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■if x Y.j . J|Md pbess ■>■■ % : ' '—:'■"''"''' ■■■■.■ A "OVULATING FATHEMH-;V:'->:-;^;LAW. : \r ; Christohuroh, October 2. ....AvCabraanjLppearecL beforethe- Court tq-doytoianswer acharge 'of exacting and demanding an excessive fare, The way the charge arose was as follows; The daughter of Mr Hoskius, the Town Clerk,, waa married the other day, nnd? that gentleman, having, of course, an intimate knowledge ;of;:proper;cab'fares, did not believe'in siibmttlin'gjto the charge usual on'suohi'festiveipMaaionsJ The legal fare' would have been 6s Cdj bridegroom ■paidW'wittt^ lessj'as a^]6™B''^ii^BeJ',^6ty«d, haye given fare aricl half a crown to got 4.runk 'with.! However'the cabman was too much for the Town Clerk, for ho proved that he had neither exacted nor demanded the 10s, but simply told the bridegroom it was the customary foe on such joyous occasions. The bench held the defence to be good, and dismissed the case.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1194, 3 October 1882, Page 2
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134TELEGRAPHIC. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1194, 3 October 1882, Page 2
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