R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1318, 9 April 1883, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

' ■ ■"•■'■» TENUI-FRIDAY. [Before H. S. Wardeli, R.M.] Sutton v Stillborn. Breach of Sheeep Act bv driving through an infected run without a permit on the 9th ultimo, Defendant pleaded not guilty. Inspector Drummond deposed that the defendant had admitted driving through Messrs Langdon's run, on the' 10th ultimo, thirteen ram lambs. The Court held that the oxact date was not material, and the defendant then pleaded, that he was not aware that Langdon's run was scabby as the sheep he saw thare were not branded '&■ ' Inspector Sutton proved that legal notice had been published of the fact that Messrs Langdon's flock was infected. He did not desire to press for a heavy penalty but merely to cause the law to be observed. It was arranged that the case should be withdrawn on the defendant paying the costs of it. Jno. Qroves junior v 0, R. Milled —£7 Damages for sheep lulled and injured by defendant's dogs, In this case it was proved that four sheep had been killed and injured, but as there was a difficulty in connecting the injured sheep with the defendant's dogs, judgment was given for the sheep, killed, viz., £2 16s and costs. MASTERTON.-MONDAY. (Before His Worship the Mayor.) Mary Anderson, a middle agedfemale, appeared in the box ''like

Niobe, all teava'! to explain why she ,was drunk ahd : disorderly in Queen-st Mastertoo, oii the preceding Suuday Evening/ ;The defendant.. 'said she knew nothing about, it.' Constable- kerning stated that persons going to Church on the preceding evening were annoyed by the defendant and two men who were going up and down Queen-street: in : a disgraceful state, and using very foul: language, Thedefendanfc pleaded that this was her first offence, and the Court inflicted a fine, of twenty shillings with the alternative of 48 hours. . ;

Andrew Anderson, husband of the previous defendant, pleaded guilty to a similar charge, : and ; was awarded - the same penalty. '■ ' Michael Kelly also pleaded guilty to a similar offence, >Vi ;;

. Sergeunt McArdle blamed the last named person more than the others. He'tbokMra Anderson for a. drive.to Taueru on Sunday, and it was this that led to a scene in the street between the husband and wife.

The Court in fining the,defendant as in the; former, cases, said it was a serious thing for a man and his wife to have placed themselves in such a position, and the cases showed that some publioans still contravened the act by supplying liquor on Sundays.. It was a pity that they could not be caught as it indicated that the licensing act was a failure. Offences of this character occurring on Sundays must be treated as more serious than ordinary cases of drunkenness.^

Sergeant McArdle pointed out,' that persons were in' the habit of going to the Taueru to get liquor on; Sundays, and returning to Masterton in a state of inebriety. This the police could not prevent.