R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2153, 24 November 1885, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

M.-VSTIiKTOK-MONDAT.

(Before H. A, Stratford, R,M.)

Petersen v Campbell.—Claim for bush falling, continued from yesterday. Mrßawson, on his return, said the. measurement was the same as he had already stated. Several witnesses were called to prove that tly measurement was to be surface, not surveyor's, measure, For the defence Mr Skipper'oalled the defednant John Campbell, who stated that when the work was done plaintiff would pay him for 56 aorea. He had got the land surveyed'by Mr Drummond, authorised surveyor, who made it fiacres.

T, M. Drummond deposed that he was an authorised surveyor, residing in Masterton. He had surveyed the land in question, and the area contained 52J acres less 4 acres bush standing Their own figures only make it their own way, that is by surface measurement, had checked his figures in different ways and found he was right. Cross-examined by Mr. Beard : He had actually surveyed tho land, accepting the ground survey measurement as correct. He had not gone over all the land for surface measurement.

Percy 0. Frazi deposed that he was an authorized surveyor of 20 years standing. He had calculated the area from the figures supplied him, There was a great difference in the lines submitted by the plaintiff and the Government plan. He had thoroughly cheeked his work,' There was a material difference in that district between surface and horizontal measurement,

Cross-examined by Mr Beard ; He should judge the difference "to be about eight per cent. He knew the land, but had not boen over it for any special-pur-pose,

This concluded the evideuce, Judgement was given for plaintiff tor £4917s Gd and costs, £6 83, , William Yile v. Job Bassett—Claim £lO 8s damages, for sheop worried by dogs,

Mr Beard for plaintiff, Mr Skipper for defendant,-

Plaintiff deposed that he had seen two dogs belonging to defendant 011 his (plaintiffs) farm at Matahiwi. He saw nine sheep actually killed by the dogs, and found in all between 30 and 40 sheep destroyed, the manner of the death of the sheep being in all cases similar to the state he found the nine in, The dogs attacked the sheep under the .shoulder, threw them down, bit through them, and tore out their pluck and entrails. He saw the defendant and described the dogs. Defendant said they were his, but 'said ho (plaintiff) should have sliofc the dogs and brought thorn to him. He had since seen the dogs dead, Defendant 'told him that Mr Hunt had shot the dogs by his orders. They were the aanje dogs that lie had seen killing his sheen. Cross-examined by Mr Skipper; The dogs wore large terrierg. He was' close on to them when he saw then] killing the sheep. He had lost 110 gheep since the dogs were destroyed,. In ansyrer to the Court-, witness said he followed the dons to the Mikimiki, and found out that Mr Bassett had two dogs answering the description, but he did not acquaint Bassett with his suspicions. Joseph lorns, auctioneer, sworn, said the value of ewes with lamb in August last averaged 14s' Brown Hunt, sheep farmer, Mikimiki, deposed that between the 7th and 12th October last he wont out and shot two dogs, one a black and tan terrier, and the other a grizzle terrier slut. Mr Bassett gave him permission to, shoot them, as they were running about, He knew the dogs from pup 3. Cross-examined by Mr Skipper: He had never seen the dogs interfering with sheep, although he had seen them amongst them. This concluded the evidence for the prosecution.

Evidence was taken for defence, and His Worship gave, judgment for plaintiff for £6 Os, the value of nine sheep, and coats £4 6s; • ''