R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1833, 6 November 1884, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

FEATHERSTON.-WEMESDAY,

(Before H. S. Wardell, R.M.)

Edward Orhell v, Wallace Smith,— Breach of Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1882, Section 10. Mr Gray appeared for the defendant and after all the evidence on both sides had been taken, raised an objection to the form of the information. His Worship held the flaw to be fatal and dismissed the case.

Lyditi Houghton v. Josiah Abbott. Breach of Impounding Act, 1874, Section 27, by driving certain cattle, the property of informant's husband, from land, the property of informant's husband, with the intention of impounding them. Several witnesses were called on each side, Tho Court considered the ease proved against the defendant, and as a warning inflicted a penalty of 50s and costs, Constable F. C. Smith v. William Fife.—Allowing a chimnoy in bis house to catch fire, Fined 10s and costs,

Constable F.' C. Smith charged Edward Saunders, a boy 12 years of age, with having thrown stones at tho notice boards on the railway line. The Constable said he had only brought this case as a warning, and hoped tho Court would deal leniently with the defendant as he was generally a very well behaved boy, Fined Is. Constable Smilh v. Michael Hanratty,—Furious riding. The case was ordered to stand over to 3rd Decemoer. Constable Smith v. William Ritchie. —Drunkenness. Pined ss.

John Beel v. W. Buckeridge,— Breach Town Board by-laws, by allowing a horse to wander. Fined Is and 7s costs. Same v. Same, Breach Town Board by-laws, by slaughtering animals within tho town, The case was dismissed.

Same v. Same,—Breach Town Board bylaws, This was a similar charge and was dismissed,

Same v, Same.—Allowing a horse to wander. Fined Is.

A charge of assault was also preferred by Beel against Buckeridge. Informant stated that he was inspecting defendant's premises, and looked through a window frame in which there was no glass, and immediately a bucket of water was thrown in his face by defendant. Defendant called two witnesses who swore that the water was not thrown by defendant, but one of them, and they did not know informant was there. - Case dismissed.

Gilpin & Pardon vW. G. Hodder.Cldim £& 8s 10. Judgment for 16s. Bidwill & Beard v H, C. Dowman. -Rent of paddock £lO. Defendant pleaded that he had given notice to quit, Judgment for amount and costs 16s, Henry Harrison v John Dougherty. —Dishonoured cheque £8 lis 3d, Judgment for amouut and costs 535, Several cases were settled out of Court or adjourned. On the application of the Registrar a number of electors were struck off the Electoral Roll for Wairarapa South,

THE WAIRARAPA DEPUTE TION IN WELLINGTON.

(BY TELEGRAPH.)

/Messrs R. S, Hawkins and A. K. Bunny, the deputation appointed at the lute meeting in Masterton, waited on the Minister of Public Works last night, and were introduced by Mr Beethara, M.H.R.

The deputation explained that a very large extent of waste lands beyond Masterton were lying useless for luck of roads, though of splendid quality, and urged that the railway works should be delayed and a small portion of the money voted for such work should be diverted to forming roads, The deputation had learned that to complete the railway to Woodville would take .£300,000, and to carry it on to Eketahuna would cost £13,500. They urged therefore that it would be more-economical and more in the interests of settlers if-a railway which would probably prove unprofitable was not gone on with at present, and some £BO,OOO of the money intended for it, spent in roading and opening up rich lands in eastern Puketoi and in thoroughly completing the road communication with Masterton from the already partially settled lands. They urged the absolute necessity under any circumstances of providing a sufficient sum to place roads in the settled portions of County East in a condition to efficiently bear traffic all the year round. With regard to Crown Lands the deputation urged that not a'single acre should be sold till roads were niado through them,

Mr Beetham, M.H.R., warmly endorsed the views of the deputation with regard to the extent and quality of land lying waste and the necessity for opening it up, but at the same time he felt it his duty to draw the attention of the Minister, to the petition from settlers on tho proposed railway line to the Government to keep faith and go on with the railway as rapidly as possible, He thought Eketahuna would be a very suitable terminus ultimately and that in the meantime the public interests would not suffer if the line was rapidly pushed on to Mauriceville, He entirely agreed that roads would do more good for the district than railways, bqt when the three million loan was allocated it was decided to proceed with the trunk line for without railway expenditure the district would have received no share of money.

The deputation further urged on the Minister that whether railway works be stopped or not, a sum should be planed on the supplementary estimates to make the roads through the Crown Lands before they were sold. The Hon. Mr Richardson in reply quite agreed in opening up country by roads-not by bush tracks, but by roads capable of carrying any traffic placed upon them. Willi regard to the railway extension beyond Masterton, one of the first questions he had asked when taking office was whether the work could not be stopped at Masterton, but he found two sections already in hand With regard to the transfer of money voted, for railway to making roads, before anything could be done a complete scheme of work required, plans of localities, cost's, etc, must be laid before tho Government, and transfer could not obtain the sanction of tariiament before next session.

In the course of the interview Mr Richardson mentioned that £BOOO were required to replace the Waipoua railway bridge washed out by flood, He promised to give the deputation's proposals serious consideration, and die interview ended, having occupied a little over an hour.