OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 May 1918, Page 3

OPUNAKE.

(From Our Own Correspondent-) At the Harbor Board meeting the tender of Mr. Cave was accepted i'or repairin? the jetty, the price being £149 15s. The board, on the recommendation of the pi'hlic meeting, decided to purchase the wharf from Mr. Cave for £3so.The board's terms arc:—£so deposit paid when contract is signed and the balance when the repairs are completed A committee, consisting of the chairman, Messrs Cornish, Vickery, and Campbell, was appointed to make the necessary arrangements with the bank. The attendance at the householders' meeting was poor. The committee elected were: —Messrs Mildenham Ma\colm, Burton, Scott, Sinclair (secretary). Thursday, a good deal of interest being Thursday, a good deal of inetrest being evinced in the proceedings by the general public. The following civ ; l cases were dealt with:—K. M. Reynolds v. Tiger Bishop, £l2; ordered to pay amount due before 10th prox. or imprisonment, the same conditions being imposed in cases of Reynolds v. Rahui Murray, £ltt; FitzeK ant. Shaw v. A. Tulloch, £7 8s 7d; A. Thornley v. J. Dodunski; F.. M. Reynolds v. Riki Kahui, £5 4s. Mr Gow appeared for plaintiff in each case The police proceeded against A. 0. Walshe (licensee of the Opunake Hotel* for selling, on February 17, two botles of beer to Pawson, who was killed in a motor-car accident near Hawera some weeks ago. Mr. Marshall, for the defendant, accepted the facts of the written statements, but reserved the legal point that hi* client had not broken the law. The/police, under these conditions, asked for an adjournment till next Co.urt day. which was granted. A Rahotu Maori squabbler in the billiard room was brought before the Magistrate. Tommy Momona claimed £lO from Waka Stewart for assaulting him and damaging his features. Mr. Fitzherbert, for the complainant, called Reki Khaui, Corric, jun., Gilhooley, jun.. and Mrs. Momona, wno swore that Waka Stewart struck the first blow, the row commencing through Tommy taking the billiard balls awav and not allowing Waka to play until he paid up for previous games he lost. Mr. Marshall, for the defence, called the defendant and Tnri Kahui, whose evidence was that the fiffai* wa» not «o Had as alleged, and th.it Tommy Momona (plaintiff) gave provocation. The Magistrate allowed £3 The total cost to defendant was £ll 10s. The same defendant wiais cited (by Momooiia. sen., for damaging his Wlliard cloth, whk>h occurred two years age, rflaimine £2 damages. The Magistrate allowed 10b, making a total, with costs. £7. i Mr. Fitzherbert applied ff,r a refcearJag of the judgment against David Mit-

chell', jim., and put in an alTiJavit to 6how that the judgment should have been against Davit,. Mitctali, sen. The plaintiff was Ji It Reynold?, for whom Mr. Marshall appeared, objected to the .setting aside of the judgment. After hearing the evidence of the two Mitchells. his Worship granted a re-hearing. An important case to dairy tanners was commenced and adjourned las tc * Court's time was up), that of C A Woolford v. D. Holmes. Mr. O'Dea appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Marshal! for defendant The statement of claim is for £B(i ins 4d, for damage caused liy a bun ow.ied isy cefendnni xivspassing 01: plaintiff's property and introducing abortion into his herd, and caused thereby a considerable depreciation in the amount of butter-fat obtained from the 21 cows as against the amount produced the vear previous; also depreciating the value of. the herd for dairying purposes. The case is likely to take some time to finish.