MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5117, 30 August 1895, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

1 MASTERTON.--THURSDAY. [Bkfoi<kMrT.H[;tchisovS.AL] iioiiougil m'-law cases. Ingram v. Tliorans Jngo. Defeulimit pleaded guilty to allowing a chimney to take lire. Fined Is without costs. _ Homy Darling pleaded guilty to a similar charge and was lined Is without costs. _ Henry Cole pleaded guilty to a similar chargo and was lined as without costs. rabiiit casi:s, W. Miller v. Geo. Maiming. Defondant was charged with having Kjniled to take steps to destroy the 1 rabbits on his property. He pleaded not guilty. Inspector Millar said that no slop? appeared to have been taken to cope with the rabbits at all. F. H. Brittain, Rabbit Agent, gave evidence as to the visits made to the property and finding the pest numerous. He found no evidence of any attempt being made to destroy them. He had not seen any sign of poison or other work done on the property, and complaints were made by tho neighbours, of the state of the property, Tho accused had stated to witness, that he would poison as 60011 as he could move the sheep. Inspector Millar stated tlint the notice had been served in in May last, and on the reports made he had visited the property on the 16th August and found that nothing had been done. But for the floods there would have been enough rabbits to infest the whole district. In his opinion tho requirements of the Act had not been complied with. Defendant made a statement that l)io had laid poison on the 22nd iust., 'as soon as he could move the sheep. People from Mastcrton came to his property to shoot, and stated that it was not worth coining on account of the flood. His sons shot and trapped and ho was never so clear of rabbits as at the present time. He would do his best to keep the pest down in future. His Worship imposed a fine of £2. Same v. W, M. Cameron, A similar chargo, Defendant pleaded not guilty, and stated he had nol received any notice, Inspoctor llillor said that a certain amount of work had been done, but it was done indifferently. Inspector Miller gave evidence that the notice was posted among a lot of others, and it had not beer returned through the Doad Lettei Oilico. His Worship explained to defendant that posting a notice must bi taken as proof of service.

Defendant said he had laid a reajtsonable amount of poison and done "Jm. lot of trapping, His Worship imposed a fine of £•! and costs, and advised defendant to hurry up with the work, and not appear before him again. TRESPASS, George Sayers was charged on the information of G. S. W. Dalrymple, with trespass on a property in Queen-Street, belonging to li, Caselborg. Accused pleaded not guilty. Mr Dalrymple gave evidence that Mr Cripps, the !ato tenant of the house, left on the 19lh instant. Prior to this accused had asked to lease tho house, but was refused. Witness found the accused in possession on 23rd instant, and ho had refused to leave till he got some other house, The accused had since brought the key to witness. To accused: Know that while Cripps was in the house the accused was a sub-tenant, His Worship said| that the only courso for plaintiff was acivil action under the Magistrate's Court Act to possession. There was no 0 ""dor the present information. Tho information would therefore bo dismissed with costs.