Magistrate's Court.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 142, 27 April 1901, Page 3

Magistrate's Court.

Thuusday, April 25

Before Mtjor KedJMl, o.M

SUPPLYING PRDHICITKD PKR3ON. Ceorge Johnson was chargeil witn supplying liquor io a VvViineto tra-.!eS:i)an : a prohibite I p M'son, (vi the I'd- h iii.st. Mr Cieuieit, for defendant, jdeaded nor giiilty. After hearing lire eviilene > of doustahle Q'Jdalioren and J. C.-; telle, itemise l was ii ied e-t-. 0, wJo costs ISs. Tire M-igistr:iie, in the inoxirnivo penalty, ciniLirat ulated Constable O'ilallo.ao on his activity iuiheeso' ■airJ uuoouiice.! his intention of dealing severely with such castes in I'm ore. Tne Line vyis paid by the prohibited pe.so.tj. MAINTEXANCE. George Knight applied to have t:v mainfmiai.ico or ler of os per w ■■■■k for thefiunport of his m-'th'M-i-tt-iii---.-dj es ho was not able to pay ir. A tier hearing tho evidence of del'e'idaut and il'ndiard Kuig-.t decision was reserved. GORSB CASKS. Tlie Cpuiity Council Kiv.-d three p -rsons for failing to clear gorge OiT roads. Ao •aliourunieut was agreed on to May 6th. BREACHES OF STOCK ACT.

t Three cases of exposing i >ihv sheep for sale were i)i-in;.ghi hy the S'ock Dep-ufmeiit, ea b defendant being fined 5s an I costs. Three cases of resc-oe of ca'tle seized/or itiipOiinding. iojoiy to fence, tind- 'hi.sui(.ieg laogu ig" (\iuicoek v. Mary Young) were heard logfil \y y. Hamilton appeared for plaintiff and Mr Clement for aelendan!". Informant is tenant of land a; the Hook a ijuiniug rivoc and road. Defendant allowed cattle to trespass from the river ou to informant's -land, mid wiiou in-, seized them for the purpose of impounding them, the offences alleged took place. All witnesses were ordered out of Court. | A lengthy hea:jng took pla'oe. wlru evidence was giv-n by plai tiff, E. G. Baxter, Thomas M.-Kenzie and Jobo Wilson. Mr Cietne'it said defendant ''claimed equal rights in the riverbe I, which pi.iiit-iff had fe iced across. The langthag.- .com pi .lined of was due loan unlawful seizure. Defendant an I Annie Young gave evidence that the cattle were not ou Mr Mnlcock's land, but were on the riverbed. Defendant was fined £1 aud costs (£2 10s) for using language liable to provoke a breach of the peace, and for iv* U -g the ia. tie, i2 with costs (tl £s). Tbe third part of the information was missed. A counter claim was withdrawn by consent. A case pi disobedience of a maintenance order was dismissed. . Several civil cases were either struck out or settled out of Court,