his neighborhood who had since gone to England. —The Magistrate said this did not affect the plaintiff's claim.—Defendant said that the witness had said the horse was lost a year ago. To Ins own knowledge it had been running about twenty months at Petane.— His "Worship said the natives were never very clear as to dates. There did not seem to be any doubt as to the identity of the animal, and he therefore gave judgment for the plaintiff, with nosts, «£3 19s.— Defendant complained that the natives were allowed £1 each for their time, which he considered was not equal in value to that of a stationholder.;-— His Worship replied that he did not see how he could do otherwise. He presumed they were both " chieftains." Tjif. District Court sat this morning in bankruptcy. Re Thomas Macarthy.—Mr Lee applied for bank rtipt's discharge.—No creditors appearing to oppose the application, and the bankrupt's statement being satisfactory, the discharge was ordered. We are glad to hear that there is a probability of a " slip " being erected at this port shortly. The ways, cradle, &c,, used in the recent launching of the Star of the South, have now become the property of Mr C. Days, whose intention it is, we believe, to erect a slip without unnecessary delay. The material is now on the banks of the Meanee river, and will be rafted down to port in a day or two. Yesterday's Herald contains a native letter supplied by Mr Qrmond, \\ hich our contemporary " gladly pub lishes," as " news of interest and congratulation to all Northern Island settlers.' 1 The letter is signed by six Ngatiraukawa chiefs, who say that they " do not mix themselves up in the murderous work of the King," but that they " will adhere to the Government side, and perform their works." We might not have alluded to this, but that the Herald leaves its readers to infer that, having received this news from Wellington through, the telegraph, we had suppressed it. The telegram in question, though founded on the above news, was really little else than a dissertation on the " satisfactory " state of affairs at Waikato. People in Hawke's Bay have surely as good opportunities of forming an opinion on this subject as those in Wellington. Further, the news could not have been considered of very great importance by Mr Qrmond, otherwise he could as easily have furnjshed it to the Herald for Tuesday's issue as for yesterday's. It was evidently made no secret by the Govern ment in Wellington, but it really appears that Mr Qrmond would nqt have thought it worth publishing here at all, had it not been for our paragraph of Tuesday last.