Magistrates' Court. (Before Major Keddell, S.M.) Thursday, July 20th.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 24, 22 July 1899, Page 1

Magistrates' Court. (Before Major Keddell, S.M.) Thursday, July 20th.

Mr Kennedy, truant officer, v. John Wilson, for breach of School Attendance Act. No appearance of defendant. On the evidence of the school register, defendant was fined 2s wifch 7s costs. C. L. Empson, Stock Inspector, charged Henry Quinn with failing to give a return of sheep owned by him. Defendant pleaded ' not guilty,' i as he had had lo sheep for 2 years. C. L. Empson gave evidence that no notice of defendant's having ceased to keep sheep had reached the department. A fine of 20s with 7s costs was imposed. Same v. J. Kane, same charge. Defendant pleaded ' guilty.' 20s fin© with 7s costs was imposed. Same^v. H. A. Jones. Same charge and same fine. H. Mann v. W. Fotheringharn, claim .£lO on a judgment summons. Mr Hamilton for the plaintiff. Defendant pleaded that he had been ill since judgment, and could not work. He had no property except two ploughs over which there was a bill of sale. Had now recovered, and offered to pay at the rate of Is per week. Mr Hamilton declined this, and judgment was given as before, with added costs 3s. In the case P. Reid v. G. Johnston there was no appearance of either party, so the case was struck out. W. Simpson v. W. Grant, claim J675 for grazing about 11,000 sheep. Mr Bailey appeared tor plaintiff, and Mr Ttipp for defendant. Plaintiff was a succ6ssful applicant for a small ' grazing run, which was , part of the Waikakahi Estate. The land was mostly in rape on April Ist, when he was to have possession. Defendant was a Tnnaru stock- dealer and had bought about 11000 sheep at Waikakahi sale. Under the conditions of the sale all purchasers were allowed to graze their stock on any part of the estate. Defendant had taken advantage of this and had turned his she,ep into a grazing run consisting of the sections of three crown tenants. These were all in one ring fence. \ He had made ariangements with one of the leasees of this block to let his sheep stay on after April 22nd, at the rate of £8 per week. He told his manager to make arrangments with the other two tenants but the latter could come to no arrangement with bimpson. Grant sent Simpson a cheque for £3 for the week the sheep were in his ran after April 22nd, but Simpson demanded to be paid, as from April Ist when he came into possession. A number of witnesses, including the manager of Waikakahi, wej;e called and they deposed to Grant's buying the sheep, to his getting permission to graze them on this run and as to the condition of the rape at the time of Simpson's taking possession and of the' sheep leaving. O'»"ng to a lack of time the case was adj o . > mcd for a fortnight.