WARDEN'S COURT.

Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 65, 8 May 1869, Page 3

WARDEN'S COURT.

([Before W. L. Simpson, Esq., Warden). | Smith v. Hoj>kins. — Hopkins was charged with allowing six head of cattle .^ to trespass on Smith's run. Evidence was.led to establish, the fact that six. head of cattle, branded JH "(conjoined), -were impounded, and that some party appeared, claimed, and took away the' cattle foi< Mr. Hopkins. The party who , took away the cattle £\vas unknown to .the. witness. The iWarden^ema^ked^tbat he could not commit on* lih'e^evYdence* brought for-waedii-t^nbtf-suit-Vas granted; > <"'--*• ' Same y^ Muiu^a— Fo^r flowing 20 head to ft-es'pass* Pled guilty. * "Fined 10s. and costs.

Same v: Treloar. — For allowing 19 t head -to trespass. Pled guilty. Fined 9s::and costs. - . . .- ... .' |. . Mackay, (Chairman of Board of I "Wardens) V. , MA lister.— M'Alister was charged with depasturing sixteen head- of large cattle on the Goldfields without a license — (application for liberty to depasture having been made since the issuing of the summons). The Warden said that there were too many parties on the goldfields endeavouring to evade the payment of the fee. On many other parts of the goldfields many parties would be only too happy to pay the small amount which the Government charged, as they are content even to pay 20s. arbead further up the country, to the squatter, where there was no commonage. The first cases that came before him he .merely inflicted a nominal sum ; but to put down this practice he would impose a heavier fine. Fined la. per head, which, with costs of Court, amounted to £2 11s. Same v. Hogg and Rae. — Hogg and Rae were charged with depasturing 400 sheep within the boundaries set apart for cattle by v the Board of "Wardens,- in violation of the Depasturing Rules and Regulations. Thomas Lee, being sworn, deposed to having gone with the Chairman of Wardens to see some sheep which ho was informed were within the cattle boundary. He paw one mob of sheep branded RH (conjoined) on off ribs, about half a mile from Cowes', Wetherstones. He saw another mob in the direction of Webb's. There were at least 500. Ho was certain they were within the boundary. Mr. Mackay corroborated the evidence of the former witness. Mr. Hogg deposed that they had no sheep branded as described. Their brand was RH (conjoined), but they were not "branded on off- ribs. He had given his shepherd instructions to remove the sheep long prior to the 21st April, and he had every reason to believe his instructions were attended to. , Here some difficulty arose about the registration. Judgment deferred.