FARM MANAGEMENT

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21209, 4 September 1940, Page 9

FARM MANAGEMENT

OWNER AND SHARE-MILKER EACH AWARDED DAMAGES (Special to Times) MORRINSVILLE, Tuesday In the Magistrate’s Court before Mr W. H. Freeman, S.M., William James Wilson sued F. W. Seifert, farmer, of Morrinsville, for £B3 12s lid damages, consisting of £lO 8s 6d for use of farm implements; £l2 18s 9d cost of calf meal and pig feed; £22 for loss by death of five sow litters; £7 Is 8d short payment for 17 store pigs which were sold; and £43 as plaintiff’s half-share of final dairy bonus. Defendant counterclaimed for £25 by reason of plaintiff’s negligent carrying out of his share-milking duties. Judgment was entered for the plaintiff Wilson for the amount claimed, while the defendant was granted a like amount together with costs. Seifert had stated that but for the claim there would have been no counter-claim. After hearing evidence the magistrate commented that in this particular case it was evident there was something wrong with the herd. A drop from a production of 30,0001 b. of butterfat to 16,0001 b. definitely pointed that way. The herd was troubled with mammitis. Plaintiff should have notified defendant. Plaintiff had taken everything very casually, and he had been treated very well by defendant. LIQUOR NEAR DANCE HALL On a charge of having liquor in his possession in the vicinity of a dance hall Arthur James Aitken pleaded guilty and was fined £2 10s and costs. In entering a plea of guilty, Mr Barratt, for defendant, claimed that the legislation was not intended to cover such cases. The beer found in defendant’s car was not for consumption near a dance hall but was to be taken after the dance to a friend’s place at Kereone, where some friends intended to have supper. The beer had been removed from the car by Constable McMullan. The magistrate stated that the idea of the legislation was to keep beer away from dance halls. This was a case of having a few bottles in the car for consumption when required. The constable stated that Aitken was well known to him and was not the type of person who usually drank at dances. Second Case James Leslie Campbell, who did not appear, was fined £2 10s for having liquor in the vicinity of a dance hall. Constable McMullan said eight bottles of beer had been found in defendant’s car.