RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1117, 12 June 1883, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Temuka— Monday, June 11, 1883. [Before J. Beswick, Esq., R.M.] ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. Gporge Ramsay did not appear when called \Tpon to answer to a charge of having been drunk and disorderly and used abusive language on the Winchester rail way platform. H* put in his appearance subsequently, and said he had gone across the street to comb hia hair. (L uuhter) Thomas Cochrane, stationmastevat Winchester, stateii tbiit on the morning of the 26th of May Georye Ramsay came on the plaf nil diunk. He made a great noi e declaiming abriit Mr Postlethwaite and the Irish block vote. Had to remove him off the platform, and after he got himoff he asked witness to come out to fight him Tue accu«ed admitted that he spoke about the block vote, and might probably have used in the course or the argument words he ought not to have said. T'.e Court fined him £5, or in default one month's imprisonmrnt. civil, CASES. Judgment by defau't and immediate execution were given in the following cases : . George McS. Gentlemun v. J. SmithClaim £l2 Is. Tiustees in the estate ef J. Mendelson v. J. Smith—ol aim £IOO. Mr Aspinull appeared for the plaintiff*. Siegcrt and Fauvel v. J. Smith—Claim £9 7s 31. OTHER CASES. F Storey v. h\ Smith—Claim £7. _ In t.his c .se the Court re-served decision last Court flay It was a.case in which the son of the defendant had boarded iu plaintiff's hotel, and left without paying for his hoard. As young Smith was under age, the plaintiff sued the father for the amount.

Judgment was given for defendant with £2 costs.

Eli Mitchel v. R Hoaro—Claim £5. Mr Foster appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Hamersley for defendant. Eli Mitchell : I am a farmer living at Waithoi. A few days after the flood, about the 4th of Mav, my trnm drew my attention to a large tree on my land. I saw the tree on my own land. I have had possession of tho land since last October. Un the 10th 1 found Mr Hoi re with two men and a cait and dray at the tree. Tiny had a lot of it taken away As sonn as I told him ho was on my property he went away. He told me he had lakeu a portion of the tree. He gave no reason for doing so Tho value of the tree w-'saiout £5 Ido not know how much Hoare took away.

His Worship said according to the .p'aintiff's showing'the defendant did not know he was on the plaintiff's land. He iTii'imlit it a case that ought to have been settled out of court. Mr Foster agreed to this course, but Mr Hamersley preferred to hear the evidence, and so the case went on.

To Mr Hamersley : T' e free was a chain away from the water of the river. It was below the terrace of the riverbed. My laud is bounded by the river. There is half a ciiu'n of shingle between the water and the land. A chain and a half o£ my land was taken away by the flood

\V. Oidfield, farmer at Kerrytown . Saw the tree in dispute. Isold Mr Mitchell the land. The tree was on his land. The river was the boundary of the land. There vvns about a chain of the land washed away. Ido not knew the value of the tree. I think it would be dear enough for carting it away Alex. McGuinness, owner and occup'er of tin; lan I opposite Mr Mitchell's, saw the tree. It was on Mitchell's land. Did not know the value of the tree. Did not see lit >are at the tree, but saw several people ther«. The Court again suggested that it was a case that oight to be settled out of Court, and after some discussion it was agreed to hear a case of the sain* kind against George Cross, who was also Bud fur taking a part of the tree uwxy. E'i Mitchell v. George Cross—Claim £5. Eli Mitchell stated th<it Cross told hi'» lm «"ii.d go ou the land whenever he liked.

'l'd Mr riamersley : T do not know how many actions there wore between myself and Cross for the last 12 months The last action war, oismissed. He would not be a b .d neighbor if he kept away from me. Chris. Austin, stepson of Mr Mitchell : I saw the nee on Mr Mitchell's land. It had been waslud no from the river. It was about a chain from the water. Saw George doss taking a piece 6 feet long away with hi.n. Tried to stop Cross but he would not.

Samuel BntterlVld, workman for Mr Mitchell, saw the tree, and put his initials ou it It was worth £2 or £3. George Cross had been on bad terms with Mitchell for over 12 months. The log was lying alongside the stream, lie had never told Mitchell he would go on his land.

