POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume XI, Issue 3198, 21 October 1880, Page 3

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

i (BefeJe F. C. JBarstow, Esq., R.M.) .il.'i.i: IDLK APPBENTICE. ! Edward Boale, an apprentice, charged with a broach o£ tho Masters' and Appren■tires' Act, 18G5, by disobedience to his master, Thomas Wardell, by refusing fo do his work. - ■"'■". ~ ii Adjourned by consent, on the application of Mr Edward Smith, until to-morrow, Mr Cooper "being unavoidably absent BREACH OF SHBKP ACT. :Joscph Woodman waa charged with a breach of the Sheep Act, 1878, by permilling 157 sheep to be landed at Kohimalaina from the schooner Omaha before they bad'been inspected by an inspector and b°fore a certilicate had been given. 1 pleaded euilty. iMr Howard said the captain had committed the offence in ignorance of the law, and there was no Inspector at tho port of departure. The sheep were perfectly clean when landed. He, therefore, hoped tho Bench wonld inflict a nominal penalty. i His Worship said after the statement ot the Inspector he would inflict a nominal tine of 40s; but this must not be regarded ks a precedent. . . I The fine was paid immediately, the captain remarking that he was ignorant of the passing of the new Sheep Act. A DESERTED WIFE. Mrs Buck applied for tho admission of her two children to the Industrial Home as she desired to get a situation, her husband havine deserted her eight years ago. Sub-Inspector Pardy thought the case was one for the Believing Officer, and not for the Industrial School. His Worship said ho had an objection to sending children under the age of 4 years to the Industrial School, as it interfered with the training ot the elder children. If the committee liked to admit the younger child, they might do so, but ho would not break through the rules of the Home. Ho would nee Mr Graham before taking my action in the matter. Sub-Inspector Pajdy said he would sec Mr Graham respecting the matter. His Worship said he could not put the youn»er child into tho Homo, and to put ho older one in wonld doprive the mother of her assistance in taking care of tho vonngcr children. THE WnANGAMATA SBIZURB. Sub-Inspector Kenny applied that the spirits seized at Whangamata on the Bth might be declared forfeited, no claim to them having been made within the prescribed period of ten days. Sab-Inspector Kenny gave evidence as to the seizure and the absence of any claim to the goods. , , I The Bench made an order that the goods I be considered as forfeited and condemned. His Worship :Do all these liquors come within the category of spirituous and fermented liquors? Sub-luspcctor Kenny': I do not know whether "lime-juice champagne" comes, within that category. His Worship : I think we ought to cmpannel.a jnryof three teetotallers to try the | question. .■- ■< ■ • Sub-Inspector Pardy :We had better send to the Custom-house tor iuformation. "His Worship : I soothe regulations do not very well lit in with the Act. The supposition is that tho condemnation shall be made by the magistrate of the native district in which the goods were found. This is not a native district. Sub-Inspector Kenny : The Act says the most convenient place. His Worship : That was ignored by the regulations. The Act says one thing and the regulations say another. - His Worship drew attention to the discrepancies between the 3rd and 15th sections and the regulations with regard to the place" where the condemnation should be made and the disposal of the goods. Sub-Inspector Kenny after examination of the Act and regulations concurred with His Worship. He also applied that a portion of the proceeds of the goods seized, should be appropriated to the informer. After some delay he produced a bottle ot

the mysterious compound (lime-juice champagne), nud stated that tho Collector of Customs was unable to send over an ollicer, as they wero all engaged, but he had scut over a bottle of the lime-juice champagne to be tested by the Court, The bottle was opened and tested, aud found to bo fermented aud alcoholic. The liench made an order that the whole of tho fermented and spirituous liquors seized be sold by public auction after seven days' notice.