S.M. COURT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 October 1941, Page 7

S.M. COURT

SITTING AT CARTERTON CIVIL AND POLICE CASES. DISPUTE OVER CATTLE. (“Times-Age” Special.) The monthly sitting of the Carterton S.M. Court was held yesterday before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M., when the following cases were dealt with:— The civil cases were either struck out on account of the non-appearance of the parties concerned or ‘were adjourned. Roy R. Harford was charged by the police that on September 3 he rode a motor cycle on the Carterton-Mas-terton Main Highway without having a warrant of fitness. He was fined £1 with costs 10s. The Traffic Inspector, C. L. Nicholson, proceeded against H. H. Phelps for having driven a motor car through the borough of Carterton at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour on August 8. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Defendant was fined £2 with costs 10s. For having driven a car without possessing a current motor driver’s licence, R. J. Pike was fined 10s with 12s costs. lan Pears for having driven a car without possessing a warrant of fitness was fined 5s with costs 10s. E. J. Burke, Radio Inspector of the P. and T. Department, charged Geo. W. Clark that on August 29 at Carterton, he had operated a wireless without holding a licence for the same. Defendant was fined 10s with costs. J. H. Dryden (Mr D. L. Taverner) sued L. N. Hoggard (Mr J. Thompson) for the possession of cattle valued at £46, consisting of six cows and 4 calves, two of the cows being subsequently returned to Dryden. William Anderson said he was farming a property at Carrington for his mother. Eighteen months ago arrangements had been made with Hoggard to graze 36 cows and 94 head of steers. He was there when Hoggard and Rogers mustered the cattle and in a rough count he considered there were 90 head. Hoggard remarked he was short of two beasts, but he did not make a remuster.

V. H. Lee stated that he managed Dryden’s property prior to Mr Hall taking it over. Witness went with Hall and Dryden to Hoggard’s place and picked out 6 cows and 4 calves belonging, he thought, to Dryden. They were different cows to Hoggards. Two of the cows bore Dryden’s brand. A. Hall said that he had managed Dryden’s property for some time. Dryden and witness went to Hoggard’s place where witness saw 6 cows and 2 calves which did not belong to Hoggard. J. H. Dryden said that when he gave up the lease and went to Waikato there were 21 head of cattle on the property including 2 bulls. He saw the cattle at Hoggard’s place and he had no doubt that the cattle he claimed were there. He went away to Waikato in October quite convinced that the cattle would be returned to him. L. N. Hoggard said that he had taken two mobs of cattle to the property for grazing, 81 from Masterton and 48 from Greytown. When the cattle were taken away he gave every assistance to sort out animals that did not belong to him. He told Hall he was satisfied certain cattle belonged to Dryden. Dryden later said he was six head short.

After having heard further evidence the Magistrate said that from the evidence he could only give one verdict, and that was in favour of defendant, Hoggard, with expenses amounting to £5 7s 6d.