KAIAPOI.

Press, Volume XVIII, Issue 2551, 5 July 1871, Page 3

KAIAPOI.

Tuesday, July 4. [Before G. L. Mellisb, Esq., R.M.] Wife Desertion.-~ Oarneli is Donovan was brought up in charge of the police, on remand from Temuka, where he was arrested, on a charge of having deserted his wife ahd family, living at Kaiapoi, since October last. 1 Ha made no defence, i When arrested he had on his person £5 65.., His Worship ordered' him to. pay 15s weekly towards the support of his family, payment for three weeks in advance, and 30s paid to -his family from the Charitable Aid Fund, to be deducted from the amount in his possession, leaving" him sufficient to return to a road contract he was working at near Temsika. Cattle at Large.—James Baker, the ovmerpf. fqi_r Headof cattle found straying on a public road, was charged with that ofience. Defendant pleaded that they were not sti-aying within the town, and that he was not _ware he could be prosecuted for their straying on to any other roads. Fined for on. bead ssand cost* Hngh Anderson, the owner of one horse was .fined 5s .and costs, the same having strayedin the town. Civft, Case—Belcher and Fairweather v «obert s Ashworth.; claim £12 6s; judgment «* plaintiff for amount and cost-; defendant <uu not appear. .-,.. .. - > I-TTERPLEADER—R. Wilson v. M. Lynskey ~in this case plaintiff claimed two wheels -na a wheel-harrow, seized under distress defendant, bailiff to the Kaiapoi -Plaintiff explained he had'sent the l^L* 0 ftt . Waeksmifh's shop to be tired, wheelbarrow had been lent, when iney were distrained upon by 'defendant, actmg in the case of Kerr v. Anderson. *"« hearing the eviden6e his Worship Hi,- 5:1 tfae were to be returned to P*aintifi, and gave judgment accordingly.