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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2319, 23 August 1880, Page 2

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TIMARU—THIS DAY. (Before R. Bectham, Esq., R.M.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Janies Edwards was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and also with making use of obscene language. The accused was lined os for eacli offence. PIG KILLING WITHOUT A LICENSE. Thos, Win. Leslie was charged with committing a broach of the 22nd clause of the Slaughterhouse Act of 1877 on May 31 last by causing certain pigs to be killed at the Washdyke, he not holding a slaughterhouse license as required by the Act. Mr White appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Geraldine County Council. Mr Hamcrsley appeared on behalf of the accused. Samuel Durham, Inspector of Slaughterhouses for the Geraldine County Council, stated that he knew the Washdyke, it was within the County of Geraldine. Know the defendant. He did not hold a license to slaughter. Mad told him that he must take out a license. He replied that it wouldn’t pay him to do so. He admitted that he had been slaughtering without a license.

Peter Pringle, butcher, Waimate, stated that in May last ho was residing in Timaru. He know the defendant. On May 31 he slaughtered certain pigs for him, at the Washdyko, for which he received 10s. Did not hold a license to kill.

John Mcßcth, licensed victualler, residing at the Washdyke, stated that he knewj the defendant. At the latter end of May last the witness Pringle killed certain pigs for the defendant at witness’s place. He believed ten. Pringle was unlicensed.

The defendant was then put into the witness box by Mr llamerslcy,and stated that ho had some pigs killed in MayThere were two licensed slaughterhouses at the Washdyko. By Mr White—Did not know whether Pringle had a license to kill, but knew he was a licensed butcher.

Mr Hamerslcy submitted that there Was no evidence to show that the Counties Act was in force, so far as the Gervddine county was concerned. Then again the pigs had been, killed, not by the defendant, but by Pringle. It had been shown there was a licensed slaughterhouse at the Washdyke, and the defendant might not have known that the pigs were not going to be killed there.

Mr White having replied, His Worship remarked that he was not quite clear as to the point of law raised by Mr Hamersley, with respect to the Geraldine County Council. He, however, considered the case proved, but would merely inflict the nominal penalty of ss, with costs f I 9s lOd. The Court then adjourned.