OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 April 1916, Page 3

OPUNAKE.

'«»■ (From Our Own Correspondent). At the S.M. Court on Thursday the morning sitting was occupied in judgment cases; five of the judgment debtors were Maoris whose wives owned the horses, and the result was "no order." The Magistrate remarked it is strange how business people gave natives who possess nothing such big credits. A sharcmilking case, McGregor v. Marshall occupied the rest of the day and was not finally concluded.' McGregor, a farmer, Pihama, sued Marshall, who was sharcmilking for him in 1914 for the sum of £4O for not doing all the farm work agreed on and for 12801bs of butter, plaintiff alleging that defendant made butter from plaintiff's milk when Sharemilking for him. The defence is a denial. There is no written agreement but one of a verbal nature. Mr. O'Dea for the defence asked for a nonsuit, on the points that sharemilking ends in Tune and plaintiff is claiming for more than twelve months and should therefore have a written agreement. Mr. Marshall for plaintiff said it was a custom in all sharemilking that farm work was to be done as well as including looking after the herd, pigs and cows. Decision will be given at next court day. The unfortunate accident to Mr. J. P. Kennedy, which took place on Good Friday and resulted fatally, has created a deep impression in this part of the district. There was ,no one with him at the time, so that the actual details will never be known. After the accident happened the unfortunate man with his terrible injuries walked over a mile to the nearest house (Mr. Mann), on Jliaia road, over rough country, and collapsed. Dr. Sloan, who happened to ne in Opunake at the time, attended to the injuries without anasethetics and he. was takm through to the New Plymouth hospital. Deceased was an expert in the use of explosives. The deceased leaves a wife and grown up family of eight, two of the daughters being married. Mr. Joe Geary's seven-year old child met with a painful accident on Friday whilst playing, dislocating its elbow. Dr. Barron attended to the injuries. Anzac Day will be celebrated at Opunake by a united service in the Town Hall in the evening, and at Rahotu at 2.30 p.m.