THE CARE OF SHEEP.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3406, 10 February 1920, Page 2

THE CARE OF SHEEP.

FROM SELLER TO PURCHASER

I .T11r'1g_»;I11ez1t was given at the IVlagis I trat.e’s Court on Tuesday, by Mr J. W.

Poynton, when Dalgety and Co.[, Ltd. (Mr McVe:lgh), claimed £llß 14/5 as balance 01' and interest on account due by James Tl-ewin, farmer, of Max-ohemo (Ml'Matl:llew.~‘3), jun.), to the plaintiffs.

Wixile u.dmitt‘mg the account, the defendants lodged a counterclaim,

stating: that on or about January 22. .1918, The plaintil”f. as agent for the dol'ellduut, took delivel‘_\,' of 178 rams, 02-; steanner. and accepted:-the care and c:ustod_\' of them. Owing to negiigemce on the part of the plaintiff 01; its .~;e:--vants certain of the 1-mus Jied or were lost, while the I'clnainr3er xverc much depreciated the value. The defetmnnt claimed £lO5 for the v.:a,lu(-2 uf 1119 20 rams which were destroyed. and £94 10/ for the deprecmtion in va7.‘.le of the remaining .158, or in all the sum of £199 16/.

-Examined by Mr Matthews, defe:ld« ant stated that in January; of 15:18 the rams were taken off the steamer and driven in hot weather a distance of about five miles to Bucklaudfls pad dock, Onheunga. There was a watertrough on these grounds. but owing to its being specially constructed for cattle the animals could not reach up to drink. This and the fatiguing ;iourne_v to the pzuldock ultilnutely led to the death of twenty of their number and the depreciation of the re--117 ai nde I'. A. In defence to the counter-clailn the company denied having been guilty of nefxtigence. Good acconnnodation had been secured. but owing to the protrztcted voyage frmn the south the sheep were unable to stand the journey. and the <ll’-over was obliged to leave them in the afore mentioned paddock. Mr Poynton gave judgment for the

s_‘.~l:lillt‘iff'_' on the claim, and on the counter~cla\im awarded the defendant, £63 13/ dalnages for the loss of 13 sheep at five guineas apiece. He held that dGpl'£‘.Ci{-11‘iO11 was not proved.