R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3318, 25 September 1889, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

CARTERTON-TUESDAY.

(Before Col Roberts, R.M.) RABBIT NUISANCE, J, Drummond v. 0. Harris,. This was a case heart! at Featborston yesterday. Information dismissed. Mr Beard, for defendant, asked for costs, which were not allowed, his Worship stating that in future ho would not allow costs on either side in cases under the ltabbit Act. Samo v John Drew. Mr Bunny for informant Mr Beard for defendant.

James Harvey, rabbit agent, deposed to visiting the property of the dofendant at different times and found the rabbits increasing and saw no one at work destroying the rabbits. To Mr Beard: Tho run consisted of about 2,500 aores. About 800 of it is standing bush, The work done in poisoning was very satisfactory, hut the rabbits have been allowed to inorease since the poisoning ceased. J, Drummond, the informant in the present case, corroborated the evidence of the last witness.

Mr Beard, having addressed tho Court on behalf of his client, tho information was dismissed, on the ground that the information was not laid within six months of the last conviotion,

Mr Bunny asked to be allowed to appeal, and his request was granted,

R. A. Wakelin r, Joseph anc Emma Ingley. Dishonored promis sory note for £6O. Mr Pownall foi plaintiff,. Judgment for amounl claimed with Court costs SOs solicitor's fees £3 3s,

BREACH OF IMPOUNDING ACT. E, N. Dixon v, Eliza MoGill. Mr Bunny for dofendant. The plaintiff deposed that he was Ranger acting undorthe authority of tho Taratuhi Carterton Road Board, and that on tho sth September inst, lie. bad a cowaud calf in his charge to drivo them to tho public pound, and the defendant rescued the calf from him. Phillippa Freebody deposed that on tho date before mentioned she saw tho informant attempting to drive the cow and calf belonging to defendant, and tho calt eluded the informant and ran into tho gateway leading to its home, and tho informant used the cow cruelly in driving it away, Tho cow and calf wero in charge of the children belonging to the defendant who had been taking them to a creek for water.

J Elizabeth McGill, the dofendant, deposed that her children had taken the cow and calf to the creek for a drink as thero was no water for them in her paddock, when the informant came and took them from tho

children in whose caro they wore being fetched home, the calf ran into the gate of its own accord before she got near the gate. The information waa dismissed without costs. '