R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1332, 20 March 1883, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

FEATBLiIISTON.-rJONDAY,

Before H. S, WardeuEsq., E.M,

W, A. P. Sutton v W. T. L. Travers— Breach of Rabi.it Nuisance Act 1882, Sectiou 9. Mr, Bunny fur informant. The defendant asked that cs ilio notice to destroy the rabbits was addressed to him as Trustee;. Executor, or Administrator, he might be informed in' what capacity he was being proceeded against.' Mr Bunny replied as Trustee, The defendant submitted he had no control over the property as it was subject to mortgage, that, the property was insolvent, and that he could only administer for the benefit of the creditors, He further urged that liability as trustee only accrued when there wore assets. If liability were fixed upon a trustee when (here were no assets, it would make him personally liablo, and any expenses incurred would have to be paid out of his own pocket. His "Worship ruled that the defendant was liable under the Acl, Mr Bunny asked that the minimum penalty miyht bo inflicted, Defendant was fined 20d and costs lis. T. F. Lyttleton alias Leonard alias Thompson was brought up on remand charged with having on the Ist March obtained 2s Cd from D. 0, Keir by meanß of a'false pretence. Prosecutor sworn stated accused owo'd him JEll7s 6d, and on the date named went to him and said he would pay his account aud gave him a cheque for £2. As ohange prosecutor irave him a2s 6d bundle of cigars. The oheque was duly presented and returned no funds, On cross-examination prosecutor admitted that accused told him not t" present the cheque for a few days, as I there was no money in the bank' to meet it, but he further said he would write to Mr Buckley who had boeii receiving money from home for him and ask him to pay some woney.tb his credit at the bank. His. Worship asked the prisoner if he were the person meilioned in the police gazette us having been sentenced to three year's imprisonment for forgery in 1880 The prisoner replied that be wa6. His Worship said although he felt he must'dismiss the information it was as well that storekeepers and others shooM be niaae aware through the press that a dangerous mau to them as tradespeople was loose in their midst, Hete was a man who had been but a short time released from gaol, and one of his first acts was to give a cheque which he knew would not be paid. He hoped the tradespeople would bear in mind the name of T, 1)'. Lyttleton alias Leonard, The prisoner I was then discharged. . . I