RANGIORA.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8932, 24 October 1894, Page 3

RANGIORA.

Tuesday, October 23.

(Before H. W. Bishop, Esq., S.M., A. Todd, and N. Whatman, E.qa., J.P.s)

Slaughter House Act.—Edwin Feather Lobun was granted a license to slaughter cattle on his farm.

Tub Gokse Nuisance,—Richard Wellwood Lobun did not appear in the case adjourned a month ago, in which. the Ashley Road Board charged him . with neglecting to clear gorse growing on- a public road. Mr Helmore, for the Board, called a witness, who said that the only attempt to clear the gorse had been about an hour's work with a shovel cutting the tops 'off. The Magistrate said that a month's notice was given, then three weeks elapsed when the information was laid, and a month's adjournment was granted to allow the work to be done, so thab there was practically no defence. The defendant had some misfortune by the death of., a child, and the penalty would be made a, comparatively small one of Is a day for twenty-one days, and if the clearing waa nqt .carried out .the Board could next apply to have the fine of 20s"a day inflicted. -- . . Youthful Hodsebbkakbks.—Two boys, 17 and 11 years respectively, weie charged with entering the house of Mr Lyndon, on Sunday afternoon, and taking aibrooch, match-box, half-sovereign, and 4s : 6a in- silver. They were watching cows on the road, but seeing Mr and Mrs Lyndon leave their house, entered, And had ransacked one of the rooms. Restitution had been made by the parents, one of whom said he,had well thrashed bis son. The Magistrate said as the boys were evidently sorry for their conduct, and their parents had * promised this should not happen again, they,would be discharged, the boy who had not been whipped to be. castigated by his father in presence of the police.—ln another case two boys, seven and ten respectively, ad* mitted entering the jeweller's shop of Mr F. D. Lane. The elder one said he did it by putting his hand through the window. The constable here explained that, having passed his hand through, the boy witb a long piece of wire opened acatchand got inside. The same place bad been previously entered. It was stated their lather was dead, and the mother could not attend. Mr P. Hill, who appeared aa guardian, said tbe mother let the boys have too much of their own way. The Magistrate said he was loth to . send them to. the Industrial School, and should order them to be well whipped. In these .cases the parents were too often to blame. He thought for one day there had been- too many of these cases, and any more of them would have to be seriously dealt with. Ciym yC—i .«_--PressCompany v J. Groahinski, £2145; judgment for plaictiff, J. Timmea v Fiutey, £3 3s 2d tendered; judgment for balance of 5* 4d for piuntiff,