Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1872.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1306, 23 April 1872, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1872.

lii the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, there were two civil cases .set down for hearing, one of which— Brown y. Steel—occupied the Court til] 1 p.m. Mr Stedman appeared lor the plaintiff; Mr M'lntyre for the defendant- The evidence was exceedingly conflicting- The plaintiff, who is an engineer and millwright, had been engaged by the defendant; to make a thrashing machine after the pattern of one belonging to Mv lintel I of Waipukurau. He deposed that the terms were 10s per day and his board. The job was begi-m in October, and occupied three or four weeks. During the time he also worked on a reaping machine which had been sent for repair. During the progress of the work the plaintiff engaged a carpenter named Evans to assist him in the woodwoily ; bill in evidence he distinctly slated that he neyerjpaid Evans any wages ; that he •wa.3 to be paid by Steel; and that Steel had in fact paid him JC'2 on account. The defendant deposed that he had nothing whatever to do with the engagement of Evans ; that the plaintiff contracted to do the whole work for .£lO, which was paid him, 1 ess<£ 'd contra. The ,£2, which he admitted having paid Evans, had nothing to do with the thrashing machine, but. was for work done on the reaping machine. He further stated that the machine was not made in accordance with the pattern; thac those for whom it was intended would not take it, because it was per fectly useless; that it was left upon his -hands, and he would have to make anOillCTi —Mv, F, M, Chapman deposed

that the machine would not feed properly, and that owing to some defect in the arrangement of the fans, it scattered and wasted the grain.—The case was adjourned till 2 p.m., and was to be still further adjourned, for the production of Evans, whose evidence would he of importance, Messrs Hunter and Nolan report as follows of the Auckland live stock market for the week ending 19th iirst ; —Cattle: There has, again, been a tolerable muster, and activity has characterised the market. Very few really good dairy cows offered, but those disposed of were at improved values, ranging from ,£6 to £lO 13s; stores were in better request, and fully maintained last week's quotations. The muster of fat beasts penned was unequal to requirements. A spirited demand existed, and an advance of fully 3s per 100 lbs obtained. We sold one and-a-half year old steers from i}2 10s to ,£3 ss; cwo-year old steers from £3 10s to £4. Sheep : Very few penned, and of inferior quality, but no noteworthy alteration in value. Lambs scarce, selling at from lis to 15s. Pigs: A good many yarded, with a brisk demand at last week's prices. The Leeds Mercury, in discussing the question of licensing reform, admits the want of confidence felt by English philanthropists in Mr Bruce as the champion of reform. It wishes Mr Gladstone would himself take the measure in hand. It says : —"■ If we could learn that it is the intention of Mr Gladstone to take charge of such a bill himself, and to throw into the charge the wonderful energy and the matchless command of details which enabled him 10 carry the Irish Church and Irish Land Bills, there would be a general expression of satisfaction from all the Liberal party. The settlement of this liquoi question is being forced upon us as much by the action of those who are now engaged in the traffic, as by that of its most uncompromising opponents We must have a Government measure to stand or fall by. . . Surely the regulation of the drink traffic and its attendant evils is not a matter inferior in importance even to the settlement of the land tenure of Ireland. To a Bill which would affect this object the greater part of the coining session might profitably be devoted. The longer all attempts to grapple with the question in a vigorous and decisive manner are delayed the fiercer will be the struggle when it does come." Many other of the leading organs of public opinion in England hold similar vie-*s. From the Wanganui Chronicle we learn that a Rechabite Tent is likely to be opened at an early date in Wanganui, >ome of the members of the Wellington Tent, who have removed to that town, having taken measures to obtain a dispensation. A good many papers in this Colony would not be sorry to have to make the same complaint as the Marlborough Express of the 30th Match :—" We are so overwhelmed with advertisements this week, that we have been compelled to leave out a quantity of matters of interest, as well as five columns of advertisements, including the programme of the races."