WAITARA NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 223, 26 January 1911, Page 8

WAITARA NEWS

(From Our Own Oorrospondent.) SjM. COURT. At the usual fortnightly sitting of the Court on Wednesday, an application by the Waitara Borough Council (.Mr. Roy) to have a portion of Stafford street closed, was granted. For being on licensed premises at Urenui on January 1, .1. fi. Tillet, who did not appear, was lined 10s and costs, in default if hours' imprisonment. Owing to the non-appearance, of plaintiff, the case of Sofl'e v. A. \V. Parker for a breach of the Harbor Board by'aws was struck out. Stead (Mr. Boy) v. Wilkes. His Worship said the finding of the arbitrator was in favor of plaintiff for £l/3 IDs 2d, :md judgment for that amount, with costs amounting to £l7 Gs, was given accordingly. Judgment by default was given in the case of Pascoe Bros. (Mr. Wilkes) v. Barry Petersen, claim £ls '2s, costs €1 sis Cd. The case of W. P. Snell v. Jane Taylor was struck out, as no native interpretation was given. Judgment for plaintiff by d?fai;'l was given in the following (!ie?s:— D. George v. L. Copestakc, claim £1 10s, cost? ss; L. Jacob (Wilson and G'ev) v. Pritchard and Grant, claim £l7 !)i 7d, costs £2 5s Gd. In 'he case, M. Jones (Mr. Wilkes) v. Kah.i rla-ramai and Tutangi Waionui, claim £lB 2s !>d, evidence was given ny plaintiff of the supply of timber. Waionui sent a written defence, denying having ordered or received timber. Judgment was given against Kahu, with costs. FISHING REGULATIONS. J. 11. Ilempton, Collector of Customs, laid an information against Enim A. Dugdale (Mr. Johnstone) for unlawfully [selling fish caught in an unlicensed boat. I Mr. Johnstone said that one line of defence was that the Gazette regulations were ultra vires as regards regulation 8 of the .Fisheries Act, 1008, under which the charge was laid. A good deal of argument took place between the Bench and counsel, His Worship cccidif.g that the regulations were not ultra vires.

Evidence for the prosecution was similar to that given in the recent ease against K. Knight.

Mr. Johnstone submitted that no offence had been proved, as there was no relation shown between the fish caught in the Kotahi and that taken from the freezing works and sold to Ward, of Patea.

His Worship said that the charge could be amended to include the Xini, a small boat used by the defendant for fishing. This was done,, and Mr. Johnstone asked for an adjournment for the purpose of meeting the amendment. After luncheon, Mr. Johnstone stated that his client would plead guilty to the Xini charge, and as'ked that the fine bo not a heavy one. .

His Worship fined defendant 40s, and costs amounting to ».o os.

The Collector of Customs then withdrew the other seven charges.