RESIDENT MAGISIRATE'S COURT.
■YESTERDAY. . (Before R. Ward Esq, R.M..) BREACH OV STAMP ACT. 7 F. Grainey for signing a receipt without affixing a duty stamp, This was evidently quite an unintentional evasion of the law,butjthe defendant was fined 20s and costs of court, a second information being withrawn. ANOTHER CASE. H. Wollerman, for using labels wtih put the words " bottled m New Zealand" as required by law,, was find dB2O (the lowest penalty) and costs. The. defendant pleaded entire ignorance of having broken the law. neighbours' quarrel. r .Mrs Rerkenshaw sued Mrs; Hall oh "a charge of assault^ Mr Hawkins appeared for complainant This-was a. trifling affair, which f -£ad its origin in' a quarrpl betweenythe 'children of the par ties* ; Casedisinissed, defendant cautioned as to her future behavior. CLAIK EOR SUPPORT., M. Martensen v. H.Goodison. This was a spit^under- "The Broach of Destitute Persons Act,1877," m neglecting to provide for the support of an illegitimate child. Order made to - pay £1 per month. First payment to be made on the Ist of February. j A large number of civil cases were also dealt with.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 20, 21 December 1883, Page 3
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185RESIDENT MAGISIRATE'S COURT. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 20, 21 December 1883, Page 3
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