COURT JOTTINGS.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXII, Issue 2783, 28 April 1911, Page 2

COURT JOTTINGS.

It would appear that the question of a public swimming bath at Karangahake has been solved, as a witness giving evidence in the Court yesterday said that his company's water race dam at Karangahake was now being chiefly used as a swimming bath by the public. Maybe it was just as well, it was not the reservoir for the town water supply. Notwithstanding the fact that Karangahake is portion of the no-license district of Ohinemuri, people do sometimes get drunk there. At the Police Court yesterday a man was charged with being drunk in a public place at Karangahake. He failed to appear, but Constable Cummings explained that the man was very much " under the influence " on the occasion of an entertainment. The Magistrate decided that a fine of 5 s and 7s costs would meet the ends ot justice.

" 1 think they are heroes," remarked a solicitor at the Warden's Court yesterday, when he was pleading that his company should be allowed to work a claim with a less number of men than the number prescribed by law. The Warder did not say if he thought the shareholders were as heroic as their solicitor declared, but he agreed that they had spent a fair amount of money on the property, and he granted the application.

A mystery regarding a crate ot fowls was attempted to be elucidated at the Magistrate's Court at Paeroa yesterdayl R. Whitten, for whom Mr Hanna appeared, sued Mrs Tanner (Mr Porritt) for a sum of money tor some fowls. It appeared that in November last Mrs Tanner, who was keeping the Waihi Hotel at that time, came in to Paeroa and purchased some fowls trom Whitten, paying half-a-crown each for them. Whitten stated in Court yesterday that Mrs Tanner told him to send out as many more as he liked at the same price up to Christmas time. Shortly afterwards Whitten sent out a crate of ducks, but ducks not being fowls, they were promptly returned. Later he sent out a crate of fowls, but in the meantime Mrs Tanner had left Waihi, and these fowls (which were the subject of yesterday's action) seem to have disappeared. Still later Whitten sent out another crate of fowls, and these were delivered to Mr Samuel Tanner. This gentleman, not having ordered any towls, declined to take delivery, and after having a conver* sation with Whitten over the 'phone, was told to send them to the auctioneer. This was done,'and the fowls were sold, but afterwards Whitten sued Samuel Tanner for their value, and, needless to say, without success. Apparently the address on the crate ot fowls that, found its 'vay to Samuel Tanner's shop was not too distinct, as Tanner said it was certainly not addressed to the Waihi Hotel. The amount Whitten claimed trom, Mrs Tanner was £1 6s but the Magistrate decided against plaintiff and ordered him to pay costs £4 is.