CARTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 653, 2 November 1909, Page 5

CARTERTON NOTES.

-The returns of the local Magistrate's Court show that. during tlio past quarter 41 civil cases wero dealt with. The aggregate' amount sued for was XSS3 18s: 9d,, and' the amount re r covered ,\£296.145. Id. Two applications were heard in Chambers, and two oWers,'other than -ludgment summonses, were made. Twentythree plaints wero entered and ton,distress warrants issued. : ,Two judgment summonses were also issued, and throo orders on judgment summonses wero. made. Within a .radius of two miles the bailiff served 22 summonses and other processes, while outside this area ' 36 , were served. Six distress warrants were executed. The amount of civil foes paid in stamps was •£2l ss. The .licensing fees paid in 1 stamps amounted to 15s. The criminal returns show that 28 persons were ; taken into custody—five from tho person, twelve for breaches ol the Polico Offences Act (two of whom wero females), six for breachea of the Licensing Act (including Ono woman), two under the Destitute Persons Act, one man and ono woman under the Lunacy Act; and two under the Carterton Borough by-laws..Of these, five wero'discharged aad 23 were summarily convicted. Nine paid finiis.Jhreo elected to undergo imprisonment in i lieu on paying fines, three suiforcd peremptory imprisoiiijion,t, five orders were mado, and/three persons ;wore convicted and discharged with a caution.. The' amount of criiUfnal fees paid in stamps 45., while the amount of fines paid ill stamps, waß, .£l4 155,, making h jtotal of J!1(J 19s. Six old/ ago pensions woro granted, two refused, eleven renewals made, and one discontinued; o Eight applications for pensions are pending'. ' , Tho rMentlyrforined association which has been organise;\to deal with tho, small bird nuisance, has already purchased 5601 blackbirds' aud thrushes'.'eggs,-arid 273 dead birds." .' Tho Wairarana South County Council has decided to grant the .application'of tho' Wollingto'n 'Ityrmbrs' Co-opernnve Meat Colnpany fof'a water supply, from the) county vwater-rtico headworks," (it a fiio of iS3O per "nnum, the pico to bo a twelve-inch ono,' and the agreement to be froni year to year;. Tho pipe is to be'put iii on a ','ovel, and the company will bo. required to pay all cost in connection with tlio supplyIn civso of drought, tho ratepayers and the borough aro to liave' first clnini on tho waters