RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, LAWRENCE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 252, 28 November 1872, Page 7

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, LAWRENCE.

Thursday, November 21. (Before Vincent Pyke, Esq., R.M.)

Richard Heritage for being drunk and disorderly, was given the option of paying a fine of 103, or residing seven days in the watchhouse.

Percy Geeves pleaded guilty to a charge of cruelly illusing his horse. Constabb Bamford said .that on the 11th Nov. on the road to Tuapeka Mouth, he saw Geeves beating his horse across the head with a stiok The blows did not cut the skin , but left bruises. Geeves stated that the horse had started off at a dangerous place, and he had beaten it to prevent it doing so again. The Resideni^Ma {istrate said as it did not appear the horse was seriously injured, he would nat inflict a heavy penalty ; but he cautioned defendant to treat his horses in a proper man-* ner. Fined 6s and costs 6s 6d. v

Morison v. Roberta. This was a claim of LS 15a, for expenses as a witness in the case of Mears v. Roberts, heard in the District Court. Defendant paid L 2 10a into Court. The point at issue between the parfcJe* was whether defendant was entitled to 10s or 15a per day. Bis^ Worship on looking over the scale

of witnesses allowances, said it did not provide what amount per day a master tradesmen should be awarded. Be also expressed some doubts as to whether he could deal with the case, as it arose out of proceedings in the District Conrt. He would adjourn the case for a week.