MASTERTON-THURSDAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1118, 6 July 1882, Page 2

MASTERTON-THURSDAY.

[BefpijeHr-S.-WARpEBL, E:M., .and. k.

Bish,j.p.-■'■■;■';■_. ..;:,v ( '•"•'lngram v/ J. Parßonsi-Breach" of Borough 'by-laws, by •. allowing. htfrs& ; lo. strayi; Fined 5s and 7s coßts. ' : .-i' v >.v Sflmo v. J. of .'Borough' by-ltiw's by leaving a" horse and bart rih-'-' attended. ' The" defeiidapt', who gf v ah'n.ut'tliii'teen, pleaded ignorance.of the; .by-law." The Court let -the defendant .off with a caution; ■:■ ' •• '■ ; Sarrie'v. Jones .andSimenn.—Broach of Borough by-laws by hawking without v license, Nonappearance of defehdants.-j 'The iriforrnanfr-atated that the defendants' were engaged'iri barrying round;oae|ingJ .machines;' Since he laid the information 1 ; the defendants had takon out a'license.' The .defendants offered to do business witbhim. Fined 5s each and costs'.' '.' At this: stage,Mr Jones put in an appearance and stated that he had taken, ppt-a license wider protest. He had' Bold no'ji'aohihes, he-was simply hiring themj .and- produced;a copy of the agreement, whiph'hemade with hjs oustomert..'..'!','..'. The Court: Jtt ia-riotan actnatsale.'";' "Defendant t* ! No.-' 1 -''-'• '-^ The Court: I sjiaU-nptiponyipfc'yguiat' .rant.rnyjmpte.f sioji isjhatlotfafe-iiqt. hawkrngfer'saTeV 7fr " becomes'the property of the oiistbmM !■ The Court;: It rnay oj,may. hot be.'-' ! : I will-cprisider' thVppip t. Jyl-'J*-:" ; v ■■ f #: -'^ : •"'''"""".THE'KUBlrtttia'J'HAlii' 1 CASE."' --'J' T. ; Wopte V;o.;;Paniellr^eioh; -of Coropa'riiejs' Cijcfc w Nonappearance ,qf either, party.;.. The-'charge was that the failed - on' : the: application.- of ■ informant to;fu|niah:him. with a oorrect-l copy of the-'SrticleaioF. aasboiatiab; :i The i case was - -< j. ■, •V,v. T ;,EiBBIJvrj j «ES. i- ''■ ..;:>;:..' Sutton .; of Jtabjb|.tAot.;.,«.:«;- :Ht-}*<k>v<-y '■'■ v'-. Mr 'Bunny" for the .'delendatit stated that the Inspector was willing to with*

draw tlieulnrjjH, Hi"- ~• titken the 9teps requiruu mm oiiicor 'to reduce the rabbits on liis'.property. ■ - ■ /^ ; 9}|te , Oo.nrt.. : W.ehfed;',fo the charge '• •• I)eingWitWraffn»''>-; : -,.'•'■;/'.' '.' - : "-Same r., John of -*■■ Babbit Act : tU: ,J y'.- r t'-- ■■€ The ■ defendant wrote to 'the • Coorfc - statingithat be had hunted and poisoned j ,hisjabbits.^.He^w.»i ;::: unab)e~: : to. / 'attend j ■the .Court.rTiirhis iorTwould Tglvo ..•■-. J i-; - ihe, l<Vthe |ine^but : ,on-thY ( prS|eii.f occasion it "had '.- H r6ceived tho comrutirticltfbti partly on count of the infirmities 'under which htfiSBGB knaw the defendant to labor* ' 'QBRTw *-The losp6ctor<.Baid- he4i.d*not»desire to- fl push the casein,fhp the de- fl fendant. At tbV same time it was/n'ticisa-' flfl sary to have efficient steps as. soon at Sa soon as possible. HJ j,-v Mr said he himself was-. n really . tfie occupier of the land; . His flj over 76. yearsrofrflgft Ffwd too. M •'infirMit ■ TheCourtasked the son if he would 9 •ondertake'.to carry oqt'tb,e instruetion* of M .the Iniptetor and received a reply in the ■ affirmative. 