To Mr Foster : T took three or four .pieces of the tree away. Ido not know what II are look. I was at the tree with lloare. We took about half of it. The trc-o was dear at faking it away. MrHimersley briefly addressed the Court an iMr Fosterdid so at som'ilength, after which the Const gave judgment in the case of lloare for the plaintiff for Is and Court cost. In the case of Cross he said that the defendant knew vciiy well he was on the plaintiff's land and he would give judgment for 20s and costs ai.d solid tors fee. Subsequently he altered his )niud. and gave judgment for 5s and

Barnes Conwav v. Martin Melville— Claim £2!)sCd.

Mr \spnall appeared for the defendant. I'LiinttT and defendant were working as mates in 1877. Two pounds wen alleged to he cash lent, and Uie balance money rccived by defendant from the Head Board on behalf, of plaintiff.

The difeiu'aiit and I is wife prove! iliat tl.c JL'2 Lad k j (:ii fjivon by plaintiff in pnjiii'-nt of lr's i'oaiti, and tt man named Douglas f.roved that the road moDey liad beon I'aiily divided. Jiidj.'.nifiil was for llie dofcndanl with costs. <->' Hie Court llioii adjourned.

TIMAIIU A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the Committee of this Associatiou was held Inst Saturday afternoon in the Harbor Board Office. Preset—Mr A. W. Wright, President (in the chair) Messrs J. C. McKerrow, H. Ford, W. Moody, W, Gunn, J. McLaren, ,V Grant, ft. Mackay J- Rutherford, J. Talbot, R. A. Barker. W. Aplin, J. Camp' bell. J. Pringle and F. W. Stubbs, Secre- ' tary. At the last meeting a Sub-Committee was appointed to tevise the class and prize lists. The Sub-Committee now presented the result of their labors in the shape of proofs of the revised lists. The Committee recommended that Merino be divided into two classes, one for sheep housed and clothed, the other for grasst'ed sheep ; and wheat to be classified as long and short berried instead of white or red""; that the ten-guinea cups given for mo»tpoints in Merino, Leicester and Lincoln sheep, horses and cattle be struck nut, and al;o the £5 for best Merino Leicester and Lincoln ram, and £2 for the best Romney Mush ram, and the £5 prize for best draught ent ; re, draught brood mare and best thoroughbred entire. Nearly all tho priz j s were reduced, in most cases by 50, in others by 25 per cent, and in all cases where medals had been previously given, cish prizes are to be substituted. At tlu same time the entrance fees were reduced nearly all round, generally by 25 per cent. It was resolve J—-'That ceritfi:ates of merit be given instead of cups for highest number of points in the various classes, for which the points will count as before.' A discussion a'so took plane upon the proposal to mike two divisions of merinos, : ,nd on the motion of Mr M-Laren, seconded by Mr Talbot, it was adoDted. No alteration was made in the cattle classes, except referring to the reduction of entrance fees and prizes. In horses, besides these, the two classes for hackney and coaching stallions were made one. A considerable number of minor classes were struck out under the head of poultry. In most classes of implements the prizes were reduced, in others—those for I implements in less common use-last year's prizes were retained. Mr Talbot proposed to give a higher prize for linssed dresser ; a prize of £2O might induce manufacturers to make them. , . To this it was replied that no macnine could be made in time for the Show, and therefore a prize of £2O would not draw an exhibit.

In dairy produce the prizes were reduced and a few classes struck out. In agricultural produce, besides a o-enera! reduction of prizes, for the old classification of wheat into white and red, that of long or short berried was recommended and adopted. A new general regulation was addad to the effect that unless there were three entries in any class only half the scheduled prizes would be given, and a second to the offset that competitors for private prizes should pay, members o*, and nonmembsrs 10s each. Two classes were added to the agricultural produce division, one for best sample of dressed linseed fibre and one for the best sample of raw fibre grown >n the difltrif fc, with first and second prizes or £1 and 10s in each case. The Committee received an ofter from the Harbor Boa.d of the use of their Board room at a rental of £2O per annum, and it was moved that the offer be accepted with thanks. On th" motion being made, the Secretary said he thought that, if the Association could afford to pay £2O a year for a room simply to hokl their meetings in, they couhl afford to pay him something for the use of his offices, where all the business of the Association was done, and also to increase his salary. He had been doing for £SO a year work that was worth much more, and also finding an office. The Association certainly had a room, but it was unfurnished, and therefore useless to them for the purpose of meeting in. Tito considerition of the matter was postponed till next meeting. A cheque for £25, six months' salary due to the Secretary, was ordered to be mid.