Hawke's Bay Times. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1872.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1456, 16 October 1872, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1872.

We would give our readers a final reminder that the polling for the Napier district takes place tomorrow. Mr Swan having formally withdrawn, the Contest lies between Mes-rs Oolenso and Newton. The polling begins at 9 a.m. and closes at $ p.m. by Napier time, or 17 minutes earlier by New Zealand mean time, the usual standard ;n this town. The result pf tjie poli •will be officially announced at nqqn pn Friday.

The views of *' An Elector," whoso letter appears in another part of this evening's itnptession, are, we doubt nor., shared by many of his fellow voters. Amid the outcry raised against Mr. Colenso by his opponents, not oiie substantial charge has been made or objection raised, and the sole weapons used Against him, so far, have been abuse and misrepresentation. On the principle that •« prevention is better than cure," Mr Colenso deserves credit for his timely warning to the new-comers regarding the deadly nature pf the tutu poison. The danger is so ■well-known to old settlers that they are apt to forget the liability of a stranger to, be fatally deluded by the rich and tempting appearance of the dark clusters of this fruit, which, in its season, is found |n profusion in almost every part of the country. Jn tfye Jftesident Magistrate's Court, yesterday, in, the ca?e of Tififen y. JTab lassey, judgment was given fur .£2O ]ls, with £1 14 s This morning, before B. Stuart, Esq, J.P., and A. Kennedy, ssq, J.P., ** number of complaints under the Crown Grants £ujesdraen,t Act, 1870, were heard. Pe claims were fees m<\e\ the

Act, and tlie cases were those in which persons had allowed their grants to lie in the Land Office, in some instances having parted with their land years ago. The claims were made up of registration fees, Crown Grant fees, and custody fees. The first case was Tylee v. Heurici, a claim of £3 8s 6d. —Judgment for that amount and costs Tylee v. Sebley.—Claim of £3 8s Qd. This case was defended by Mr Lee. Ho said the case was one of great hardship, and there were hundreds of the same nature. In the face of the public feeling which would certainly be evoked on the subject, the Government would yet have to forego these fees. His client had failed long ago, and his whole estate had passed into the hands of his creditors, yet ho was now sued for the fees on an old Crown Grant. If judgment was given, his client could not meet it, us at present he had not means to support his faniiiy.— The Bench expressed its sympathy with the defendant, but the Act was unmis takeably clear, —J udgment for amount claimed and 5s Qi\ costs. Tylee v. ft. J. Duncan.—Claim of £3 8s 6J.—Defendant, who resides in Wellington, was called, but did not appear.—Judgment for the amount claimed, and 5* 6d costs. Tylee v. Bourke. —Claim of £lO 5s 6d. Defendant did not dispute the correctness ol the particulars. The land in question, he said, had passed into the hands of trustees years ago, and had been sold by auction. The trustees were dead, and lie had not the lea>t idea who now possessed the land. He considered his case one of great hardship.—The Bench fully admitted the hardship ; but had no option but to give judgment for the amount claimed. Of course defendant's claim upon the jfreseru holders of the property would not be prejudiced by the decision of the Court. —Judgment for the amount claimed and 5s 6d costs. The steamer Nevada, from Honolulu, arrived at Auckland at 7.45 this morning, with the English mail via California. The Herald this morning states that Mr Newton has been from the first opposed to the closing of Ciive Square. This is contrary to that gentleman's own statement. He is opposed to the road through the Square being closed, and would seek to give it a legal status, but he expressed himself in favor of enclosing the portions on each side of the road—and this is the point where he and Mr Oolenso are at is^ue.