ASHBURTON.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12731, 18 February 1907, Page 5

ASHBURTON.

At the Magistrate's Court on Friday, before Mr V. G. Day, 5..v.. ! Frank Morcan was charged with order- : ing liquor without giving the name of ! tlio person, for whom the liquor was ! intended. Defendant was fined 40s and ' costs. A similar information against i William Bushell was adiotirned ti'i I March 22nd. Walter MdfUky, Chnst- • church, was charged with delivering to : lioorge Bales, a resident of th© Aehburton uo-lioense district, a package containing port wine, without labelling it, as required by the liquor laws. Th» j same tlefewJant was further charged ' with failing to send tbe requisite totice to the Clerk of the Court. Hii i Worship said the information waa for delivery to a person rtaiding in the dls | triot. It not delivered to a per- ! son rrsiding in th© district according ; to circumstanoes, but delivered, to a pwreon in Christchurch. That inforI mation did not lie. Defendant was ! aware that tbe liquor was coming into j the district and committed a breach in j not sending notic© to the Oerk. Tho delivery must take placo in tho district to make the defendasrt liable on t'ho first information. That was a reasonable construction. Tlie informa I tkm for delivery would be dismissed. In regard to failure to labeJ, His Worship regarded that a.s a teeiinical offence and inflicted a fin© of 40s and j ©cftts. Andrew Stnraeon was charged | with failing to provide for his three

children in the Christchurcb Industrial Rewiring Home. An order waa made that defendant should pay 3s a week towards the maintenance of each chiSd. Flora Allan Chalmens aaed Jsmes Chalmers for maintenance on tho grounds of desertion, complainant algrng that eh* had to Hre h«r home on account of defendant's conduct. After hearir.g evidence for the complainant, hie Worship said there was not sufficient evidence to jnstify the making of an order, and the information would be dismissed. In the cfl£ee of D. Miller and Co. (Mr I'phntn) v. Janws Tait. claim £6 3s 2d. and same v. Gecrge Tait. clrim £S 12« Gd. juds:--ment was given for pi am tiffs'-by default. William Mors-- (Mr Buchanan) Rued Francis Sin Hair Shearer (Mr Acland) for C 2 3-4 6il. for shearing done. The <-'im of £1 18s 2.i has Been paid into Court, and judgment was givon for that amount. T!j? for tlie Ashbu'rton boiwugh fcr 1007 ha* just be<>n completed, the ratenbU* value be.ii.v £26.(57f). a/s n2.1 inst €2'i,211 yc:ir. The inerenye is thus £113, tlv- snrillest for mny years. On the WW, :\?«<(~ ment the ii:eicac was £1180 over the previous year.