R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1028, 21 March 1882, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

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[Before H. S, Wardoll, Esq., R.M.] W, A, P. Sutton v Georgo Harris - ..Breach of Rabbit Act. Fined £1 and 15s costJ •'"'Same v Charles Harris.-Breaoh of ■RabbitAot. Fined £l and 10scosts. ■""Sijmo vC. andE. Harris,—Breaoh of ißM)bit Act, Fiued £1 and costs, '"•'Same v George Wall.—Breach of Rabbit Act. Fined £1 and costs. Same v William McLeod.-Breach of Rabbit Act Fined £1 and 20a ousts. E.; Riddeford v C. Pbarazyn.—Claim £9619 a lOd for landing, shipping and atorase.ito and.from Wellington and Te Awaiti, Mr Ollivior for plaintiff Mr W. G. 'Mxi for defendant, Defendant put in n >Bet';off to the amount of 169 17a for Accommodation to plaintiffs men, cattle, ■shfefep, etc »"'••& Ollivier in opening the case said tho dai.m made by plaintiff was for hard work donejuver a period of four years for defendant.l •■■■ ,]■,.:.: _,-:: .".. .:/.:.•-;..■ ,'A..,...-

H,;B, Osboroufjh deposed lie resided'at Stoney Creek Station, the property'of defendant. He managed and had an interest in .the, station.; Stoney, Creek adjoined Te Awaiti'tlie property' of' Messrs' Biddiford. Goods were sent hy sea from Wellington to Te Awaiti, where they were taken charge of by plaintiff, and .stored lnhiswaiohouse. Used to send nieh to

cart defendant's goods -'to ■ Stoney Creek, Was present; B.eyeral times, when goods Tverejlan'ded,' Had a conversation with plainjiff in 1 1878 who told him they were.' doing a lot of work, and witness'would' 'have to piiy for it. Offered to pay for labor but plaintiff refused'to take payment; Did not recollect an.ini.erview with plaintiff'*, brother in-which, he was given.,to-under-inland lie' woiild ; 'havo to -payi tfor.' the landing and shipping of goods. Was a partner in the station, but th'eplaoe-twaa earned on in defendant's name.

By i Mr. Beard?' Offered to Richard Riddifotd but he refused to take fc Bememb'erad' .a- conversation'' : with' plaintiffat Watarangi, in wbioh he offered the use of his ahed : fdr goods,' and also (lie use - of hia bulloeke. Plaihtiflf'waa receiving accommodation froni-defendanti

for cattle and sheep. -Plaintiff'neverrenderqd an account,, or did anything to lead witness'to suppose he would have to pay,, iljsed.tjib shed as it suited plaintiff, iind npt'aVitSuited himself.- Did not have free use of shod. Generally started shearing before plaintiff, .but had .tokeep-

his wjool until plaintiff's was: /shipped.' 'ißefendanfa and .piaintiffs'g'iods were generally sent together from Wellington. This was done to save labor at To Awaiti. Understood fvora r j conversation with Mr R. Hiddifprd that the- landing and shipping goods was anict of friendship, and that no payment was to be made. Thought plaintiff,had more than ones, said to him he expected to be paid, • • ' E. Riddiford, plaintiff, deposed ho' had made the charge for landing and shipping eonda for defendant at Te Awaiti. : Never received any assistance in landing br ! shipping,.goodrfroiff/ j defendanfjv : ;lh e goods Were carried from the gunwale of the boat to the shed, a distance;:of about.

three jchains, Considered: the, charges' made Were fair and reasonable. Had great experience in landing, and-.ahjpping goods At Te Awaiti. Theservjges'rfinV dered are charged at por tony'except' for timber! which is bj measurement. Knew Osborough and had conversatipif Iwith' him, in whiph'hajtold him ■he/wp,u]d>hwe to be f3aiß "for .shipping go'odß.'frQm fthe wool BJied, which would ehtpil a large amount of extra labor, .Gave' him ; 'to7nijy derstand all goods would Kayo L 'to."He ( gai4t for. 'Had an old difSoulty to geta settle, ment w!ith defendant, ana", so-jwampartioli'. lar this.QDlb, nit /intimate! that? no oharge would be made. Had mentioned the.matter.to Pharazyn shprtlytufteKina. stared jStoney Creek- Station, when he jsaid Had another intecview'with defendant in" Mr Bell's offioe in June, 1880, when he rendered an account to defendant for 80 torn of goods. Defendant pay, but did not do so. Had reoMvWa ;

note from defendant, atatiin tba'. as hiwai , about to leave for England he would like ;. awttleraent about Bomefenoing. Witneai ' replied,|revertiug to the shipping and ator* age account. Received another letter from defendant appointing a time to. settle , accounts, but repudiating the shipping charges. Also received an account from defendant for accommodation for cattle, ■ -&c, defendant at the same time intimating that hi; would not Have made this charge if witnesa. had. not charged him ifor 1 ship. - ping,- &0., aahe ment to be mutual. Defendant had • not before intimated that be intended to charge for this accommodation. Defon. dant hud received accommodation from - witnesi at Wairongo for a great number of years/ No charge was made against defendant for this, as it was given oheerfully, Received a letter from defendaut asking, witnesa tp send account, and he would oharge {witness for accommodation for stock at Watarangi to balance ao« counts, . .':.(UM"! KOT'M .7. . ]t ,M Mrjßeard; 'ftcount from the M< steamer Kiwi and Messrs LevTa><ft''GoPßiJ44t .' personally whether the¥d'Bds werefflfid ■■ wmot.;.) The; £rst i'cwuiW rendered ' defendant only nage, and not the ani'()aHt'iha'fied',T i i)b , iiotL, remember whethelfOaWdaMeM theamount per ton MiWitffi'wMi are.kept. on the statio'nP'-The-ftoWe'-of the weather, UnderatM ,r Otb'Jr(ia|cy{o. say ho was quite willing fbr'gqooii generally, and not only for 'goodsyatflr&l inawoolßhed. ViMUTJA ihlMessrs Richard WdfioM, brothers of plaintiff, c'6rro'bb?atedihe%ri Kojng evidence in all ! m'aterial pointsTaVd Mr E.'fcedith, of RiveMdale,'''WhiWania, gave evidence as to' the 1 ness of the charges m'ade t >; wliioh -qldie'd the.cose for the plaintiff.' Tfio-'Gobrt adjourned shortly after''Bit' o'blocFlill nine this morning. Just the I 'o'outt adjourned the wind was almost imposaiblei- to' hoar ; W' word spoken, !tfO(Vi VJi.VJ'i JA 'lUMii-r'/iKurjA