CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 45, 21 January 1884, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

B.M. C'CJtJJiT J USTICE. I

(TO THE EDITOR MAVXWATU STAADaAd) r S^— In your issue of; Saturday^ljast ' you r re-mark ' and . ,y«rv.. j ustly too |on the Judicial EWee inacted at the Resi— '-■■ 'dent Jyiagistrace's _ Coui;t qn :; )the"/; day 'j>reyipu^, but I t|iink it w haaiesoap!eil; your notice that .a. greater farce \jras gone through _on Thursday before R.M.,. himself.- / li^ ihe ca«e of Russell? ! against n^y^lf, being.a^laimforadviei'tisirig, &cV, the' evidence allowed (except by consent of the ]>laintiff) tojbe offered , consisted solely the resr pective allegations of plaintiff and de^ fendanfr, but ,1 relied ichiefiy on collate-' ral evidence to support mine. Judge of my surprise when on stating my in-r tension tocalt Mr 'McMinn ' and Constable Gillespie to .gijve evidence as to the usual _ charges ma.de for adyertisitig impounding notices, : .the Resident Magistrate flatly refused ,to hear stich : evidence except on the conditions. above i aferf ■ Wbfoiptly ' closed" the case. . Wj7» on thfiiface: ofit? i*:is-fptepOstfer-ou§ ; tp sujjposei thnt> 1: -wonkl, after time, insert aclvertisementa on the usual scale,- without making arrangements for a 'considerable reduction, as x it.is a notorious fact that' a'large proportion of the impounded animals when bi ought;.; to sale do iiot realise the expenses actually mc arred on their account The']' '; jilaintif? confidently -ayerred , Jiba j; [^Vhaja njade a yetfr/out of the Pound, to which Ilreply that had such ,Veeß. the case I wonl4»pnly. too gladly Jet this -nioflern .^hylock have had his, ' nouhd'pf. flesli an 4 welcome; j • but, l can //di^prov/5 the assertion^ of tjie plaintifi? by"{he aid of the Borough. ( bpoks r which show, that; halt ; the amotiiiti.is neaier Jihe.inark,.,,. Another of fhe' plaintiffs'^ rash and unfounded statements^ made ony oath too, w»^s that. T had not n^iid. a; jingle penny of the account owing by me to the estate of tl^e late M r Dungi^n,and , that he; found 'trikt'auch wasthejjase on referring to books in.Mr, jerkins' office; The answer to thii. misj-sjsitement is, that I hold a receipt for^^on.accqunt signed by ' G. K. I)ungan, and have also; a account of "about £3, which with the discount' 'always allowed me by the late proprietor of the Manavaiu ; Times, wiiraftouisqnare : off the claim idf. tie Evoijutorß. Ui l: en^ose 2 copy, of ifeoeipt^ the- Original i>i Which is m iriy' ipossessiori. — I^atny'&c'/ ; fi: ; f • ;!! ,";' "' ' ■C - ;! . Thos. GfobDisoN. ': .:;;vi. i- ■ . '-GOPY^OiP RECEiTT. 3 ;' .' ; ',; . . . . ReeeiTed p*y faient of 'Sa part 1 'rnywent m the Estate of ; tjip laJteJiJ?.i<Oangi)n^ ■■■ ; ' (Signed ; ,G.; 4, Doii.<sti^. ! "' ' '" (.Stamp). ','■' " ; „,..,(

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