RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.—GISBORNE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1168, 6 October 1882, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.—GISBORNE.

Tins Day i Before M. Price, Esq., R.M.J Neglected Child. Rose Cloud, a little girl about seven yca;s of age, was brought up by the police charged under sub-section 2 of section 13 of the “ Neglected Criminal Childrens Act, 1867. " with being a neglected criminal child within the meaning of the Act. His Worship : What do you charge this child with ? Let the poor little child sit down. It grieves me. to see a little girl like this brought before me. What do you intend to do Sergeant Bullen ? Sergeant Bullen : Your Worship the chib I was brought to the depot this morning by Constable Wilson, The mother is a drunken woman, and was brought to the lockup this morning in a state of intoxication. Sergeant Bullen then called Constable F. A. Wilson, who deposed that at about half-past eight o’clock this morning he found the little girl under the verandah of the Royal Hotel, Gladstone road. He asked her the reason why she was there. She said her mother had turned her out. She also said that she was very hungry, and had nothing to eat for some time. He j asked her where her mother was, and she told ' him that she was drunk at home. He took I the little girt to the station. The mother I was arrested this morning for drunkenness 1 after the child was found. ! 'l’he Resident Magistrate ordered that the l chil<l be taken care of by the Police until the mother was in a fit state to be brought , before him. He instructed the Police to enquire into the case, ami to make a full investigation into the surrounding circumstances. He would also desire that the Police enquire into the mother’s present mode of living, The child would therefore be remanded until to-morrow. Unregistered Dog,

In the case of Orbell v. a Native, fur , having an unregistered dog in his possession. , the information was, on the application of I Mr Orbell withdrawn, on payment of costs ; by the defendant. Civil Cases. In the case of the Bunk of New South : Wales v. Hurrey, which was a claim for £2O damages sustained by the plaintiffs in consequence of the defendant’s detaining belts 1 which had been taken out of the premises. , which had been used by the defendant, and I wrongfully taken away by the defendant. Mr E. ff. Ward appeared for the Bank, and Mr W. Brassey appeared for the defendant. Mr Ward applied for an adjournment sine I die, on the ground that proceedings were pending. Mr Brassey said he was not in a position to object seeing that the case was subjudice, and that it was now before the Court of Appeal, which would sit in November next. His Worship granted the adjournment to . the 9th of January next.