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Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 260, 1 November 1909, Page 3

An important fcifm cafve, involving same hundreds of pounds, comevs on for hearing at the D&rgaville Court on Tuesday. Certain Maoris are suing several local gunibrokers jointly for alleged unla-Trfu! seizure of {rum, and dajiiages for detention of the sa.mp. It is considers! that the case will last seme time, a.% t'herp will be a very large number of. witnesses to examine, and the ia ibristling with law points. AltogrOher, Mr. Dyer, S.M.. pramiees to have a busy time. There are over piphty civil, sixty judgment, and a dozen criminal case* 30-t down for hearing, including an important licencing case. Mr. Tole, Crown Prosecutor, is expected to arrive by the steamer on Tuesday morning. Green peas are now being sold at DargaviHe at 2/0 per peck. Some fine crops are recorded, a.nd notwithstanding t*he earl-mess of the season pcnLs are well filled and of good size. The Ka-ipara Ste-a-mship Company ha« resumed the running of the Awaroa on the Heleiisville-Dargaville service, thq Aotea, which has been withdrawn, being placed on the slip at Helensville. The Northern AVairoa Da.iry Co.mpany (■■writes our correspondent) is now producing 45 boxes of butter per day. The main reason for the increased output is that in addition to a number of new, euppliere, old suppliers to the factory have so increased their milktng herds that a corresponding supply of extra cream i≤ available.