NOTES FROM KAUKAPAKAPA.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXX, Issue 5123, 23 January 1874, Page 3

NOTES FROM KAUKAPAKAPA.

Thk annual mooting of tho settleis of Kaukapakapa was held on Saturday, tho 1 7th mat., to elect a now committee to conduct tho business in connection with the school. ("Joneral satisfaction was expressed relative to tho pi ogress of tho pupils. It uai, however unanimously agreed that tho houin of 4 hool attmdance bo hvo dutmg tho Htiinmor months, in placo of four as hitherto. Jt was also agreed that tho prizes should l>o given at tho close of tho present half-year, for prog 1 ess aud proficioncy in each subject of tuition, also for good conduct and regular attendance. It wai pioposod and seconded that the old c>mtnittoo retain ofiico dnupg the ensuing yeai, \w. , Messrs. It Sinclair, L. Dye, <J. Siinuock, G. Murray, and M. \J. Ifonry. It was also do cided that Mr. Jleuloy should contiiiue to fO'iipy Iho cli.nr. Tho chniiman waB request* d to m iko arrangements with the Hclioolmastor to keep n gular minuto books nf tho children's attendance, piogross, etc. Tho meeting then resolved itself into a ine»tmg to consider ways and means for tho Koneo uhich is to como oil at tho Hall on Thursday, the 2'2nd instant, and to draw up the pioj»r.unmo for tho entertainment, which is full ti> repletion of tong'i, uddrcases, and rmiMcil intei]>olutions. Hcgrot was expressed that tho Soiree was not more fully advertised, but it appoarcd that the otnmission was accidental and unintentional ; written notices wera thoiefore arranged to he sent to Wainui, Helensvillo, tho Wado, and Komokonki. Tho Soirco is to concludo with a ball, that will probably make tho Hall r<-<«>iiml till nearly daylight. — [Corrct-p'm-dent I

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A LL KG 11) K KC 1' IV I A ( .' a K ) h N A i t)i.« Tlmiips 1'olico (Joint ou Thursday, befoio \V. L ( 'iuscr, J&=(j , It M , there weie two ohnigos preferred against dealers ia old metals heio of having uulawful'y in then possession cuit.uu metals recently stolon from Captain bontei'a battery. Tho hifet chargo waa against David Kennedy, foi Laving 49011). of metal consisting of stamper shoes, l.iho bottoms, broken cans, and doora of stampe'-boxos, which had latily been stolen funn Captain Souter. Mr. Tyler dcfuudcil. Tlio evidenco of Henry Iluckstep, tho boy who was convicted of having stolen tho metal last week, was taken. IIo sold Homo of the pieces produced t > the defend,mt, obtaining (is. for thrco octagon falso ho'toms, which wore very littlo worn, ,iii(l weighed about lewt. Ho also stated that K( in oily promisod to g.ve him as many straw I MiiLS as ho could cat, and that if at any timu ho had large lumps of metal which he could not cany, ho would lend him a hammer to break it it up, and send a cart foi it John WatsoD, mauagir of IVico Brothetd* fouudty, gave ovidonco of his having chased the boy ouco when ho had thr atampir bottom. Ho ran into Kennedy's yard, whero he dropped tho metal, and ran away. Wi(nesa told Konucily that tho metal was [stolen, aud, in consequence, defendant did not pay tho boy for that piece. Ho said the valuo of those, us old iron, would bo di. purowt., but there wtro three of tho false bottoms whiih wero almost new, and were worth 20s. or 22*., and six door pieces, which wero in (Jouit, were valuo for 5a. each — Other evidence »as tak«n, and Mr. Tyler contended that theio was no evidence ot a guilty knowledge, on tho part of tho defendant. — His Worship sa.'l tho evidence did not go auflitiimtly far to establish the chargo f u!ly, but tho fact of his telling tho boy that he would supply a hammer to btcak up tho metal, and a cart to fetch if., and tho whole surroundings of tho caso went to show that lie had not or.orci'-e'l thu caro which an honest dealer should have douo. Ho considered men of this class wrro responsible for the mult of tho rising generation, and if over .i conviction was aecured against any one of fclu m ho wou'd deal severely with them. Hu held thoso people who received and puidiased from buys hko thiae, responsible for tho juvontlu depravity of tho colony. '1 he aecu'ed ;i!toi a reprimand aud caution w.is dHth.ir^ed. .S.umiel Alexander was then chargpd witli having in .his ijossossion 20lb. of copper which h.ul bjon stoltu from olF tho plat> s of N >ut« r's l>attery. — William Souter gavo evi(Lnco of hu battery havnig bocn cnteiul and the copper stolen. It would cost X10 or CI2 to nplacu it. — Michael vJomoy, tlio bov who vv ia convicted a few daja ago of fttc.tling this copper, gavo evidence to tho olltot that tho comnr way stokn by hitnso't and tonic other bjya. He told it to Mr. \1< xi-idor. 'I ho iiiat l.^tsold weighed 201bs., fur wliicli he lecuived 53. The second wni a smaller lot, for which he received 4^(\.— John VVatton givu evidenco that old copper vr as woith 7<i. per lh. — His Worbhip, in giving judgment, Haul that sou e might bo improvident enough to throw away old iron, which way wot th t)j. per cwt. ; but in luch cases as tins, whero r «ai lu own that copper such .is that was only tued for copper plutm or Hhips' iottoins, aud that tho old copper Wai w orth (ilia, f cr cwt., it could not be auppose 1 that any person would bo iinpiovident enough to throw it away. The piobabdity, theietore, of :v guilty knowledge* on tho part of tlio do'endaut waa much greater in this c iso than iu tho other, lie could not have imagiucd that tho boy carno by it honestly. Tho prebumptivo ovidunco waa very strong, but ho gavo the defendant tho bunt iit of tho slight doubt iu bit) mnul. He felt frightfully annoyed that people should be found on tho g6ldliold dealing with tho childion without unking tho strictest inquiries from their parents and tho police, oud tho hand of every father of a family on tho goldficld should bo raised against them, Tho accused was then disuhargod. — [Thames Correspondent.]