RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Southland Times, Issue 1562, 9 April 1872, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before- H. M'CtrraooH, Esq., 8.M.) ♦ . Friday, Apbii. sth. Ah Chin was sued b7 A. Hawkshaw for £11 ; by Hunter and Hawkshaw for £34 12s 3* ; and by J. King^land fpr-Sl-lv- •The-6laim»*were for goods sold. Judgment in each case for plaintiffs by default, with costs amounting co £7 16s. utoeou. iiiPomrDVsa. Millar v. Basstian. — The Bum of £12 169 wag ' sought to be recovered for damage sustaine i by plaintiff through, •defendant having illegally impounded five - head, of cattle belonging to plaintiff. The , particularsT . were-r^ ." Poundage fees, 6s ; value of one Jbeaßt. dead, from injuries received in pound, Jß2. ; twp__ beasts, lost,. £0; four days searching] for lo3t beasts, one man and horse'at £i/5s per day, £s; ''lit "appeared that un . the 2_7th Februaryi last, Mr Basstian drove a number of cattle which were running on uufenced land occupied by him- inf the Mabel ; Hundred, to the Long Bush pound. The cattle- were put into the yards ut the pound after dark-.-. < Next morning, before they were entered in the poundkeeper'a books, the defendant allowed any settlers who were present to take away their own. Some belonging.' . to . "the plaintiff were recognised and turned out by a neighbor. Qne was overlooked, however, until released by himself next day, and it died when being driven home-. Two'of those that.had been turned-out had been found,-and-two-othera were still missing. It was stated that the cattle ha 1 been running: for years in jthe'district, and that they could not get back to their usual feeding ground from the plaee where they were turned out of the pound on account of the fencing. Mr Macdonald for , defendant admitted the illegality of the impounding, and paid 16s into court — 6s poundage fees, and 10s for the beast that died. ■ ".- : '■-•'■' • ' Mr Wade, for plaintiff, refused to accept. Judgment for the plaintiff, £13 14s $ being poundage fees, 6s ; value of the beast that died, £1 ; time spent in searching for the two missing beasts, £5 ; costs, £7 Ba. wai awarded for the two missing animals, sufficient time not having elapsed to justify their being considered lost.

Satubday, Apbil 6th. ,- . THEIT FBOajC THH , BEBSON. John Bishop was charge^ with the theft of £9 from the person of one John M'lntosh. - It appeared that prisoner met prosecutor at the Governor Grey Hotel on the evening of the 4th inst. After drinking together for some time, the parties, in company with a third person, le;fc to see prosecutor home.. At this time prosecutor was considerably under the influence of liquor. On the road home prisoner left suddenly, and returned to the hotel, where he took .away his Bwag. On getting home* prosecutor discovered that he had been . robbed, and information was given to the police. Evidence was tendered to show that immediately prior to the occurrence prisoner was without money, and immediately afterwards he was found changing £1 notes in different hotels in town. On tho application of the police, a remand was granted for eight- days to make further enquiries. ASSAULT. H. Paterson, charged with assault arising out of a dispute occurring on shipboard, was fiued £5.

Monday, April Rth. Smyth v. Ford.— This was a claim for £16 16s lOd, for goods sold and delivere i. Judgment for plaintiff by default, with coats amounting to 19d. Weir v. Kemp. — This was a dispute about the right to make use of an unoecupiol suburban section, which was claimed *by botb partieß. It was decided that tho ca3e as presented involved a question of title, and that the Ctaurt had no jurisdiction. < ; -