RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT, CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1644, 18 January 1883, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT, CAMBRIDGE.

TDEhDAY. — (Before Mr Northcroft, 8.M., and Mr Thos. Wells, J.P.) The Native Itfectment Case. The further hearing of ,!this case was resumed at 10 o'clock, Mr Hay appearing ,for the informants, and Mr Dyer for the accused The evidence for the defence was proceeded with. Mr Mounier, of the JJfiion Bank, Hamilton, was called^ to, prove the payment of two cheques , for £2 and £'27 respectively /which he, had paid to the natives for rent, and which,, according to the evidence , for, th ( e prosecution, they had denied, receiving, Thje, /witness was subjected to cross : examinapion by Mr Hay with the object of showing tliafc the cheques might have been forgeries, or might not have been paid as the witness had stated. The witness adhered to his former, evidence, atytfswore positively that they had been paid. ( William Moon .was then called, and deposed to having been 5n the Pukekura Block during the early days in charge of the stock of Walker, and Co. He further gave evidence as teethe acts of occupation and possession such ''as the making of roads, bridging f- creeks,! and sowing grass. </' i/. !,,•}{: .wflO George Bailey, one of Mr Walker's workmen, gave similar evidence, having been employed on the block for a number &ss&¥ P^f^lM P^l/ences, and bringing large portions of the block into XtoltiVationf* fJEfefurtjljelV .stated that the Jefemlants had taken crops of oats and turnips off ' different portions of the tH fe !^«fti^*aff Dillon da. , posed to having been employed. 1 on 1 the bl6qk/ inIASIS/i c Mr Iw?lkWs&#^%3fcI w ?lkW5&#^%3fc wer|^#iged in this work for a,considerable?timeJP* -7 ■' ' of the stock on the block, .gay^evidence , sim ilaf .'toJthatjbf r J!he>|rr6tioß'B witnesses, ! 4s!toAhe;O)C«up»ttiofi(oi^t»^3block by the ieraplpy^d-on.the»b^kXofgwi^.oni frouy^i

for Mr Walker, >A,n.d had a hut erected for himself 'near the confiscated lino, in which he lived while acting as stockman. He also deposed to the rent being regu- , lady, paid while, acting, as bookkeeper ; and that as a rule the natives generally were paid their rent in advance. i The Court then adjourned, till 10 o'clock on the following morning.

Committal of the Accused. Yesterday. The Court resumed at 10 o'clock. Hori Wirihana was called and examined by Mr Dyer. The evidence of this witness went to show he was a grantee in the Pukekura block, and had received his rent regularly. Mr Dyer proceeded to ask the witness questions re native meetings with Mr A. MacDonald, but His Worship ruled that the questions were irrelevant to the issue. Mr Dyer then ceased his examination. By Mr Hay : Had never heard that Mr Walker 1 had been warned to take his" cattle off Pukekura ; nor that his cattle ever been turned on*, or even shot by the natives on the block. Was neither in the employ of Mr Walker nor the Patetere Land and Settlement Company. Had never received money from Mr Walker to induce the natives to bell their land ; nor had he ever been employed by Mr Walker as a native agent ; nor had he ever received money from Mr Walker to induce natives to sign deeds ; nor had Mr Walker ever increased his share of the rent, to use his influence with the natives for the sale of their land. .James Rausticld was the next witness called. Mr Hay objected to the evidence of this witness, as he had been in Court during the hearing of the caije. all witnesses having been ordered out of Court. An argument followed which resulted in the witness's name being put on the depositions without being asked to give evidence. Books and documents having been put in evidence, the case for the dofence closed. The Court was then adjourned for half-an-hour. After about an hour's adjournment, the Resident Magistrate returned into Court by himself and took his seat upon the bench. E. Jones, T. Mooncy and Jab. Hallawell were discharged from custody. Tho following of the. accused were committed to take their trial at the sitting ot the Supreme Court in May next :— Messiy E. B. Walker, T. Walker, C. Walker, Gco. Gear, John Tyson, E Tripp, M. Scott, W. H. Grace, T. Jones, Jno. Gnce, F. Hoffman, G. Rige, John Case, R. Mitchell, C. Den ton, W. Bowman, James Riley, Robt. Murdoch and Jas. Tuvnbull. The hearing of the other cases, preferred against the accused, will commence on the Ist February, and are expected to last for some considerable time.