RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 795, 16 June 1881, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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JBefore. H. S S. Wardellj Esq.,, R, ' Maiinseli.'Esq., J .P., and 'JB.'-'tangiion,' ■■.•Esq;jJ.P....v itl ■;<,...;. *,. v?, , : 'U>;

,-OBIMIKAIy., .'...„. ~.,,,. _ Police vW. Riddell— This'was 1 a case in which defendant was charged" with selling liquor without a license, \\x Bunny watched the the licensed victuallers of the district,' Tlie accused was undefended. The evidence went to shew that men had been allowedI" repeatedly to defendant's accommodation house and to get drunk there, but' there was hb's|rbfif- ; of any flifW.-belng sold by accused.or Jhpse,in hia employ. 1 . '•: The defelVdanfc, waalrlef ertre dismissed with' a caution,''"'"•'• -

,iv. iV , ; ,, ;; ,;^^(B]l(;„ f . : , v; ., 0 :' w. ; A;|; f ;su)tpp;yiiidor;-rie; fendant was charged with having failed to clean'his:Bheep;;ivithin,th(J ppriod'allowfcil by the Act. The inspector, olaimed that de7flndant'was'liable;for!hi«:whole!(flook] l?,800,-but i 'Mr'J ; Elder'' ; pt , pved';that the flocks were worked'separate!v and were SHrtya shieep that The m^m^Mt^tMi^m^'

stated that their reason for pfenficting a heavier penalty was :that'*lnßp|[c|or-Telford, who had examined' the sh^epf'h'adWpresaed .himself.satisfied '. - Mr Elder had madeto • - oleanpßjfo|lc;j. W -.■ ' . ; ; JUNE 11th, ' ':' jun.—This case waslimilar to the last, Mr Bunny appeared on'behalf of Mr Meredith, and . / - for his' whole' ?Book>f 'lt however, • . . proved,aain.tbe.precedingcase,. flocks-were large amount ofT wearisome matter.was gUe into,'put tbi j„• main'fa'ctsVlreTis follows:—Ih August;•• 1880,. the j Inspector. ,had. Meredith's,js]hee^ 1 them. "'■ In v JDecomoer, believing the sheep to have been cleaned,'" . reques|e.d;the Inspector, tp again. ThVtilspector, however, failed! to, come,on the appointee! day.' When he' ... ■ arrived t¥o, r diiys: aft|r,;tjheylast' of the, sheep were 'just '.coming' y<. It was, of course^irhpoßßible for Mr TfljitaL ford to form an opinum.then as to.tjKiU •-- state of the 'fldcks.y'The 'sheepUwefe-... again examined in j ipfected. Mr Bunny contended Wt the ' i sheep were not clean ,iif ■ This view of the ense^%s. the Court, and itnvas tHet'eforpißmissed, ! W. B. • Williams "v LSO, for damages sustained,', ftyVplaintiff through a fife alleged to hav.e beeji lighted on defendants--pruperty,!iiahdL':;by his l . servant. Plaintiff waß nonsuited, ! j Eachel Williams v AV'Gwen.—ln this case plaintiff s'ued'dtfendantjte. wrongful dismissal, and expenses incurred thereby. Mr Bunny , 'arJpo'ar'e'd ! '£or the^'defehuaut, ! {orwhomjud(!me'ritiwVs v eiife're'd,''