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Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 39, 15 August 1905, Page 4

Some time ago the City Council adopted a series of bylaws relating to tramway matters, and amongst the regulations was one making provision for charging fees for carrying luggage and parcels on the cars. After the bylaws were adopted, the Tramways Committee become doubtful of the Corporation's possibility of evading responsibility for lost or damaged parcels. The regular tion adopted expressly stated that "the Corporation would accept no responsibility." The point in doubt was referred to the City Solicitor, who replied that by undertaking to cany parcels on the tramcars the Corporation became common carriers,, and therefore could not evade responsibility. In the light of this legal opinion the Committee has now to redraft that particular regulation. When giving evidence at the Police Commission yesterday two sergeants complained that promotion from the mnk of constable had made them out of pocket, notwithstanding the fact that they obtained an increase in salary of bixpence per day. These two ofliceis -were in charge of stations prior to their apnointment as sergeants, and their explanation for beins? out of pocket was the high rent they had to pay for houses in the city. They gave evidence of being over-worked and under-paid, and ono of them stated that some married constables in the city could hardly pay their way — in fact, were actually in debt. James Dennard Cody, the young man who was yesterday sentenced to three months' imprisonment on a charge of wife pretences at the "Upper Hutt, was brought before the Magistrate's Comt this morning on two additional charges —viz., of having forged the name of W. Goldsmith, of Wanganui, to a receipt for ! £18 10s, and also to a Savings Bank withdrawal notice. On ihe application of Chief Detective M'Grath he was remanded until the 18th inst. At the same sitting of the Court Andrew Jacobs, a, coloured man, who is buffering fronn an injured leg, was fined 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment. A charge against a young man of failing to contribute to the support of an illegitimate child was dismissed^ on the ground of the want of corroborative evidence. Judgment for plaintiffs was given as follows at the civil sittings of the Magistrate's Court this morning: — Bates and Lees v. William Tobin, 15s; Thomas Garland v. William Large, £1; Macdonald, Wilson and Co. v. Annie Grimes, £2 2s ; Margaret Carman v. Elizabeth Eberhardt, £3 Is 9d ; the New Zealand i Flourmillers' Co-operative Association (Ltd.) v. William Jounnax, £23 8s; Alfred Parish v. Roy Redgrave, £8 (order for immediate execution) ; Russell and Campbell v. Arapato te Kuru, £22. In the judgment summons cases of Bates and Lees v. S. Bloustein, claim £4 As 6d, and Luke and Co. (Ltd.) v. P. H. Leigh, claim £4 6s 6d, his Worship made no order. His Worship reserved judgment in the case of Turnbull, Hickson and Gooder v. W. L. Rce.% a claim of £20, balance of account fo^ work done. Councillor Winder expressed the hopfc at yesterday's meeting of the City Council that the Legislative Committee oj the Council would take seriously into its consideration the important judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal last wpek reparding the subdivision of land as it! bore upon the street-widening question. Councillor Winder said the judgment would go to make a large drain upon the Corporation, the matter affecting the revenue to the extent of several thousand pounds per annum. The , Committee should lake some action to- I wards getting Parliament to mecb' the case. Councillor Godber, speaking as Chairman of the Legislation and Jjeaseholds Committee, doubted whether the Committee could do anything in the direction indicated, bub the matter should receive the Committee's immediate attention. Mr. Justice Cooper delivered judgment this morning in the case of Williom Jay v. Arthur Hall, a claim for damages in connection with excavations alleged to have been made by defendant on his land iv Glenbervie-terrace, resulting, it was claimed, in loss to the plaintiff, who owns houses on the adjoining section. His Honour held that the work which tho defendant had carried out prior to October last did not act as a producing cause of the landslips, which would have taken place had no such work been done. He thought also that plaintiff's action •in building on an unstable and broken hi'.l.°ido and in adding to one of his houses and excavating last year for the foundations of a chimney for that house had been a considerable factor in causing those slips. Defendant's act in clearing away fallen earth in December and January last had not caused damage to plaintiff for which defendant was responsible. His Honour gave judgment- for defendant with costs on the middle scale and an allowance of £15 15s a day for two extra days. As a protest against the dilatoriness of the City Council in coming to a satisfactory decision regarding the erection of municipal abattoirs, Councillors Murdoch (Chairman) and Gibbs resigned their positions on the Abattoirs Committee. The Council yesterday evening, on the motion of Councillor Winder, and amid laughter, declined to accept the resignations. "Oh, I sayl" was Councillor Murdoch's exclamation as the motion was carried on the voices. Soveral owners of holdings in the Mangaraki" settlement having complained to the Lands Department that the roads wero blocked for traffic, aud that the Petone Borough Council would not effect repairs, the Roads Department wrote to the Council last night asking that the roads should be properly maintained, as they were in tho Borough, and the rattlers paid rates to the Council. The Mayor reminded the Council 1 that it was in respect of these roads that tho Council had forwarded a grievance to the Government. The Council declined to take over the roads, as they were not in a proper condition, and had stated that it doclined to take them over until they complied with the conditions laid down for private persons and municipalities in the Municipal Corporations Act. It seemed tlint tho Council finvply had to tako over the roads. Councillor Macfarlano said tho Council should emphasise its protest, and not submit meekly to what was an injustice to tho Boiough. The Government had not properly finished tlie roads, which weic only 12tt in width— the Municipal Corporations Act insisted upon 66ft streets— and the cost of upkeep was going to be a heavy one. In tho Kormandalo Estate better roads had been made, and a quarry had been ;riven the Hutt Borough Council. The Council decided to persist in its objection to maintaining the roads. So far the Council has spent no money at all on the Mnngaraki roads. According to the latest Sydney Referee, "The Amateur,'' the controller of the "boxing" page of that paper, ha.s arranged with Jlock Keys, the champion light-weight of Australia, to come across to Wellington to box T. Tracy, of this city. The exhibition has been arranged at the request of the .Wellington Centre of the Buxing Association. First-class expenses, a trainer, and retaining fee are being allowed the Australian visitor. The above information has al.so been received by Ihe Secretary of the .Wellington Ccn-