R. M. COURT HAMILTON. Before W N Searancke, Esq, R M.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 691, 18 November 1876, Page 3

R. M. COURT HAMILTON. Before W N Searancke, Esq, R M.

Nor. 15. B«nry Webber charged with a lowing hi* dog to b« Ht laige without a ticket, w«i fli «d 6* 6d co«ta, mnd becam« ttie baopj pu rhicer of a collar. F J Laurtnc* charged with a breach of th< Ual« of Bread Aot wm flood lUn, and couu 6* 6d. Jauiei Kelljfor aieoond offence againit th« obov* Aot, pleaded guilt j and wua And 2l)t aad coat* 6* 6d.

Aesault. E J Hinton waa charged by JaroH B«uer with assault. Mr Madden for informant, Mr Macgregor ii*j fur dtfandun'. Pr oit cut or stated tbat defendant spoke to him on Saturday evening, on tb«i nay of tli« ataault, wi h reepect to certain nionry umltera between them which euded in dtfendmit claiming 20s from dun. He, it forma wt, «aid ho could not give hiu 20«, but »ould girt him 2> 6d or s*. Defendant > hen followed bim »"d struck bio) on the faco with his clenched bat, anyin be would warm him though he q t tbrea muni ha lor it. hi, proiecuior, did not provike him, and after the m»ault talked quietly away. ProMOut< r exumined — I have owed H.n ton bQtae ii'Oiitj f^raiont lour montlia. 1 i ever ptomued to p»j bim by anj cerUia time. The blow lafi no muik. J»mra Mclnto»b oepoied that b« tv preMi>t und «t>w defendant give prosioutor ■ alight tap on ibe mouth before th. y went into ibr iiotel, diiendant afterward* followed him out »nd ktiuck him ; lea d no (>rovocaiion gnen. Deftndanc atruck with hu doted flit. Dtfendant aworn atated. that proiecutor proniiftd to pay l<im fur some auinglea ; be n pe«ladly promised to pay, but did sot. Defendant waa flnid 10a and coata £2 ss. Abraham I-aacs charged with breach of Sal* ot Bread Act, guilty and w«t fined st, and co«U 6a 6d. Le Qunne f Murpby- Claim £2 Ws 23 for guoda supplied. No appwtmce . 1 Judgment for plaui.ff wilb cotti £1 4a od. u AI. aims t J Posa— Claim £17 IBa No appearance of defendant Pi.intitf waa a publican residing in Auckland. Judfdient fur plaintiff, with coati ib'6 lU», to be pail on* half at once, the fttuiuudtr within 14 days Jamea Hinton ▼ B Hill— f "laino, SfS 14*. jud|tnj*nt for plaint, fT, *ith ojs^ £i 19*, to b<* p»id at tba mt« ol 15j p«r week Potter t Coombs— Judgment auaiuiona £1 3* <W, oo»l ■ 18a Ordered U> be j.»id at the rata uf 10* ocr week. Walker * De Oar ar»b -CUim £1 18s Qd. Judgment to plaintiff withooata 9>

Cattle Trewam Thot M Hillt Benjamin Young. This was a claim for £5 10a, daroag.s don* ty defrDd»m'» ouw which had bioken mto pluimiff'a feicid gronnd. Mr tUy lor pUintiffi Mr Maddou tor the d fmJant. lh<a M hili, ■worn ttxtcd, 1 »vi a butcher rending m Hamilton. I own certain IoU in Hamilton, pncloted <n ou* paddock. Defendants cvtle »tre in u,j paddock a few dnyt ago ; on the 24th and 26th of October, fire of iiu cattle were on mr giound. 11 is wife «ckno»ledn«d iht-y w.rr bis cuttle. My >eoc« had b.en l*r(jly damaged bj ire§ija«itu< oattle. I hate latrlj paid £4 for lep.nring it. Ihe feTce h»s betn much broken iiy Young's cattle. 1 have rtp*»t«dly drotcn iho-n out I claim 10»or 20* lor my trouble. i h»te «hut up thep ddotk for hay two mon'h* afcO. I cltim for grass eaten 20*. I ba»e tpoken to Mn Yuung n-ptatedly about br o ttl» tre«p«Ming. 1 claim £6 10a ix all from dniendant. Crow *xaoiined by Mr Madden— All I want it to keep i he cattle oat of mj paddotk. 1 dcn't wmt to lmj ound the cuttle. There it a fence round u.y paddock which will krepall cattle out exoept loung'*. The <Urn».« don* to K>y fence within the latt two months amounts to £4. I am aware there i* a public pimnd, and that dfpitit urxge feet are paid in Hamilton. Ihe fence it composed of a two *od ducb and three foot li-tree brush heds^, and is a good and substantial one sufficient to keep cattle out To tbe Court— The damage I claim for, ia all >n one locality of the fsnoa. I hare ief n no on* sin's cattle but Young's in my paddook. Ctarlss Hawkins stated, he was a ssti\sT residing in Hamilton snd *»"" the

paddock on the 24th and 20.h of Odt. He <iid not see them brenk in, l>ut biw plaintiff driv<s them out. The same ca'tlfi w r>- habitually t-e^ptesingou fiveryVoJ.f's fjn u id. He valued tlie damage done a* £4. He considered the grass destroyed worth £4. The fence WotiU keep nil ordinary ra 1 tie out, but not Young's. Defendant, Benj imin Yvuni, eworn •lated, he had seen the f»an • ot Mr Hill's paddock about thf 27' h oc\ ft r 'd «l. was a rery ind.ff idt fenoi> in a bad aiaie of repair, tip paid de^asturn^e li'rt to the To* a Board. Ht> had aske 1 the Fence Vie»rer« t<i look at tlie £ nee in question. J he certificate of Fonc- Viowcr'i opinion wmi ban ted luto Court). He knew th.' fence well It never wag a good fruce and was annply patched up. tie »w no great qumtity of gran when he was there on the 26th. Aoy one's cattle oould go in. Some branche* were thrown in to atop » gap ; did not observe a»y »igm of freali done damage on the 23th alt. W Dans, Fence Viewer, §tated he had carefully viewed the fence, and there Win no fence for about 6 chain*. Ho w» p no recent luurl.a of dtmage. Hr »»» the fen c a' o'it the be^iuni'icr of ill* month. Johu Odium, FeeF >cc Viewer, sworn, a^iii, l went with last v/i aou to viow Uill't (enoe I did not iee that the fence h»(i been damaged lately. Cattle could tpi ia. It wm not illegal or lubstamul fence. The gratt wai only low. Judp-ra-nt for amouut oUim.d, £6 10* with oo*t» £i 15i.