OPUNAKE.

Hawera Star, Volume L, 17 May 1930, Page 5

OPUNAKE.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Air R W. Tate, S.M., presided over the monthly sitting of the Alagistrate s Court at Opunake yesterday. Judgment was given for plaintiff by default with costs in the following cases: Hughsons Ltd., v. E. AA . Briscoe, £3 9s Id (costs £1 15s 6d) : Opunake Power Board v. Palo. AV imams, £l6 11s (£3 2s); C. AI. Clare v. M. Lawn, £2 19s 2d (£1 13s 6d): C. AI. Clare v. Joseph Bradley Its 6d (8s) ; Pihama Dairy Co,, v .A. A msen, £l2 2s od (£2 14s); H. AI. Bartle v. Thos. Perry, £24 13s (£4 5s 6d) • M Bropliy v. Joe Tamakaha, £ls 2s 6d (£39s) ; Taranaki Hospital Board v. Fred Ema, £99 3s lOd. (£5 14s 6d). JUDGAIENT SUAIAIONS.

William Thompson was ordered to pay Roy Nicholson and Bennett £lO 11s 6d, with cost® £1 Is, forthwith, m default 10 clays’ imprisonment; B. Ivenny was ordered to pay Ohas. Smith £1 5s 6d forthwith, in default two days’ imprisonment. P, O’ Keefe was ordered to pay S. Aitken £8 12s 6d forthwith, with costs los 6d, in default eight day's’ imprisonment, the warrant to” be suspended on payment of 10s per week. NOXIOUS WEED CASES,.

There were several cases against natives at Parihaka for failure to clear ragwort. jYIr. F. W. Sutton, the inspecter, said that nothing had been done by the occupants of the land, and damage had already been done by the seeding of the plants. The area of the land was 83 acres, occupied by three Alaoris Tatua Patara, Rina Patara and Hetua Patara. Eaclr was fined £3, with exists 17s. . Hoki Karatau and Tauapita Aloeafiu, ■occupiers of a block of 20 acres, were each fined £3 and costs 17s. The ease of Fred Ini a was then taken, the inspector stating that defendant had done some work and promised' to have the land stocked with sheep. For these reasons, defendant was fined only 20s and costs 17®. STRAY STOCK. On a charge of permitting three, cows to wander on the South Road, A. H. Moore, who wrote pleading guilty to the charge was fined 20s, with costs £1 11s.