RANGIORA.

Press, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4712, 8 September 1880, Page 3

RANGIORA.

TUTBDAT, SkPTBMBEB 7. Pefore C. Whitefoord, Esq., 8.M., A. H. CoimiDgham, 3.0. Boys, and 8. Hoywood, Itqs.j Gossb Numakoe. —J. C. Lock, 3. Niner, J.Patterson, and W.Wilson were charged -nth allowing gorse to spread from their hedges on to the main road fronting their sections, and neglecting to grub up the young gone and remove same after notice. Mr Gretaon appeared for defendants. Mr Wilson d—L sot appear, having cleared the gorse, and isssb agreed to pay costs of these proceedings. 3. Tlbtaapscn, surveyor to the Ashley Road Board, stated that he had examined the places reftff-etl to, and had given a certificate to tho Beard te the effect that the nuisance existed, sod the Board ordered the present proceeding*. The Board directed that the gorse on the reads should be grubbed up. By Mr Gmeen—Never raid that the Board would be satisfied if the gone was mown off and then burned. Had not heard Mr Dick, a member, ssy that plan would be sufficient. For the defence J. Patterson said Mr Dick had stated it would answer to cut the gorse of with a scythe and then bum it. He did so. The other two defendants showed that fines ths proceedings the road had been •cksred all but in the ditches. Mr Gretson -pointedont that thenoticegiv'sn was only signed by "S. Barwell, Chairman,'"' and there was nothing in it to show that it emanated from fee Scad Board, he further contended that defendants understood they might cut the gorse down and burn it as stated. The Besident Magistrate stated the notice was an informal one, and the Bench taking the evidence that defendants had cleared the road as Erected by Mr Dick, who, as a member of w Board, would be taken by them as one *s«ng with, authority, had decided to dismiss the case without costs. They thought it wtHad be wiser in future if instructions were only erven by the Board. Had ii been known wo • last court day that the surveyor had w« detained a few minutes by the rise of toe aver the cases would have been re-in-«*««***i—wnt costs of new *rummons. Chm CABKB.-F. HomH v J, Francis, w 4*6** indgmenfe for plaintiff, wnonnt to 08 prod ia, per xoonth, or in default one jsaa s imprisonment. Judgment was given «_Jj3~_-ffs in the following cases *--W King, £1 16s; Same v*W. f! s«"* £J Is 6d; D. Five* vT. Dench, |*Us SW. Chapman vW. Morrison. £36; *_***saßro».v G. Donaldson, £3 4s 6d- G °°wdtsm v W. Sloane, £3, struck out.