WASTING WATER.

Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 14, 18 January 1881, Page 3

WASTING WATER.

Mr. A. G. Johnson, the Water Inspector, appeared against the undermentioned persons for wasting water belonging to the waterworks of the City Council. In several casesj it appeared, the defendants had been guilty of washing windows " and "water* ing gardens," this not being considered by the Council a legitimate use of the water. Mr. Johnson was not instructed to press for heavy penalties. Th« defendants were fined as follows: —John George Chapman, 10s and cost 3; William Eobert Edward Brown, do; Charles Heaphy (who did not appear, being absent in the country; Mrs. Heaphy, however, wrote admitting having used the water), do; George Brooks, do; Isaiah Fake, do. An information against James Smith was,withdrawn. DESTITUTE PERSONS ORDINANOB, Fredert* Boyd, carter, for whom Mr. Gordon Allan appeared, was summoned to show cause why he should not be compelled to contribute towrds the support of his sister, Amelia Sutherland, who was deaoribed as being in destitute circumstances. John Boyd, tailor, the woman's father, attended in answer to a similar summons. The informant said she wag a married woman, 25 years of age, her husband having deserted her nine months ago, and thepoEod were unable to trace him. She had two children, and had been maintaining herseli during the last few months by means of Be wing. The brother said he had a wife and three children, and earned £2 7s 6d weekly. The father also pleaded poverty. His Worship was not satisfied that the informant was entirely destitute, nor that the defendants were able to support her. No doubt, the case of a deserted wife was a very hard on«, but there was an institution in the city which was devoted to such cases, to which he must refer the informant. The cases were then dismissed. PULLING DOWN A FENCE. Joseph and John Dobson, Charles Jones, and Herbert Tedman appeared to answer a charge of having on the 29th ult. maliciously committed damage to a ppst-and-wire fence on the Wellington Hospital reserve. Mr. Chapman appeared for the prosecution. The boys' schoolmaster (Mr. Lulington) was requested to give them a good thrashing on their return to school next Monday. PROTECTION OBDEB. Sarah Windsor applied for a protection, order against her husband, John Windsor, who was a drunkard, and had subjected her to repeated acts of cruelty. Sergeant Anderson Baid that both man and wife were bad characters, one being as bad as the other. Order granted on payment of the costs, 7s. MAIirrSNAHCB.' Andrew Craig, charged with disobeying an order of the Court to contribute towards the support of his wife, Charlotte Craig, did not appear, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. A BOY THIEF. Louis Michalies, a Bmall boy, was charged with having stolen a purse containing notes and gold to the amount of £20, belonging to his uncle, Samuel Meyer, Taranald-street, yesterday morning. From what Mr. Meyer was understood to say, it appeared that the money was placed by him underneath a mattrass in hia bedroom yesterday morning, from which it was missed at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The prisoner, who lived in the house, was also missing at the same time, and was not arrested until 9 o'clock this morning, when he had the purse, .£l9 17s, and two pocket knives in his possession. His Worship regretted that he had no power to deal summarily with the matter, and the boy, who is 11 years of age, was therefore committed for trial in the ordinary way, bail being allowed in one surety of .£3O. Mr. Ascher explained that the money was his. not Mr. Myer's, he having advanced ib to the latter person (a bankrupt) for rent.