1 .'jtVfajlacaSmitb proi.eJthat.ihe serveda I ''liiitic'efronj4her liispeotdrort"the defend- '3 ant {bailing upon hini to destroy rabbits.. " .on.his laud. ;"' : JaisHaryey. deposediSthß.tj-he (.was an V authpfiMdrabbit.ageht,;andjvisited Mr [ rMr/:McKenzie's : propei ty- onjthe 13th of June,' Found the rabbits very numerous . Jonjihe and Wan-, jgapnu,.''- The ground^was'bare : a'nd black : with''the droppings of -rabbits. •On the 19th of, June ho visited it and found it in the!same condition, 'tio poison had been laidup tothe dates.mentioned^, ; .', r ; William'Cornook'statedthit''Ke wasa /farmer and tnew defendant's property. • f h'ejj'abbits on it were yery. nperoijs. He 'hid; never seen anyone' rabbiting. •ihere.but.oDoe. He lived on the adjoininiproperty. Within the last fortnight he had seen poison laid on the property, • place was rabbit proof fenced against his neighbor, but. the rabbits got .The InspMJpr said that the, defendant ' ]lla^;lladV>lg"b > teß)tl^ > Wffd[fe , ' -his ' placer iJ'omothing had been done, but , Jleffindantrequired. tahove alarger' stiff. ' 1 Mr'MbKeniie's'sph expressed a.wish ■, to be heard,;;' The Court consented to the application as the informant did not object : ' ; )iO;suoh : a'courso. v;y '• f ■'; i" j |. [. .The Court 'said' it had'consented to-an irregular course in order, not to prejudice the-defeiidani's case. Cornook (in "answer;ta-defen-'Jda'jtfs.Bpn) said lie skinne'd'alppisonsd • rabbit from the property/on' - tharprevious Saturday. .. . ' Donald MoKenzis (defendant's son) deposed that prior to May 1,. the lend was {hunted bydo'gs, Th'er'abljits were very few at the time, -Poison was made for the property on. the 3rd June, but they could not cross the river tolay it. On the 19th. I they bridged the river and took the stock '. off the laud in order to poison it properly. ,: ! B^ of '. poiwuei g)a'iu OH jtj, ';.)...„;';'' •' -r j '. -:..... swasof any avail' after being, ,ke'pt three \ i- : It. was in an '■ aittight-Zcssk. Bn ;•' ; ;Pp;MrSutton;)- ; : Mr.'Harvjß.y;.mv'am the inj 1 r riverwithahorae and:he'wai^tJie.first JH[ :; "jta'an'Hhatorbssedit..'' v ; : ',;'- '^'!-,f J^B | --"'The' Court said that defendaiit-h'ad been jjH :'fiued;£s'in.PebrUarylast''" :: tle .asked tbe J^B : informant if he desired the .iasa^ leniently fIH dftiilt with, oii account of sub- oHj ■ scquont to thejiifprniatiou'b'ei'nglaid. v|H ~ :;.; S !flio_ lnspector.replied, that.hejdid not . liceiti it ncceaßary ,tp make juch &ri appli- ;^^ • catieu. ■•..,:'-::/..■:•■•.•:: •'■.''■ •;V>;--';5 ; :■'' -The Court-inflioted a>finetolilO,'and ,' regretted that.defendant.had.;;abt.taken : stj'p's to be rHprefented'by.'Ctmnsol, •■ ) THE TE OKE ! OBE ROW. '' ; J .Tiutetio Karaitana. alias .Cuckoo, was I oharged with assauling Bea Arapata. v The defendant,; a rather good-looking : -youug fellow, after, the charge-had 'been , read to,-him in Maori, pleaded ',' not ' guilty" in exceellenli■•' English. ; Mr Beard appeared for.the plaintiff, : arid Mr Skipper for the'deferidant. Mr Skipper stated' that the--gtound of -'defence was. a dispute as to --po'ssesiion of -house and land! -Thei question of titlo t« ' . theland would