FOXTON.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 40, 10 May 1879, Page 3

FOXTON.

Wednesday, May 6th, 1879. (Before Robbut Wa*d, Es(j., 8,M.) . JtkBE|S|tBMBS'J?. John Jones-wad placed m the dock, charged with * embezzling the sum of £1 7s. 6d., the property of Henry Brown, pt frozton, on the 33rd of January, 1879. Prisoner was defended by Mr. Staite. The Magistrate said 'that 'finder the 83rd section of the Amendment to the Justices of Peace Act, 1566, it was eligible for the Bench to' deal summarily with the case, as the value of the property embezzled did not exceed £5. Constable M'JTulty conducted the case for -the prosecutjon, and called Heniy Brown, who deposed : I am a baker, residing m- Poxton. I know the prisoner, who was- a clerk m my employ about six months ago. . Mr. Staite asked if the Bench would hear the ca?e further, after fearing, sworn that the prisoner had" been m his enfploy up to six weeks ago,' when the alleged crime waa committed Jfrfljonthfl ago. Examination resumed; Prisoner was employed to keep Jny books, and I authorised him to , go -to two or three places to get money. T also told him to go- to Mr. Moinet for £1 7s. 6d; which I ha>e never received. Me told me ■he expected some money from JTeildingj- and would pay me •s he received it. - • ■'■'•'■ At this stage of theproeefedirigs Constable M'Multy said they evidpdoe toot Him by considerable surprise.- - ' •' '• Mr. Staite would lik;e to know what the prosecutor meant • % the • expression. He thought after such a statement the case should be abandoned, fle would ask his Worship if he intended to proceed with itt The Bench intimated that the case was in' the hands of the Constable. Constable M^iftdty, stated that after what bad fallen from the prosecutor, he would not proceed with the prosecution. The Bench then-told <the aqcused (hat he was free, and he left' the " dock, „ BBBACH O* IfJOENSIIfG ACT. Hefc* Ngatiihi was chtfvged on infonnatiott with a breach of the Licensing Act, at ! Motuiti, on the 23th oiPocember. Mr. St4ite appeared for the dofendant. Jtenata Honiara- deposed j I rememher Mfeing the defendant on the aßth of Decera|>er, I^7B, at Motuiti. He eqgaged me to pell spirits for him, "which I did. I sold a MaoK woman two glasses of gin, I am quite, eMtain. he appointed me to sell the toaok. '-• ' •■•-■• ■■■■■-. Cro9Sr»xamined by Mr. State: He told 3fta that I was to net as barman to seli spirits. Jt was., on a rtce day. He had 4J^^gaUph of gin and a keg of beer, It wai V-Mfota. r*cp meeting, J should say : the . ( - |Hfcc^. *h» about, three iniles.fyom Foxton. some of *h«Tpii6ceedtf Iteqata. I *aw4J^«H information to the poiiee or the I*rt^sfc«st«|fy. . I did so at the-instanoe of JReouftaßifcujhief of the tribe. Renota was' flPii'M ?* a BJ«!i «"4 .tj*^ **8 the- reason WW^H wformaUeti" was not gjven to the Jwliefl ! before. I' do not know whether fhere'Jß. any grudge between the two Maoris. ■\^o' the Bench : I was paid one shilling fqrtwp glasses of gm by the^ Maori woman. J*m sure I sold two glasses of gin, and WC»i"e<| money for them. I gave Heta ten •IWtyg 8 ! I m\ihUM m fljoqey, but I ga.f«

some to, the other barman. There was no arrangement made as to what I was to get. The liquor was sold upon the rac«-gvound. To Mr. Staite ; Defendant is herding cattle for Mr. Barber. Pabimata, wife of Wirihana, deposed : I live at Motuiti, and remember the races held there, but do not remember the day. I borigbt two glasses of gin, fop which. I paid a shilling. I was served, by Renata. I did not drink the liquor myself, but I paid for it. "I smelt it, and consequently know it was gin. Cross-examined by Mr. Staite ; I did not drink anything upon the race-day. I could not help smelling the liquor as I carried it alone. I have no malice against the defendant. I came to-day at the instance of Renata, but he did net tell me what to lay. Hemi Warina, examined : I reside at Motuiti, and remember the races held there on the 28th, where I saw the last witness. I saw her buying two glasses of gin from Renata Hemara. I saw her pay a shilling for them. < Cross-examined by Mr. Staite t The 28th of December was on a Saturday. The reason Renata Ropiha ordered these proceeding* is because we have passed resolutions m our district to allow no drink to be sold. The reason why proceedings were not taken before, was that the committee had to meet to deliberate upon the matter, and not through malice. This concluded tbe evidence for the prosecution. And the Bench inflicted a fine of £5 and costs .