DEPUTATIONS TO THE HON. MR SHEEHAN.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1022, 11 January 1879, Page 2

DEPUTATIONS TO THE HON. MR SHEEHAN.

THE' HAMILTON SCiB CASE. Yrstbkday AfXBU^ooN a deputation, consisting of Masßrs Hicks, F.mtham, 2. B. Wai <er, Jolly, and Major Wilson, waited on the Native Minister Mr Hicks drew Mr Sheebbn's attention to the Hamilton so tb case, and pointed out the injustice fco Mr Jolly and the district which bad resulted from no commission, as promised, having been appointed by the Government to enquire into the fairness of the Magistrates' decision m this case, Mr flicks oomp ained of the manner m which the deoifciou had be«n coma to by the Auckland Bench upon evidence which was incomplete to found a conviction Ib wan well known m Waikato that Mr Jolly's sheep were never scabby, had never b <en treated for scab, and were quite clean at the present mnnenfc. It was impossible they could have been otherwise without its being generally known. The unfair ne?s of the verdict of tbe Court was, therefore, corroborated by the actual facts gf the o»3o, past and present, If law

was to he a'lmiu'stered ater this fashion, no flookowaer would he safe. Mr Joliy stated that a* the trial m the Auckland Police Court fcae production of tho akia iqeviclenco^vp-hica would have jailed 4|i|^hole^fter, was nob perniupHi by the 'Justices*.- ■'-'' / Mllpanthaaiip'Qtiited i-uj the unknown posi W ifl w^ h .^ r y u 'i|H%P er would be pUtfed if BuSh jiTdgmehfia aj||hat <jivoa m ihfMdiße a^ajnsc Sir Jolly iti 'the Auckland||?o!ioe 'Gi)urb^.were');allo'^iWd to go uninfi^red iuto. JNo man w|pttd be a fe if, Mvlug the ■#r«ifiua-,e | jff his local inapfobor, hi* , r .Bneep when seat to a market were ooadeaioed on such iuooncluaivo evidence as tliat broaglu before the A uckfauiL Beagh. ..... ... "' Mr Saeehaa said that thero appeared to be BCtno misapprehension as to tbe Government's unwnlingueas to appoint; a Commission of "Knqttiry into the case. Ha would himself see Mr Brook field and Mr Hesketh, the" eolioitora on either side, and make alt enquiries into the case, and should he tiud that there was on appearance of sufficient grounds for bo doiug he would c (use a Commiaaioa of Enquiry, to be appointed. He would also sed'that Mr Lewis, th^ Auckland Sheep Inspector, visited Waikato' and iuspec cd. Mr Jolly's flock, and give that gentleman a clean certificate should the result; of the iuspootion be satisfactory. ' • ' '* $