OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 June 1918, Page 5

OPUNAKE.

From. Our Own Correspondent-) At the S-M. Court on Thursday, Magistrate Crooke gave his decision in the dairy ease, Woolford (Mr. Marshall) v. D. Holmes (Air. O'Dea). His Worship gave judgment for £ls to plaintiff, with costs £l4. Plaintiff claimed £BG, for damages caused "by defendant's bull trespassing on defendant's farm and introducing abortion in his dairy held. The Magistrate found for plaintiff on all actual damages, such as loss of time and feed due to two cows coming into profit earlier than plaintiff desired, and extra feed to carry same over the winter. In regard to the points of introducing abortion into the herd, his Worship held that defendant was not lialble unless plaintiff could prove, which he did not, that defendant had a knowledge that his bjill was unclean. Decision was reserved in the case Leppart v. M'Neill (Opua Road). Leippart claimed £BO from defendant for a breach of share-milking contract, in that he agreed to supply not less than 45 milking cows for the season, and for three months only provided 21 cows, and for the whole period three cows short; The defence was that the agreement was carried out by defendant, and that everything that could be expected was performed by the defendant. The Egmont County Council sued several Natives for overdue rates, and in each case the council received judgment by dafeult. The Opunake Bowling Club held its annual meeting on Friday evening. Messrs Feaver (president), S- M. Cornish, CSorrensen, E. Callaghan, S. Partes, H. Sinclair, J. Judson, Rev. Papapalrura, and J. P. Burton (secretary) were present. New members elected were: Rev Stroud, Messrs A. Brennan, P. Kane, W. Blythe, C. A. Pease. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £lO, the first season having been an improvement over the previous year. The following officers were elected:—President, Mr. J. Feaver (re-elected); vice-presidents, Messrs Cornish and Papapakura; secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. P- Burton (re-elected); committee, Messrs Parker, Cornish, Burton, Sinclair, and Callaghan; green warden, Mr. S. Parkes; rink committee, Messrs Des Forges, Burton, and Cornish. The president donated two gold medals for competition during the coming season. Totes of thanks were tendered to past officers and delegates. At the Harbor Board meeting onWed ; nesday those present were:—Messrs T. P Hughson (chairman), C. H. Hurst, M. Kickey, E. S. Forsyth, S- M- Cornish. The chairman reported that specifications for renewing and repairing thef wharf had been submitted to Mr. Cave, the contractor, who would carry out the work as soon as possible. The lease of> a part of the reserve on the O'punake Bay to the Seaside Society was completed. A resolution from the Wellington Harbor Board recommending that harbor boards be given power to control the employment of labor on waterfronts was endorsed. Accounts amounting to £l4 10s were passed for payment, and finance in connection with the taking over of the wharf from Mr. Cave, anii for repairs to the wharf that had been arranged, was reported on by tlie chairman. On Friday evening Mr. and Mrs CMalcolm and family were publicly farewelled in the Town Hall. A large number of local and country friends were present. Mr. George Looney made the presentation, voicing the regret of the general public at the departure of the guests. Mrs. Malcolm was presented /with a silver entree dish and Mr- Mai: colm with a pair of field-glasses. Mr. T. J. Mildenhall, chairman of the School Committee, on behalf of the staff and scholars of the Opunake School, wished the Malcolm family every good wish in their new home. Mr. Malcolm briefly thanked tlie people for their handsome presentations to Mrs Malcolm and himself. The Malcolm family leave for their new home near Hawera in a few days. Mr. Malcolm has bought a 50-acre farm in that district.