R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2434, 25 October 1886, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

■■♦ MASTERTON--MONDAY. (Before Ma Von Stormek, R.M.) r William Johnston, wlm failed to iiiißwor to his name on a charge of drunkeness, forfcitud the amount of his bail, £l, ha having been bailed, out on Saturday uvenintt. By-law cases. r yL,Albert Speckman, charged by the •. Borough Inspector with driving round ut ' cornei' of a street at a furious rate, on October 4th. Defendant pleaded guilty, but said ho ivhb compelled to drive faßt to avoid a collißion with the 'bus,-Caso dismissed with a caution.

Dumb McMullan wag charged- with allowing cattle to stray oji tho public road on September 28th. Fined 6b and costa. ■

Joseph Wilson, oharged with having a horse and vehicle in the public streets' after dark on September 18th, without lijjhtß. Fined Gs and costs. civil CASKS. Charles Matthews v It. H. Elliotte.— Claim L 1 8; 19a ,9d,- balance duo for work done, ' |L Plaintiff deposed that he entered intlT a contract to'orect a fence at 4s per chain, defendant to find material. Ho also agreod to split a number of posts for defendant. Some extra work brought up the amuunt claimed,

By Mr Board : Tho arnuigemunts wora made with defendant at his house. It was tint agvucd that tho pusts wore a part ot tho arraiigemont of. 4s a chain. ($ He was to receive LI a hundred for splitting the posts. Defendant did not say what Bizo poßts he wanted, or how far away from oaeh tithor tho posts were to bo put, or tho wires either.' In fact, no instructions wore given as to how th»- - '"" v ~ fence was to be erocted. Tho fonco was put up in a workmanlike manner. Mt Chalmers had paid for his portion of tho fence that was erectod at tho samo time, and at the same price that was being charged for defendant's. An item of twouty pairs of pilous at la per pair was what were ato at tho camp, Two wild pigs were caught for tho camp, for which 25s was charged. Considered this a very fair figure, as it took about a week to hunt for them, and one weighed about. 1201ba. Was. compelled to hunt fM tucker as there was none tliero, thoy wuro being chargod 12a a weok for board by defendant. Charged defondant 10s for leading a pack horso to the station, . and lis (id was incurred on the road, although ho was goin» thoro on his own business. Bought seven aheep at 10* -- each from Mr Chalmers, as thoro waa ~ , an absence ut food in the camp. Ha / chargod defondant an extra 2s Cd each \\ -.; for the troublo of getting thorn. Waa not authorised > got all tho aheep by dofondant' Itocoivod some tobacco from •.' dofendaut, which was creditod, By tho Court: Was told by defendant that lie ouuld hunt for wild pigs, but did : not say ha would pay him for tho time. Defendant authorised him to get five of • • tho sheep from Mr Uhalmors, After hearing the evidonoe of defondant, and a witness named Tayler, judgment waa given for plaintiff for £5 Is 6d and costs.' /.-,• (Ltft Sitting.)