FEILDING COURT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9087, 4 March 1908, Page 4

FEILDING COURT.

Before Mr Thomson, S.M.

John Horn was charged that he did unlawfully collect 6s for trespass rate on account of five cows found on nnfeuced laud. The land not being fenced according to the Fencing Act it was decided that the trespass costs he returned and defendant pay the costs of the case 37s 6d.. Mr Prior appeared for complainant. P. J. D. Skinner, FieldingRanger, was charged with illegally impounding a herse on Makiuo Road at a distance of more than onemile from the borough boundary. Mr Carey for plaintiff and Mr Sandilands for defendant. The defencewas that the horse had been seized while in front of Mr Knight’s nroperty, whose permission the ranger had to impound stock along his frontage and the horse had afterwards been caught at Mr Baker’s gate. The horse was found wandering at large and therefore in accordance with the Act, even if not taken bodily possession of, was ' legally impounded. His W T orship was of opinion that the horse had not been under the control of th e ranger until taken at the gate. Judgment for plainiff with £2 12s costs. Judgment was for plaintiff in the following undefended cases:—Axnesbury Bros. v. W; J. Gardiner £4 5s t 6d, costs 15s; Oroua County Council v. J. A. Taylor £6 7s, costs £1 11s; J. P. Amor v. Carl Anderson, £32 3s 6d, costs £2 7s; E. A. Ramson v.. F. Adams, £2, costs 14s; J. P. Amor v. F. J. Benge, £ll 13s, costs £1 10s 6d; A. F. Macedo v. G. McGinnis-. 17s 6d, costs 10s; F. Piraui & 00. v. Longdale & Redin, £ll 2s 6d, costs. £1 16s; J. M. E. Docke. v. Chas. Levy, £l. costs ss; Bath v. Roht.. Taylor, £2 ss, costs £1 11s; J. P. Amadio v. N. Meads, £2 3s 6d, costs: 10s; E. A. Ramson v. Mary Gonlim £5 15s, v. Mrs Adams, £1 7s, costs 10s. Judgment summonses:—Deputy Official Assignee v. J. A. Belk, £5 7s, amount to ha paid forthwith or 5 days’ imprisoumeut. H. D. Treveua v. J. C. Toy, claim £lO 6s, amount to he paid forthwith or seven days; E. O. Mackay v. W. A. Read, claim £B3 13s 7d, amount to bepaid forthwith or one mouth. Watchorn & Co. v. J. Hooper, £6 5s 9d; no order made. Gillies v. Allerley, claim £l9 for failure tosupply milk. This case was heard last Court day and Mr Prior, who was for the defence, raised three-non-suit points. These were: —(1) ! That the contract havingJxeen made on a Sunday was null and void; (3> That the husband had no power to act for the wife. (8) That the precedent condition of the guarantee that milk must he supplied from 400 cows, had not been carried out. His. Worship said that the Act referred to in the first point was not in forc& in New Zealand, but he allowed a non-snit on the two other points. Costs were allowed against plaintiff for £5 15s.