arise, wnich'iv.oulff' (amove i from the jurisdioHp|i*pf the .Cpurti., .The defendant was'^son of Karaitahaiia, and was put in''possession of the land by his father;. -, , . K <, i" ■ i : The Court said that if the'jjauies of .' both parties were on the CrownrGrant it t not withltif 0 , '--'Mr'Skipper'state'd' that • Idea's' name ' was not in the Crown _grant *t all. ; . •TheCpurt,: You .hold was a , ■lrespafser on the preihis6s,;B'rt ; no nipre :' violence was.used thw'wa's nectiissry to ■ remove her.; ;• r /.i, ;.•;:) V, ■.;' Mr Skipper replied' iti'the .'.affirmative. r i,'>vßea : :Ar.ap»ta.remembered the. piomipg • "tif the assault,■ Bbe saw the. defendant on that day.-.She weht to 'the house and said; "What, has, taken plaee , that-the ; house is-open like this ?" .. He did not reply, but subsequently said ,'• ttatbeißpeneaif'.- She •"■asked ..him why for, the key, and he • -r'ablied.-''" why- 11 he imake any \ arrapgeraonti; with, hdr ; about- 1 ' it." He -.: t^eri.ruihediip : 6tt r, her house ■;■ ■ wae'nt. brokep, the home - wis right'enough, then rose up . and pointed to-something brokou at the door J He' tlieh-fcrok her and threw l herHio^n l ,,witne.sß refusejd to leave B the bouse, arid went- in -again, when be 1 ,- ; eaught.cherr by. -.the;/ throat,- .She then § . called out " friend's'l am being choked." 1 knock- I ing against' the weathers: boarding. J| <.; He <-,:hftd: -one; barJ; ; on - \it (ace and f ■ another on her throat '*nd ttfas bumping fig i> ; .ht)r,-head.on thelptind.'-'FJer clothes .JH were. torn. When--.Gucko'6 took his //HH i '.-hind off herj-.her. face .was.'.cpVered with yr H •■ 'blood.'' A Native came and-.thrust Cackoo IsV ■ ' I ). prisoner : struck her on.:her : hand with bis m f ;|«fji.-He did not strike ner ; % more, but fl if the Court wished to. hear• what he said ■ f. .Bbe ; cou.ld,rflpeat fJfafHr Skipper.) H i' TKei tirne was'eight 6'cioqlqft the niwn- fl .ii\io^.::i.^e.Hid ; the A&A ■ i H !:■ l , hey ( s : ni(lno B i plough'and the-wotioeri'to:'prepare food. H . Je.fendant'ba4..Bo,me : ;-feodJn the house. H > She went into the linifto and commencod B throwing defenda>)['a s .-fq6d out. She fl I threw three things outside:4a dish, a tea- fl i. and Bome H I sausages which weW'.b'eing cooked for fl , breakfast.'''Tholhw'ie--was the place H v. 'whoro she and her fjiends prepared their Hj . .oul baGketp., B'lftie'djys.'.hefofe some of fl L he/pkyihad The ■ ~ land" i h»d^plev.iously: : beeh Jeaßed to Mr H t' ; McKay,'36d:the,house -wa? left ou the M V Hj to the" land thirpu^'hej mSttier—her m )' mother's hnme.was.4n; the. Crown Grant. flj Sheknew that defendant'had an interest H [ in theland through his. father. flj ..Theevidenbe was con- H : ' 'firmed 1 by;;Satima ; Tuhi, flj i: ; • H >- -the accused five shillings and costs. B s y,lisngvElTownsoitditJudgmentsym- H f : v i?|e.fencJSbt, pleaded in- flj t-ability to satisfy Ihe claim. H ) i /In amwer to; pUintiff,-' defendant,said M vhe had boon in' constani'"employment at Hj • 25a had awfa Bj f -,apd three children 1 at least 6d & BJ - for HvinK;'6s':'fo'r%DyaD'd balißCe - flj I ' Bj • PltiDtirJitited defendant H