RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 13, 14 December 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Thursday, December 12th, 18*78. (Before His Worship the Mjayor, and V. ' Moiirad, JBsq., J.P, ' DRUNK AND DISOBDEELY. Thomas Montague, for the abore offence, was fyie'd 5s and 63 6d costs, m dfiFault, i twenty-four hpu.rs* imprisonment ; and Benj.amin. Pepp.e.r, for a similar.' ofijence, was mulcted m the, same amount, ~* BREAC.H OV TKE LtCEJTSIN'O AOU J. 6 r Batchelor was jcomplained against for a breach of ' tl^e'Licfi^ir^g Act m supplyiiig'a glass, of beer,, to a man while m a Rtate of intoxication, ilr Staite appeared for the defence, 'and argued at some length that, ii was impossible for Mr Ritehelai- to diaccrn at a. njoment's glance w.hether a man wiis top drunk to be served. The, B^nch "etired to cpnsider thejr. judg-. menh, ano fi|ndinjj the offence, ftvirei^, fined him £1, and £L Us 6d costs. BREACHES OF THE IMPOUNDING AOF. Thq foiJjwiQ^ w^xfl JBiu^ iai tkoif^aspoo-

tive amounts and costs for the above offence :— Thomas Rogers, 20s ; Thomas Parks, 20i ; Robert Mackie, 4s ; and John Lawrence, 4s. :-.-^ BEEACHQP THE BOEOUGH BYE-LAWB'?^ H. Palmerston, and Solomon Abraham*, were fined, the former 2s 6d, and the latter 5s and posts. B^BACa OF THE HIGHWATS ACT. Thomas Collins, was fined Is per head and costs,; Thomas Knight, 10s per head, j and costs'. A charge against William Roberts was withdrawn, while charges against Walter Baker, R. Booking, Neil Christensen, and John Rush were dismissed.