RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, HAMILTON. [Yesterday.—Before Mr H. W. Northcroft, R.M.] Wholesale Larceny.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1497, 7 February 1882, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, HAMILTON. [Yesterday. —Before Mr H. W. Northcroft, R.M.] Wholesale Larceny.

George Hawkins was charged with having, on the night of the Ist February, stolen from the dwelling of Mr B. H. Beauchamp . Piako road — one lady's ulstev, valued at 255 ; a leg of mutton, valued at 4s ; 1 doss, eggs, valued at Is 6(1 ,' the property of the said E. H. Beauchamp. The same prisoner was further charged with having, on or about the Ist inst., at Piako, stolen a brace and bit, and one shingling hammer, the property of one Fredrick Booth. Also, with stealing at Piako, about the same date, a smoothing plane and rule, valued at 10s, the property of one James Killett. Alco, with having, at about the same time and place, stolen a stock brush, valued at 12s, the property of one William Downing. Also, about the same time, a pair of blucher boots of the value of 10s, the property of one James Fendall. Also, witli having at Kirikiriroa, stolen a concertina, one overcoat, one check flax coat, one waterproof hat, one scarf, two pairs of pants, of the value of £'S Is 6d, the property of one Henry Nicbolls. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the whole of the charges. Sergt. McGovern said there was another charge against the prisoner for breaking and entering the school-house at Morrinsville on the night of the Ist' February and stealing a, clock therefrom of the value of £3 os, the property of the Auckland Education Board, but in the absence of evidence he was not prepared to go on with this case at present. Another man,Bastable, had been arrested for this offence but on the prisoner making a confession he had been discharged. He would ask the Bench to reserve judgement until the other case had been heard. The prisoner was then remanded for eight days.

Goat-keeping, for the purpose of supplying milk chiefly among the labouring classes, is being vigorously promoted in England. New String Binder. — The London Times of the 4th October has the following in regard to a new string binder, which should prove interesting to farmers :—ln: — In the new machine of J. and F. Howard, of Bedford, the needle arm, instead of binding in its decent,, grips and binds the sheaves in its ascent, and a very simple device, the invention of Mr James Howard, M.P., secures a perfect squareness on the butt end of the sheaf. During the past week thenewly-patented machine has been exhibited in work upon one of the Crown farms of Great Staughton upon spring,sown wheat. The crop was very weedy, but the sheaves were bound with the utmost regularity, tightness/ neatness, and uniformity of size and shape. The binding material employed is Manilla twiae.