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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1475, 8 October 1885, Page 4

j Messrs ? ißun ny and Powlesi w,ith . ,: I)r ; Newman are now on a tour of inspection, to' exaimne the Wellington (Dollege En-. 'dpwinentsin the Ekatahutia district and m Palmerstpi);' ' ,' . ; At.the. Wanganui District Court ; . yes-" 1 terday, < a man -named. D. Meads, abank- , nipt, : lately 'a butcher* at Martonv for dishonesty m connection with h is hnsiness was sentenced to imprisonment fur one calendar month' m the Wanganni gaol without hard labour, the costs to come out of' estate j should there be any vestate available. > ± « , i We' {Mronlcte) regret W.ry'mii6hfchkt Mr Parsons,, the, much respected \ lessee of the Rutland Hotel, has been compelled to seek _ thq protection, of the Bankruptcy Court. The cause is, an action brought against him by tho Rational Bank "for a^large|Buiuof monoy due by the Phcenix Brewery Company, Tima'ra^jwhose'iacdount-!M»lParsdnß?in? cbn-j unction, >y.ith several other. .. gentlemen, guaranteed. Itraiaynotbe generally known "that" for permitting a raffle to take place m a ' licensed house, the proprietor renders Himself liable to a fine of £500, and fhe , person who holds the raffle to a penalty ; of £200. ' : : An instructive lesson may be deprived by debtors from the circumstances of a case heard at the R.M. Court on Wednesday, writfa a Southern exchange. \ Some two months since a creditor ' issued a^Binnmonß^aiejainßfr\a debtor for the sunTof £3. Sl/oftly* afterward, the i amount claimed, was p/iid .... into Court together wjthJheiCosts incurred to date, iad the debtor w.e.nt on liis way , r.joicing, satisfied that he had seen tjie, last of th at little difficulty.- : But* ; last WedriPßday, the cnso iwas- called' on, much tobi's surprise, and^as the creditor had travelled 18 j ymiles to support his dlaim, he was 1 allqwed his day's expenses amountipgj^) 155.! This order wasyinade oy the Bench on account, of tjie, debtor ' not having giving- Jus creditor notice of ,ihe payment into Court, of ..the- t p.inoiint -^ued for. No blame could be attach <;d to any one* except nh&JdHbtevsfor reiinissnesßY.but f or the future we think ijt would be a g'ood'idea'if^in sHdlVPcasos the Clerk of the Comit-wore to apprise creditors. ,t^at, th,eir ac^tion.B,,, had ' beon rendered^,^yll^^yV ttiW paVm^n^into Court of.ilie / .MfKp)e,'ipf /thV^a'mt)ii'ri.t m (jJßpute.'...:;,,' ;..",:■ ■. ■'.' ; ',.,' ;,' '".',-..' ~." ■ ! Mr ij.Wj WhiWeyj' of Ashufst, has applied for a gold-'minin^leaso. 1 j| I Mr flenry SBunny rwas ran visitor to Palmerstoff to-day. ° XL •Vi ' ' j The Walden case came before the Supreme Court at Wellington to-day. Walden is the accused m the Hutt tarring case. ■ r Notice is given of intention of E. (prascoignft to apply for discharge. Mr A South ey Baker is the bankrupt's solicitor. I We learn that several Auckland capilatists were m Palmerston to-day making inquiries about the prospects of the - Pohanginff-- reefß.=r-Some«~o£-'.thev; stone ,jvaß,, shown them, with the appearance' H of ' whicti th'ey /^ipress'ed thejffisUlve^iirelg iSa^sge^] dovui' Last nifhfo^lj'snyiflGfi^ Abrahams moved m the matter * ! pf" fencing the Tow ? n Tlall section, Or. «f. King seojng no notice ta^en of the proposition, ventured to svdpe -ihat ''the (i!i! would kd opt 'jtl\e j su ggest j on . t JETe|' .would like,,, jie said', to' see CJr Ahfah'amV get " cirie ; motiori'at TeasVcarriedJi • •'<- * » f i -« •■ t .?* >