WEATHER INDICATIONS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8784, 11 April 1907, Page 2

WEATHER INDICATIONS.

Wellington, April 18. Moderate westerly winds: glass little movement; probably very cold night. E A. Edtvin.’Sj

From the 23rd March to the present date'sixty breaches of award have been added to the Wellington list qt cases awaiting hearing by the Arbitratiou s Court. Forty .odd cases wore filed in’ one day. Mr Stanford, S.M., imposed the maximum fine of £5 ou each of two charges of a breach of a prohibition order issued against a Turakina resident. The informations were brought before Martou Court to-day by Constable Fitzpatrick, who, asked for maximum penalty, as the order had- been disobeyed on previous occasions. Two weeks'were allowed to pay the fines, in default one mouth’s imprisonment in Wanganui gaol, sentences to be cumulative.

Mr Horace Little, of Marton Postal Staff, lias been appointed to the Telegraph Gallery at Quohuuga and leaves this week to commence his new duties. This Gallery has lately been established in the North Island and is for the purpose of training cadets as operators. Mr Little has been a member of Marton Band for some time and is also a prominent player of Rugby football and his services will be grealy missed. A Mastertou telegram reports the 1 death of Ex-Sergt. McOardle, of the police force, who arrived in New Zealand over forty years ago and was stationed in turn at Charleston, Brighton, Reefton, Oobden, Lyall, Hokitika, Mastertou, Now Plymouth, Waipawa and Nelson. He resigned from the forco at the lastnamed place and was appointed Clerk of the Court at Havelock and Oullensville. Ho retired about tvro years ago and came to Masterton, where ho has resided up to the time of his decease, aetat 74. At the sitting of the Assessment Court at Marton to-day an objection to the valuation of St. Andrew’s Hall, Marton, was heard. A. H. Kuiggo. on behalf of the trustees, said the hall was now being used exclusively for church purposes, though ho admitted having received £l3 10s from the Orchestral Society last year. The Borongh Valuer said the hall had boon assessed at £3O, and evidence was given by Mr F. O. Wilson, late Borough Valuer, to the effect that the amount was a fairassessment. Mr Stanford decided that the hall should not ho subject to ratine. —George Shaw objected to the valuation of a vacant section in Broadway at £lO, and also a shop and dwelling at £45. Mr Collins appeared for the objector. After hearing evidence the valuation of the section was sustained and that of the shop and dwelling was reduced to £3O.

At Martou Court to-day, before Mr Stanford, S.M., judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the cases of Raugitikei County Council v. Hokopa, claim £3 Is 9d, costs ss; Same v. More. Hiroti, claim 13s i'd, balance of account, costs 3s; T. H. Signal v Raumaewa Te Rongo, claim £3 Gs Gd, costs 17s Cd ; Ida Krouast v. Thomas Poster, claim £8 4s, costs 8s; A. H. Sutcliffe v. Heuheu tu Kiauo, claim £3 3s, costs 7s 6d. In a judgment summons case E. Road v. W. Dais, liu order was made to pay amount forthwith, in default 14 days’ imprisonment in Wanganui gaol. T. J. Culliuane was fined £1 and costs 7s for exposing sheep for sale infected with lice. For failing to send their children to school regularly Mrs Smith, George Haigli and George Cairns were each fined 3s and costs 7s. George Rosser was fined £3 and costs for entering Waugaelxu Hotel during the currency of a prohibition order. He claimed His Worship’s sympathy and leniency ou the grounds that it was the King’s Birthday and lie had shown his loyalty by disobeying the order in order that lie might obtain a glass of liquor and drink His Majesty’s health. Ho was also working too close to the hotel and tho temptation was too great. Ho would go into tho hack-blocks to work iu future. His Worship said defendant’s'excuse would have been accepted for tho first offence hut as he had been before the Court ou several occasions for 'similar' offences ho would impose a fine of £3-and allow one week to pay the amount, iu default 3-f. days: