WAITARA NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 258, 22 March 1913, Page 6

WAITARA NEWS.

S.M. COURT. (From Our Own Correspondent). At a sitting of the Magistrate's Court, before Mr. Page, ,S.M., judgment by default was given in the cases of Joll Bros, v. ills. M. A. Fairley, claim £4, costs 10s; L. .Jacob v. Tolii llarriwira, claim £0 15s lid, costs 31s (id. For exposing lousy sheep for sale, E. C. Morton iv/as fined 20s and costs 7s. E. K. Blumlell. J. Whitehead, G. Wray, T. Lowe and A. It. Bottomley were each similarly fined, the cases being the first in the district. Mr. Munro, stock inspector, said that the Department did not desire to press for a heavy penalty. The Magistrate said lh<; offence was a serious one. rendering defendants liable to a £lO fine.

For failing to attend drill, W. Lawrence was convicted and discharged, having promised to attend the additional four parades in camp. W. Hunt, charged with assaulting a man named Nicholson, pleaded guilty. X. Nicholson was similarly charged with assaulting Hunt, and pleaded not guilty, Constable Lapouple gave evidence that at 11.30 a.m. on March 13 he found the two defendants engaged in a fight in the backyard of the Club Hotel. He found that Nicholson was bleeding from scratches on the face. Constable Boulton gave similar evidence. N. Nicholson said that he had been assaulted by Hunt, and had to defend himself. Hunt said that Nicholson invited him into the yard to fight him, and lie said he '"wouldn't mind the pleasure." Hunt was fined 20s and costs 7s and Nicholson 10s and costs, the Magistrate being of the opinion that Hunt was the aggressor, although Nicholson also took part. Okev, Taylor, a native, pleaded guilty to riding a horse suffering from a girth gall. ( onstable Lapouple gave evidence of the oflence. the gall being an apparently new one. Defendant was fined 20s and costs.

In the case of Dunbar v. Davenev. Mr. Stead applied on behalf of plaintiff for an adjournment, ifr. Hutchen opposed the application, on the grounds that he hnd not been advised until 12 o'clock, and was therefore unable to send word to his client and four witnesses. The Magistrate said he would grant the adjournment conditionally on plaintiff paving defendant's costs. This was agreed to. the amount totalling £4 17s. ' Mr. Hutcheli asked that he be supplied with a statement of the claim (£4 0s 4(1).. which his client had not received. The ilagistrate ordered that the particulars of the claim be supplied, and adjourned the cnM' to April 111.