THE COURTS.

Mt Benger Mail, Volume 17, Issue 850, 29 August 1896, Page 2

THE COURTS.

The following *as among the brines* trarsacted at the last sitting' The fallowing cases relating to ply a* for hire oh the Tuapeka County ro,*dt were heard before Mr S. E. M C*rthy f 8, il, on Friday week, at Roxburgh Po'ice v. Joseph Huf hes. of Outrana Chared with plying fer hire within County with a six-horso waggon without b license; also charged w<>h a similar offence committed by his servant Harry M'Bride. Hi« Worship said the ease hinged 01 the words " plying for hire." He wo.ild have to look into the meaning of the lerm.and would reserve his decision. John M'Loughlan was also charged with flying for hire on the 19th August on the county road with an eigbt horat waggon. Mr M'Donald tor prosecution. Dttendant did not appear. Con-table Fouhy dsposed that he saw defendant at < oal Cietk, with "his wagIgon loaded with ueneral gods, and sa d Ihe was going to Lake Wanak.i . He had everal iim s promised to take out ,i license, but failed to do so. He had. however, paid the amount of the license since the surmrms was served. Mr M'Dwii.iid .said under the circum-* ranees he woul<* not ask for a very heavy penalty. He would leave it in his Worship's hands. Fiaed £1 ; c«Bts 7s.

Police?. William J. Key«.—Charged with using a tracti n engine o» the 1 >u< peka Ooaaty roads wit nut * license. Mi M'Doduld for prosecution. Mr Oalzieli, who appeared tor deferment, asked for an adjournment till next Court day, as ho had not time to go mte the case, Mr M'Donald objected to any adjour.v ment as defendant's engine was at-11l carrying on without a license. Hs Worship granted an adjournment till iu x Court day, 25th September. 0. 0. Vmjson, (Inspactoi ef Stock) v. .Robert Cro&aan. firmer, Roxburgh last, "Claim £2O 2s KM, amount expended by : the S.ock Department in killing rabbits - on dlenclaat's land, when defendant had neglected to do io after repeating warn in*a, Air DalzHl for defendant, who pleaded boo liability. The substance of the defence was that the land was at clear of aabbits as the surrounding country ; also, that defsndaat could hot get pollard ia Roxburgh to poison with at the tirrt orde-»«i by the Rabbit Inspector, and that the amount charged for Killing rabbi's was excessive. After evidence on both a des had be-,n tk n, His Worship give judgment for the full amount claimed wrh costs of court, Ll 17* witnesses. expenses Ll 9»6d—total L 23 9s4d,