RANGIORA.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8187, 1 June 1892, Page 3

RANGIORA.

Tuesday, May 31. (Before Captain G. A. Preece, R.M., A. Todd, and G. Cone, J.P.s, Esqa.)

Ihdecency.—Robert J. Hill, chargeq with this offence, was cautioned and aim charged. . '

Breach of the Peace.—F. Comyns and 3, Skilling were charged with conduct c&lctt* lated to cause a breach of the peace. The latter defendant was also charged "with violently assaulting Comym The police withdrew the first case against Comyaa. Mr Hill, for defendant, admitted the ' offence. Constabla Costin stated Comyna and J. Richmond were going to the Cumberland boarding-house, when Skilling came up and caused ,a row and the assault." Richmond had been attended by a doctor. Defendant was fined 203 and coats 7s on the firat case, or in default seven days' imprisonment; in second case £1 and costs £2 12s 6d, or, ia default fourteen days' imprisonment. A Judgment Summons Case.—G. Back* ham v Mrs S. I?. Brown, £$16 9s for rent of a house at Rangiora. Mr Spackman for the judgment. Debtor stated her property was Settled on trustees for benefit of her children, and from it was allowed her £4 per week for the maintenance of herself and family. The trustees wore willing to pay £2 per month towards the liquidation of the debc. The Resident Magistrate said he could make no order for imprisonment on anyagreementforconsentby trustees. more,for the judgment creditor, saidhocoUld but accept the offer made, and as defendant did not appear he asked that on order be made in defeat. He wished to ex* amine the judgment debtor. She had bsaa before the Court before in a similar case ia respect of the previous half-year's rent. On that occasion the judgment debtor gave the Court such unsatisfactory answers regarding her position and property'that the Resident Magistrate made an order for immediate payment of the amount ia one sum. 'To attend this case her expenses had been sent to the defendant, but she had simply kept them* He had a knowledge that the judgment debtor had £7000 in trusts which had been settled by herself on trustees, so that her creditors could not get at them. Further he might say that a month before, oM this rent m respect of which the proceedings were taken became due, the judgment ere* ditor, who had a quantity of valuable fur* niture, placed it under bill of sale to trustees, not for advances made, bo 6 moneys secured under deed of nadrt* gage made twelve months previously. She left Rangiora to reside in Chrietcharchj, and was now living in a house the rental of which was £65 per year. Mr Spackman pointed out that defendant, left Rangiora through the defalcations of a person Iα her employ, by whom she was practically robbed, and this might explain the necessity for her raising money oa the bill of sale. The Resident Magistrate said it would Dβ necessary that the debtor .should attend; the case would be adjourned'faf-»--w«elt» and they could have the evidence of the debtor or of her trustee. Appmcation.—Mr Spackman applied lot a re-hearing of the case of Morten T Nicholis, with Mr Beswick's consent, who appeared for the other side. This hod beea decided on appeal should be reheard* The Resident Magistrate said no intimation had been received from the Court, but the bearing, if ordered, could be taken on Jane 13th.