THE COURTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 73, 5 July 1910, Page 5

THE COURTS.

f SLY GROG SELLING-. 'By Gable—Press Association—Copyright , | Wellington, Yesterday. Charles Reaton, who/ while engaged , in doing the walking "lighthouse" businees of sly grog selling yesterday, | sold beer to & police probationer. <ja>~ Court today Reaton was fined 4510, or->> * one month's imprisonment. He ynis also to three months ' for 1 being an idle and/disorderly person;. / COMPANY LAW. Wellington; Yesterday.' ,■ Eleven companies were proceeded ; 1 against in the Magistrate's Court lor , failing to comply, with section 101 gt tW Companies Act in not furnishing required information By a certain dqj; It was stated that the breaches we»' of a technical nature, arid small ftnpl'' were imposed, ' - BUSH TRAMWAYS. Taihape, Yesterday. ?■„] A case which lasted for. three oaya, ' before the Stipendiary Magistrate Hi-' t ished on Saturday. The case wasof. great interest to bush farmers and saw-'"' millers. The Egraont Box Company applied for an order for the right to., take a tram through property Including the homestead of David Wflki^ t Of . Ohutu. Tlxe question at issu6 wWwhether there was any practical or suitable route except through , the home-, stead. Already a tram exists along the ' road, hut plaintiffs claimed this route ■ was not suitable. Considerable' evidence was taken on this point, also re damage;' to Wilkie's property, he contending tuat it would be impossible to wotfe the farm if the order was granted. Ex-. . pert evidence from engineers wag given on both sides, Mr. Beere, for defendant, 1 showing that the,road route was equally/ good and possiblv as cheap. The "Magi#- 1 trate refused the order in respect to the homestead section, plaintiffs, <Bl : whom the onus lay, -having failed prove that no other route was ) The question as to the other section was held over, also that of costs. Mr. Myers was for plaintiffs, Mr. Morrison I for defendants. \