HUNTLY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3051, 4 February 1892, Page 2

HUNTLY.

R.M. Court.—-Before Captain Jackson, R.M., on Monday, W. Mayland was convicted of drunkouess, and fined 5s and costs 7s.—R. Robson was churned with the some offence, and with using profane and obscene language in a public place, to wit, the railway platform. Both charges were proved, and accused was fined £1 and costs 21s. Civil cases :—Graham v Skinner. Claim £3 5s for goods supplied. Defendant was ordered to pay £1 a month.—Samo v. Steel: Claim £11 13s for goods supplied. Defendant was ordered to pay 10s a month. —Friar, Davis and Co. v. J. Collicut : Claim £17 O.s 4d for goods supplied. Defendant ordered to pay £1 a month.— Broome v. Williams : Claim £8 Bs. This was a claim for medical attendance on a daughter of defendant at Ngarnawahia on the 23rd and 24th January. Plaintiff stated that ho charged according to tho Victorian scale (whatever that may be), lidding mileage at the rate of 10s a mile. After hearing the contestants, His Worship gave judgment for pl.iiutiff for £(l, and in doing so animadverted in strong terms upon tho indecent haste shown by plaintiff in taking out a summons against defendant so quickly, and also reminded him that his charges wore excessive, and far higher than those made by other modicd practitioners in the country. Judgment in this case was hailed with groat dissatisfaction.

Church Mketinu.—A meeting of the Church Committee wi.s held here on Tuesday evening. The Treasurer reported that, tho building fund now amounts to about £S2, which is placed on fixed deposit in tho Bank of New Zealand. The proposed bazaar will be held in about two or three months time, and it is hoped will materially increase tho abive fund. The ordinary church revenue account shows a credit balance of about £3 as at the end of the yoar 1891. This account will be relieved of the rather heavy item of payment to organist, £10 per annum, that position being now an honorary one and filled by Mrs Smith. The plan of a neal little church to s-at about 300 has boon drawn by Mr T. 11. White and will be on view here shortly. We trust that before another year has passed wo shall have a church in which to worship, as it is rightly considered an essential, and as an external aid, one that exerts a deep influence on tho minds of worshippers. (Jo moto it be.