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Evening Post, Volume LXXII, Issue 67, 17 September 1906, Page 4

The Otaki-ManukAU Co-pperntiTl Dairy Co., Ltd., has sold its output fojf the coming season at Hd. P«r lb. An elderly man named Henry Wallac* was to-day (sentenced by Mr. - ElddeiJ, S.M., to one month's imprisonment, ott a charge of having insufficient means of support. The police gave evidence in. support of the charge, and stated tha* accused had recently been sleeping ijj tiw Botanical Gardens. For insobriety, Jamcfl Glynn was fined- 205,, in default tbxe« days imprisonment, one first offendop was similarly doalt with, and four othrrn were each fined 10s, in default forty, eight hours' imprisonment. A man named Patterson, represented by Mr» Toogood, was fiw.d 40s, in default sov<ft» day§' imprisonment, on a charge of bay« jng stokn two silver tankards belong* in ff to Arthui V. Lodder Alfred Lacey 9 for whom <Mr_ Levyey appeared, • woe r»» mandod on bail until Monday on'a charge of having, on tho Bth September, obtained from Wm Henry Naoh £3 7e 'ansj Goods valued at 3s by means of a valuo* less cheque A young mar- named Gil* bert .Thos. Ricketts ms con-rioted og theft of a watch and chain belonging fr) A. JS Cox, vools valued at £4 belong* inff to Thos. Ljnton, and £6 10s in cask j belonging to James Towersey, and wn« i Gentenood to one month's imprisonment. The police stated that accused only cam*) out to the colonya few months ago. T"n« charge against Wm. Geo. Mareden, wh» pn Saturday was charged, at fho u»« otanct' of hi» father, with theft, woa withdrawn. John Thorpe wao remanded! till Fridey on a charge of theft at Fetidinc of a dog valued at £2 2s, the property of Arthur Wm. Parkei. The inquest held on Saturdaj' concern* in" the death of tho men found dead in a gully on the Wadestown Estate oh Friday morning failed to dirclose th« came of deceased. Dr. JTyffa, who mad* a post-mortem examination of the body, said he was of opinion deceased was be- [ twosn 55 and 60 years of age. Ther® wcg a large wound at the right side of the throat, a growth on the right upper jaw, also on toe meek, a tattoo-mark of nn anchor, heart:; and cross on the left arm, and a thistlf on the other. There" was aleo an anchor on the back of tbo left hand. Arthur Penny, manager oi! the Willowbank* boaydinghouse, Plimmer's Stens, identified the body as thai of John Mailing, whom ks last saw olivo on the 19th May. Witness recognised osrtain articles of clothing, und said deceased had a carbuncle on the side of his nose. Benry Starr and Robert Costelio, Seamen, expressed the opinion thaft the body wws that of a seaman and caoual! labourer named Fred Brown (also known as Fred Hcdgqlong). They recognised the clothing on: the body as th^t of deceased's, who ' had been missing from* tho Otago Buffet for about a month. Evidence vrps aUo given by Constable Hulke, Valence Hardie, and Detectivei Lewis. The jury returned a verdict that dicoa&ed, name unknown, committed aui« cido by cutting his throat witU a razor. " ' First catch your hare, then coolv it,' " is a sound pxio.ni (says the Wairarapa Daily Times).' The great sf'N«b has told us how to cook ha. hare, the sixty odd Shepherd Kings whose estates he has promi&ed to the small settler; but he nas not caught it yet. if hia\ Bill is likely to go through, the sirty odd victims will have at least a start, will certainly have time to get out of the road of the M'Nab greyhounds. Tb« Minister promises freeholders two million poundrf worth of properties out oi the big estates; but, if the owners tak* time by the forelock, and even a haro will do thie, it cecms to- us that it wUI be"!uttef!yvimpo&ible for M'Nsb to keep Uig promise. Did not two clever men, Messrs. Seddon and (M'Kenzie, on a former occasion, try N to outwit th« big owners, and did they not fail? Wa resiwct Mr. "M'Nab's abilities, Dut _w» feet pretty certain tint, though ' they may enable hhn to cook his hare, they will not suffioe to citch it The hare id strong enough and cl«v«r enough to get away, and really is unlikely to make any demand for public Gympathy. As fa* as abstract justice is Concerned, it poseeases righis, but, in New Zealand, ap» peals to this point of view find a very unsatisfactory respoa??." In the Magistrate's Court at Invercar* pill, last week, Mr. S. £• M'Carthy, S.M., made some very strong commentfl on tb« action of a woman (a wife x>f » defendant jn a maintenance case), wh« had written a private letter to him. Th« woman had asked tho magistrate to tak» charge of her husband's wages, pay th« cost of keeping the family, and then pay the charges in connection with some of the children, who had been committed to the industrial school, and eho threatened to communicate with the Minister for Juiitico if Mr. M'Cftrtby did not comply with her extraordinary request. Dealing with the threat to bring bis conduct under the notice of the MinUte* for Justice, 'Mr. M'Carthy Eaid : — " I nm frequ?ntly pestered with threats of this sort. Sometimes they are made ii| a very veiled woy in the Court, and at other" times they come to me through the medium of the public pr«r«. Sometimes they arnvo by medium of a privat* letter. I wish to wy that whenever th* time comes — thank God, it hasn't com* yet — when a magistrate- Ls supposed to be a mere puppet for persons who imagine they can bring political influence to bear in order to shape decisions in their favour, or influence the conduct of » magistrate, then it will bo time for every Eclf-respectiug magistrate to retire. I for ona will pay no attention to this sort of thing. Personally, I would sooner break rtones on the, roads than be influenced by such threats, and I wish U» tell these people that their threats will not have th» slightest effect oh me." The directors of the Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, in the report to be laid before the annual meeting of shareholders, stato that nfter having made due provision, for bad and doubtiuJ debts, depreciation on stock end plant, and paid ■ auditors' fees, the not profit on tho year's transactions i» . £13.433, to which has to be added £7005 carried forward from last year's profit and loss account, making the total available for division £20,438. Tho directors recommend tbo djstrjbu* tion as follows t— Payment of dividend on paid-up capital, 6 per cent. ; payment of bonuses on paid-up capital, 3 per cent. ; bonus to shareholders oa their purchasos, 3 per cent. ; bonus to employees on tbsir salaries, 3 per cent. ; ana a. bonus to managers and to heads of such departments which have shown a substantial increase of profitable trado during tho year ; to carry to reserve £5000, which will then stand at £25.058. After paying the Government inenmo tax, and placing £200 on tho employees" accident fund ana honorarium, to directors, thero will remain a sum. of £5013 to carry forward to no\t year's profit and loki icsount. The directors state that the business of tho essociation has increased considerably during the year, and is of a sound and profitable nature. The stocks ar« now, well selected, 'suitable for the trade, and of good vuluo. Tho bui'dings _ and plcnt are in good order and ropair. The properties aro worth considerably more than <ho book values. Tho sfaft is efficient and capable The retiring directors are Messrs L. Caselberg, D J. Nathan, and D. Donald, who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-olection. Tho auditors (Messrs. R T, Badham and W. B. Chnnnolls) also oflfo* thomsolvcs for re-election. A final notification th»t iho eharo-list of the- New Zealand Investment, Mortgtge, •nd I>opostt Cp., Ltd., will close to-mor-ro\v is rnodo to-day, *nd intending applicants for chare* should sand in thoir nw plications by to-morrow evening.