NOXIOUS WEED PROSECUTIONS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 948, 15 October 1910, Page 6

NOXIOUS WEED PROSECUTIONS

FIELD-DAY AT UPPER HUTT. > "'At'the sitting,; of, the Upper Hutt Magis--!. trate's Conrt i yesterday, Mr. Easeldeii, 5.M.,: presiding, a largo number of ab-', sentee owners-.of building allotakits. \ were - proceeded-against'ty 'Inspector Je- g ; ; kihson/' : of'■■: the'/ Department ;.oi' ture, who pressed for' deterrent penalties ; : •' in'v cases of-'absentees who, it: was alleged, >' : had ignored tho demands of the Depart-: ment that noxious, yreeds should be cut/ , or grubbed as. provided by Statute. ■ :. ; His .Worship; was,-; however, .-inclined to impose moderate fines 'as a . warning," and .'. limited theih. to 203..anrl costs, "at the /: .saine-tun.r'ihfdrming ■ the .inspector, that.-; *; should he have occasion'to again '.sum-.. : mo'ns' defendants' for.'- non-compliiince' 'vnth f. 1% notices •to eradicate ' noxious weeds, lie v • would -impose the. • "deterrent • penalties ; " ■asked for. / The following, is thex list of cases dealt: with—Department" of ' Agriculture versus :/ GeoTge Allman, Palmerston North, 20s. ' • fine and 7s;costs'; Isabella!). Cameron, Palmerston North, 20s;. and 7si. costs; Patrick A; Db Loree, Hnkanm, 20s. land / • • ' ioosts; peoond :• information // with- .:/ drawn j William Davis, Trentham, 20s. - and 7s. costs; W; MrHaUey, Carterton, ,20s;'.and 7s. - costs; A. MI. -Ivar, ..Welling- ~ -i ton; 205. : .and 7s. costs;; Bllen; MacMahon, , ,> Wellington;: 20s. % and7sijcpsts'; ; j:j J. ;'Mab-;,'"f.; !iu"aW,. Wellington, costsr : .v j j.''.W.', Martin, :Petone, ; 20s:: and-75. : oosts; ■ William. M'Leod, :Wellih'gtbn, / 20s.- and; 75./ -X" costs;' Henry 'A/'Wright,/Waigahui/ 20s. and 75. : costs ;Lydia Lankshearii WelUng- 1 /, ,/ ion, 20s: and'7s. costs (second inforroa-- ; tion- withdrawn) ; ■ J: M'Callum, Welling-. toil, '20s. 'and' 7s.?.costs; G. 1 , L. /Cornish, New.. Plymouth,: 20s.:and. 7s. costs (second ' : information withdrawn); Joseph Dalton, /> Auckland, > 205.-,' and ■ 7s;-costs ;- : Ji-. - Wellington, 205./ and;7s.;,: costs (second in- ... formation /withdrawn) j". ... Thon^as,. ■ Gordontcn, " ; Waikato,: ■ 205./' aid; .■ lis... 6d. • * / costs; Daniel'Thurston,'Tltuwai,. 20s. .and -'" r 7s.costs';- Jesse. . North,' 20s; and 7s. costs: / : :V v-/ In - a case ' against-.Whiteman Brothers, .. ,/ of Akatarawa,-.for. : iLUegediadult'CTation;of milk, the hearing; Mvastransferred to' / Wellington on the application of . the parties concerned. _ U ;. •.-■•A charge ; against v f ßobeTtNock, - ofyalighting.-, from. a /.tiraiit wHile mV motion, • v at fapper'Hutt,;\vas! ; dismissed,' the inagis-. - trate accepting -vdei'endaEt's esplaiiatioiL, •