R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3306, 11 September 1889, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

. CARTERTON-TUESDAY, (Before Col Roberts, 8.M.) RABBIT NUISANCE. J. Drummond v J, 0. Buchanan. Mr Bunny for informant. Mr Beard for defendant, admitted tlio,points of .the Inspector's jurisdic-. • tien and also to the service of notico to: .destroy,tlij'rabbits on the run of '- i '' ■ JL ■"'Jiiiries'"Harvey" certified' tr 'theservice of the notice on tbe 16th August ult, and also to visiting the property of tlio defendant on tbe 10tli August in company with Inspector Clifton, and found the rabbits numerous. In answer to Mr Beard, ho said that ho did not know whore the notice was addressed to,

J, Drummond corroborated the evidence of tlio last witness, and stated that be visited tho property late in the afternoon on August 10th lastandsaw thorabbits very numerous and there did not appear to be anything done to destroy the rabbits, and after receiving the notice the defendant did not comply with the 9th section of" The Babbit Act, 1882." Fined L 5 and costs. J. Druiuond yTunui Orangi, Mr Memoirjii6 Wi»nt. f : This 'Ma _ ftcase in wliicli tire'defMclffiiti through ~" bis solicitor, applied for a mitigation of tho penalty inflicted at the last Bitting of the Court at Carterton. The evidence went to ?how that men had been employed with dogs and and also io the poisoning, and thaw everything which could be reasonably ' tindertakeii to destroy tho rabbits had been,done. * \ Mr j, J. Freotll Icted as : ' ihtik'pri&-< ■■■ ter for the defendant, who stated that between the 21st May and 22nd • August there was four hundredweight of poisoned grain used, and the only one who;received\pay ; was the regular rabbiter, tjie others wero partners in the property. Michael JRiley stated that during A the month of May he was employed by the defendant to lay poison, and also in June, and that the poisoning hatLvprvj pood effect, t and qousidering/r the state of'tlie country'iie'did 1 nit 1 ' consider the rabbits were numorous before tho poisoning commenced. George Tate deposed he was a rabbiter in the employ of the defendant, and was .for; some time, before the month 6f 'May, ; and had assisted in laying tho poison, and had been employod with dogs and gun and ferrets in destroying the rabbits on the property of the defendant. Tutu and Parua certified to being* employed in laying poison", oit; the;,property of defendant in May aril Juno. Penalty reduced to 1815s including costs. J. Drnmmond v Kohai Tahana, Mr Beard for defendant. •; t■. This was anothk i 'VaW t for the mitigation of tho penalty inflicted • last Court day at Carterton. The defendant, through tho interpreter, Mr Freeth, stated that ho had since the-notice'was; Served ;.onfthe 22nd Y* May last, talteu all such stops in the - way of poisoning as was possible to b3 dono. There wore only IGO acres in the block, and he only occupied 80 acres, the other 80 acres being occupied by. other. parties. SinCe "tlio 1 poisoning had Ceilsed the' rabbits had bee.i kept under by dogs and gun. P. Tahana, a brother, corroborated the evidence of the defendant, and Stated that there was 2cwt. of poisoned grain laid during 'May and. June but none sinco. ifr Archie Anderson deposed that Ls was employed by the defendant for tho last six months as rabbiter, and was there and ; assisted in .tho poison-, ing in May and June,' and'since constantly hunting with dogs and gun, and Inspector Drummond oxpressed himself quite satisfied with tho step 3 taken.

The. lino was, reduced to £3,5 a ... including costs, '" ;: s A case for wifo desertion Ellon Dew v Geo Dew, was, on the application of the plaintiffs solicitor (Mr Beard), adjourned till Thursday next * at Masterton. James Matthews for not complying with an order of the Court to contribute the sum of 10s per week towards the support of his wife and family, was bound over to find sureties to pay the amount by instalments of Li 10s, in default throe months imprisonment with hard;! labor. John Wilkins v P. F. Tailored,. No appearance of plaintiff, who is aIT medical practitioner of; The defendant denied the liability. Albert Lyford on oath stated that he had been in the defendant's employ about 8 years, and that the defendant was not in Auckland in Januury 1885 as described in the bill of particulars. Jolm Gravestock also corroborated tlio evidence of the previous witness. Judgment for defendani with Court costs 10s, witnesses expenses 18s. Clias Bowles v James Stevens. Mr Middleton for. plaintiff, Mr Beard for defendant. Plaintiff sought to recover the sum of L 4 10s for wages duo, ' Judgment for defendant with costs.