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PATE A—THIS DAY, (Before O. A; Wray, Esq., R.M.) BREACH OF REGISTRATION ACT. Robert Whittem was charged on the information of the registrar of births; deaths, and marriages with a breach of the above act by neglecting to register a male child, born in September 1882, of which he was the father. , , , ~ . Defendant pleaded Guilty, and stated tna he bad intended to register the child sooner, but that being seldom in town he had forgotten about it. ' , ~ 1 The plaintiff did not press for a penally and His Worship inflicted a fine of 10s and costs. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT, 7 George Beamish was charged with embez limr the funds of the Patea Council, while actino-as dog tax collector.- A remand in this case was granted till next Friday, defendant to enter into his own recognizances for £SO. CIVIL CASES. With reference to a number of County Council cases which were set down for hear-
ng, counsel .for plaintiffs stated that notices had been sent to the defendants both by letter and telegram that an adjournment would be applied for as the clerk of the Council was unvoidably absent. Davis v. Chadwick. —Claim, £7 12s. Judgment by default with Us costs, Whixtem v.lrwin. —Claim, £llO s, goods supplied. Judgment for plaintiff for amount and costs 7s,
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Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1033, 11 May 1883, Page 2
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215MAGISTERIAL. Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1033, 11 May 1883, Page 2
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