RANGIORA.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7382, 7 August 1889, Page 6

RANGIORA.

Tuesday, August. 6. (Before C. Whitefoord, Esq., R.M., and 12. R. Good, Esq., Mayor.) Dog Registration Act. —W. J. Boyce, the owner of a dog over the age of six months and unregistered for fourteen days, who did not appear, was fined 10s. W. Carboy. R. Bailey, B. Bradley, M. Fitsgibbon and O. FitzGerald, who had registered their dogs after service of the summons, were respectively fined 5s and costs. Applications.—On the motion of Mr Wynn Williams, the Resident Magistrate said so soon a«» convenient he would, with himself and Mr Gresson, who represented tbe appellant, settle issues for appeal in the matter of a case heard at Kaiapoi, Parnharn v Weston. Also, on Mr Williams' application, the Resident Magistrate said in the case of Rider v Anderson, as the counter case Anderson v Rider had been decided in another Court, the judgment of this Court would operate.

Civil Casks. —J. Kennedy v A. McCaron and wife, a claim for £25, the value of a quantity of articles, including a watch, locket, brooch, and earrings, the property of the late John Elkin, of Girder bridge, and his wife also deceased. Mr Gresson for plaintiff, Mr Spackman fpr defendants. Plaintiff was administrator of the estate of the late Mr Elkin, who was hla daughter. After a considerable amount of evidence had been taken which tended to show - that the deceased (husband and wife) hadgiyen Mr McCaron, who had nursed both oil them in their last illness, the jewellery, ami (hat before bis death Elkin bad made out a list of the goods on bis place which were to be jsshk and all Odtelde that list waNp be giy§*f to her, the Magistrate Said fpat he Waa satisfied thit tbe more vttlt-able articles had been given away before death, and %he others had been taken with tne consent and approval of Elkin's e&ecjsiota. -It ***» altogether a very p9*twf. Judgr men! for defendant,