R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2874, 16 April 1888, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

M A.STERTON, —MO.F DA Y, A. ■ (Befoie S. Yon Lanikinism, Sergeant Price v, Edward Ganther and Hubert Hockley, charged' with behaviour in Queen-street on the 11th instant calculated to provoke a breach' of the peace. The accused pleaded not guilty. Sergeant Price deposed that tho lads were two of a mob of. larrikins, who ou the 11th April were making a noise at the corner of Perry and Queen Streets, and were running from one shop to another, They calleifaut "Police," "Copper," etc., and then bolted away so that he could not citch them, Their language, too, was disgraceful, although the police could not get near enough to see exactly who used the objectionable words, Sydney Wickerson, tobacconist, deposed that on the evening in question there was a mob creating a nuisance ftt the corner®? his shop, Me only recognised Gunther and Hockley. They did not use bad languago, but annoyed him. The new paint oil his shop front had been rubbed off three evenings in succession. He had only noticed the two, accused there on the one night. He heard swearing and other bad language among the crowd of boys. They would keep quiet for a time when so requested, but would, us soon as he went inside, again get as bad as ever. Constable Salmon gave evidence to seeing the two accused behaving in a disorderly way on moro than one occasion, The accused called Cms. GiUSAer and Wni, who gayo evidence on their behalf, The Court, in delivering judgment, said that Hockley would get the benefit of the doubt that existed m his case, as his witness had proved that he was only at the corner part of the time. He would therefore be discharged with a caution. Aa regarded (kutlier, the Bench considered him ; |pty, and would flue him 10s and costs, or seven days' imprisonment, Weights and Measures Act. Constable Salmon, Inspector of Weights and Measures, v Mrs Emily Dorset. This was a charge of possessing light weights.

Constable Salmon statod 011 oath that the weights were found in a store room beside some apples, etc. In a recent case, it appeared that the defendant had sold meat to a man named Lo Valiant, and this had led to his giving her notice to get her weights stamped. Sho did not do so, and he examined them, and found they wcro both short and unstamped, The Court did not consider' tho the offence a serious one, and fined tho defendant Is and costs, and also flLji - further charge of having the weight unstamped, it ruled that they wero to be forfeited, and 7s costs paid. Constable Salmon v. O. Jk Osborne, charged with possessiiignnistamped weights. It appeared that in this instance the weights wero perfectly just ones, but that owing to tho anxiety of a funeral and forgctfulness, the necessary action had not been taken as regarded stamping, His Worship, under theso circumstances, allowed tho Inspector to withdraw tho information. Hera te Ata and others v ITonry Stevens, claim £2O, for damages in trespassing in a -gravel pit, and £3O for value of gravel removed therefrom, total £SO. Mr Pownail appeared for plaintiff, Mr Bunny for defendant. After argument between counsel during which it was elicited that there was a discrepancy between the Crown Grant and the Succession Orders of ' the Takamatu Block, in which ■ tho gravel pit in question is bo situatod, a nonsuit was entehPit the request of plaintiffs solicitor and costs to the amount of £6 13s -were allowed ' defendant. <j Tho case Brannigan and others M Burling, which had been adjourned from the morning was the only' one remaining to be dealt with when we went to press, . •

Meeting of Ratepayers at Tenni. . Comity Loans. A meeting of ratepayers was. held at . Tenui on Friday lust for llio purpose of jar considering the proposal to borrow " L3OOO, under the Local Bodies Loans Act to reduce the grades oil thoTaueni l'oad, and to complete the metalling between the old Mangapakehu bridge and Tenui. Mi'R, ilaunsell J.P., presided, about fifteen ratqwyeis being present, Considerablo discussion took place, the tenor of which was that a light toll of two shillings a hundred on sheep, one penny per head on cattle should be imposed us well as a charge dd vehicles and hoi semen Ii was also urged that ratepayers whose properties were not within the proposed rating area might at some future lime elect councillors pledged to abolish tlio toll, and if that took place those properties included in the rateable area would have to pay the whole amount of tlio interest, On the motion of Mr J, Groves, seconded by Mr Lungdon, it was resolved that "a toll should be levied upon all stock including horses and vehicles passing through the toll gato proposed to be erected at the Taueru." It was then proposed by Mr W. Smith, seconded by Mr Groves iL_ and carried, " That all the ratepayers **r in the Oastlepoinl, Wainuioru and Akitio ridings be asked by post card, to reply whether they are in favor of having a toll at Taueru or not for the purpose of paying interest upon the loan for improving tho road between Tenui and Taueru." A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings.