S.M. COURT, TE PUKE

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXX, Issue 5703, 13 September 1911, Page 5

S.M. COURT, TE PUKE

BEFORE MR DYER, S.M.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1911

At the sitting of the Te Puke Court ob Friday the following cases W ere dealt with :—

civil CASES. R King & Co. v. Kohaia.—Claim for £29 12s 3d, for goods supplied.— Tud_ment for defendant by default. Albert Lemon v. Tame Paora.— naim'for £1 Is, for firewood supplied. Judgment for plaintiff by default. ""William Atkinson v. Charles Albert Turner.-—Claim for £4. Mr Arthur for plaintiff. Defendant conducted his own case. _ This was a dispute over the purchase 0 f a crop of oats, and ploughing, etc. Judgment was given for plaintiff for _2 8s 9d costs of court 15s, witnesses expenses £1 15s, solicitor's expenses f £118. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. B King & Co. v. Hune.—Claim for £15 "2s.—Order made for payment. SUPPLYING LIQUOR TO NATIVES. George P Ford, of Maketu, was charged with supplying liquor to | natives frr consumption off licensed

Mr 0^ J. Hodge for defendant, who pleaded' guilty, without being aware that he had broken the law. ■_ The evidence adduced showed that Fori employed some natives to repair „ his launch and pull it up oa the beach on Sunday, June 4. After completmn til the work Ford shouted beer for the man. ' " ' . . Defendant was fined tbe nominal gum of 108 and costs of court 14s. The Magistrate pointed out that defendant was liable to the maximum fine of £50. Police v. Robert John Ware. The defendant, licensee of the Maketu Hotel, was charged with having kept his premises open for the sale of liquor on Sunday, June 4. Inspector Wright, for the Police, \ Mr 0--T. Hodge for the licensee, and \. Mr Bharp for the owner of the hotel. It appeared on the evidence brought \ forward that G. Ford, of Maketu, \rdered a couple of gallons of beer on iVeek day previous to June 4, to be called for at any time. As the liquor w% required on completion of repairs to hia launch, and the tide being favour able on Snndav, June 4, Ford called at the hotel on the Sunday for the liquor, which was carried to the beach by the licensee. -** Mr Hodge submitted that appropriation* had ttaken place when theliquor was- ordered, and therefore no sale resulttd on Snnday. Kthiroa Tapsell gave evidence to seeing the liquor carried to the beach by the defendant. : Mrs Ware, wife of the licensee, de- ■ posed that'she took the beer to the post office "paddock, adjoining the < hotel, on Saturday evening, and that ' thehqiior was taken fiom there on ' Snndny.' \ ' - Judgment was reserved and will be given next court day in Tauranga. 'J / GAMING CASE. ' -Hflgh M.. Stewart (game ranger) v. . Alfred George. , Mr Arthur for complainant, and Mr > O.'JAHodge for defendaut. r ' Thi9 charge was laid by complainant ■ against A. George on the ground that /he,did wilfully resist and obstruct the complainant iv the execution of his duty. " a v Evidence showed that in the game season, on May 7, Hewavt; and Maloney .v were y waitiug for poachers at the VWaieri bridge, at about half past seven . at night. George drove along in the " gig, and was requested to pull up by £. the rangers. *_ -Tbe defentanc submitted that he never heard the words used, but think- .- ing that perhaps highway robbers were iv the vicinity, as his horse had shied, lw kept on driving. Much legal argument took place in - tht definition of the word resist, Mr ~ Hedge contending that no resistance - could take piaoe wilhumt some connec- ;. tion between tho ranger and George or I -- his norae and trap. -'Mr r Arthur quoted several diotionar- ,£ lason the meaning of the word, which ; y in his idea, meant " to impede." I t„, Mr flodgc dwelt rather strongly on "/the fact of the rang,r "having in this " $*&> waited since the offence was sup , v PPsed to have oeen committed. lv .The magistrate dismissed the case., i , \ > A number of other cases were ad- | joarned till November 10.