R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2518, 7 February 1887, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

MASTERTON-THiS DAY, (Before Mr VokSidbmbr, KM.); By-Law Gases. John Carr was- charged with lighting a fire hi tlie'back yard of his premises in Hall-street, and fined 20s and costs 7s.' .. ■ f\, GeorgeGreenfora similar offence was-fined l'Os'and 7s costs. . William Dixon for a similar offence pleaded .'that he lived in No. 2 district, and the fire .compuihed of was merely caused by burning'some sweepings of a chimney.; .Fined, 10s and 7s costs, 14 days being allowed for payment, James Ross, blacksmith, was charged with lighting a fife in an exposed position on his premises, Queen-street. The Inspector statod that the fire whioh was'for tiro heating purposes was within 20ft of a shingled building.

Defendant stated that ho had orec- 1 ted a furnace at a cost of £45 which i was found useless, he then put ' a wall around the furnace, whioh ; through the frequent washing had .' destroyed the bricks. Sinco receiving' \ the summons he had lost about £lO worth of work, and he stated that he always took every precaution to provent damage by fire. Pined £8 with- ' out costs, Breaches op the Rabbit Act,'J.Drummond v.J. O.Andrew.— Breach of the 10th section of Rabbit Act, failing to destroy, .rabbits. -.Mr Bunny appeared for prosecutor, and Mr Beard for defendant. Mr Beard appliod for an adjournment of tho case to Tenui, % allow his client time.to prepare his. base.Mr Bunny opposed the application on the grounds that defendant always applied for adjournments to his cases, which, he argued, only meant 'jiiiUnig' off the evil day.His Worship adjourned the case till the 18th March at Tenui, defendant to pay all costs. . •.'.•;." ... J. Drummond v. J. S, Handys'ido. I —Breach of the 9fch section of Babbit Act. Pined 20s, and costs 7s.' Same v R. Cameron; Same' charge. Pined 20s, and', boats '7s.s : :■■ - - iomi. OASE.' ■James Boss rA. Selby. Debt, £24 las Gd. Judgment for amount arjd costs3oa. ;'.'•. |v ■:■• ,' "\