WAIPAWA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4831, 3 February 1887, Page 3

WAIPAWA.

[own correspondents.]

This day.

After lunch yesterday the cases remaining at the R. M. Court were prolonged, but few, just sufficiently so to prevent the R. M. getting away till morning. Burnett v. Robertson was a claim of £10 for a so-called gelding. Plaintiff was engaged by one, Gibson, to sell the animal to Robertson or anyone else on commission, and it was sold to defendant with six months' credit long since expired, and now defendant sought, for what at the time seemed somo mysterious reason, .kept in the back ground to repudiate Burnett, insisting that he bought it from Gibson. Mr Gould, for plaintiff, shoWed that being beneficialed through his commision he had a right to sue, while Mr Loughnan held that because when the debt appeared hopeless, Gibson offered to settle for £8 paid down, the agent's interest lapsed, and only the original owner had any such right. The Bench decided that the £10 must be paid to plaintiff, with 28s costs, 17s witnesses' expenses, solicitor's feo 21s, and refused to give time.

The real case tlien canie on in which Robertson sued Gibson for £50 damages caused by his employer, Mr T. P. Russell, bythesaid horsebeiug turned outouWoburn estate, it not being castrated as alleged to have been. Mr Dick appeared for defendant and denied having made any such representation as would entitle plaintiff to recover. Evidence was taken showing that a futile bargaining took place between the parties, in the courso of which defendant said £10 was too much, how he ultimately bought the horse and turned it out on his employer's run where there were a couple of valuable mares, who and whose progeny had been injured thereby possibly to the third and fourth generation, and how he neglected to remote or properly castrate the horse for three months after hia' employer's manager had drawn his attention.to what was amiss. Ultimately the case was adjourned to next Court day at Mr request, in order to produce evidence to show that another, entire was running in the; paddocks at the same time, on the condition that he paid solicitor's fee for the day. The final ease was A- McLennan v. Tuhare. Mi? ' Loughnan appeared for plaintiff, who, it is needlessto say, w;as an absent man, arid Mr "Gould for-, defendant, who admitted the account, excepting certain items. 1 The Bench struck out £5 odd charged for interest, arid Mr; Loughnan agreed to accept a judgment for £4; 4*. Cc},the balance remaining, wlth ; 4Qs .costs, solicitor 21s. ; V .. -, , ■ During the day a ' Revision; Court was held to hear objections to the roll of electors under the Rabbit Act. Mi. Padey. Sheep. Inspector, the returning officer appointed under the Act was present and some formal corrections were made at his instance, _but there were no objections to tho roll, aud it was passed accordingly. The ordinary meeting, of the Waipawa Courity Council will not be held to-iorrow, being postponed till Monday next, when a special meeting will be helcf to confilirtn- the. special order for a special rate of -J dto repay t u P loan,"repassed at i\speojlal meeting held a moth 'agbY 7 , v- \'■■■-' Mr ■younghusband of Danevirke at-, tended the R.M. Court yesterday and laidan information against Herimingsen, for attempting to. murder ijnd it will 1 be beard'«ftsh.».#% 7 : ; 7 V; :

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