STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 May 1920, Page 7

STRATFORD.

[Stratford Representative: W. J. Wilson, Broadway North. Telephone 338.] MAGISTRATE'S COURT, • ' May 21. Mr. T. Ai B- Bailey, S.M., presided over to-day's Bitting of the Magistrate's Court.

Fox Bros., of Huiroa, were fined £2O, and 18s Od costs, for failing to register two cattle dogs, the fine to be reducible to 10s if the dogs are registered witliin 1-f days. A similar penalty was imposed 04 0. Todd, who was also charged with failing to register two dogs. P. James was fined 20s, and costs 7s, for allowing a horse to wander in Portia Street.

J. Marriner was charged with assaulting John Shairock and Arthur C. Russ »t thfe Stratford Town Hall on the evening of May 3. Defendant pleaded guilty. He said he went to the Town Hall in order to see a friend, and was obstructed by the door-keepers, whom he struck after, they had annoyed himAfter hearing the evidence the Magistrate imposed a fine of £3 on each charge, with 18s witnesses' expenses, in default one month's imprisonment, defendant being allowed a month in which to pay each fine.

CIVIL CASES. Judgment for the following wfls given for the amount claimed, by default, in each of the following cases:—H. Freeman (Mr. R. R. Tyrer) v. J. Ward, £3 8s; T. R. Anderson (Mr. E. H- Young) V. A. E. Cooper, £25; N.Z- Loan and M.A. Co. (Mr- Kay) v. John Mackie, £5 0s lOd; T. W. Bond and Co. (Mr. Kay) v- H. F. Peterson, £1 19s lOd.

CLAIM FOR POSSESSION. C. S. Curtis (Mr. R. R. Tyrer) claimed possession of a tenement from C. L. Grant (Mr. A Coleman) Mr. Tyrer said that the plaintiff had sold the house principally on account of the defendant having got into arrears with his rent. He did not wish to cause defendant any hardship. Mr. Coleman Raid the rent had been paid in full before the summons was issued. The Magistrate said that in dealing with such cases he could not give possession where the rent had been paid up, unless the owner actually required the house for his own use, or sold it to someone else who wanted it for his own use. The position was different from what it was a few years ago. Then, if notice to quit was given and the rent was in arrears, the owner could turn the tenant out. Now, if notice to quit was given and the rent was paid after the summons for possession was issued, the tenant could only be turned out if the owner required to live in the house himself. Mr. Coleman remarked that the defendant had a wife and seven children, and the new purchaser and his wife were living with a relative in a nine-roomed house. Judgment was given for the defendant, with costs. LEGION OP FRONTIERSMEN.

A meeting of the Stratford members of the Legion of Frontiersmen was held on Thursday, when it was decided that application "be made to provincial headquarters in New "Plymouth to form a Jstratford troop of the TaraQaki Squadron. Mr. Alex Kleewwars r appointed acting troop leader (pro tern), also Stratford delegate to the Dominion conference of the Legion of Frontiersmen at New Plymouth next month. It was decided to hold fortnightly meetings of the Stratford troop, and the next meeting will be held on June 3.

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