MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1924, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

CHKV.MHI"I 11. August IT DKFKNCK ALT. A nuinher of young men chaiv with failure to carry oat lli ii dimes node,- the Defence An were dealt with, a number being lire 1 . NIIKKI’ HK IT i;NS. (. S. Neville (Slock li's;ecto|M prn- ,, ,-,j, , 1 aeainsl Heorge .Malliii-on c: an info! inaiion alleging that “withi--'is m at'--, at Aratilia. being the cwne. of slieej) within the district • I Crey. d.d fail to semi a v i-iten return of all she p owned !y him -peeifviii- a!-o Die ear-maik and Inaml oi such .’Air.:', oil or I elcre May I I l.isi.” The charge was laid under the Stock Act, TOOT

.Mullins hi | leaded in.; guilty. H - said that he had not owiud -I'eep ior year, and there must l.c seine mistake. Il might lie nia- ,1 hi, hrntliers. Air Neville said Dial n-tiliiis had pi -. j; ia ! c la-ell ~ .'III ill hy Ceol'ge Maliln, hi. Aratika. K.'eii if the defendant did not own sheen, he should have sent iu a lei uni saying so. He handed in rurrespniulriu.e sent to .Mal-liii-on tin the matter, hut no replies had keen received. If defendant's contention was eeri e,-i. false - returns must have been sent in previously. He did not dream c.f such a deteni'.' being put up. and olid not k ing the vrevinus returns. Alalliii'iiii admitted reieivin— a tela, gram in June, when questioned by the Alagistrate. The , as,* was adjourned for a week to rimhie the Inspector to produce the frrii:er returns sent in. Till'.FT OF A COl’l’F.K. Henry Campbell, sawmill hand, Ngahere. "as charged with the theft of a (,vpper washing boiler, valued at £•_’ '.s. the property of the Crown bands Department, at lied Jacks Creek, during May last. Defendant was convicted and order-J 0,l to come up for sentence within ,ix months if ealled upon.