RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 11, Issue 822, 29 January 1867, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

': Waixa&a, Jk-svARY 9, 18(J7i-'v- [-■/ :\ (Before G; S. Cooper, Esq., E.?£— Mprenft and Karauria); Assessors.) 5 :; ; s Eegina, on;information of Karaka, v. Te Hapuku. —Horse stealing^ D»ism!ssed^ii^ the absence pf evidence of a felpnioqsunft&t.« i Iwikatea v. Pukututu.—-Eor rassauiiang;;; '. the wife of defendant. "DismissiecL' **""'""■■'■-^^ (Before G. S. Cooper, Esq., R.M., and B, Sfcpkes; Esq., .TP.) •/,',;. ; Cowper w. Durand.—Assaidt. Dismissed. • Ciyil Cases. (Before G, S. Cooper, Esq., E.M. Beauchamp v. Cracknell. -— Claim for , wages, £11 4s. 6d. Settled out of court, Russell v. Poututu.-—Debt, £81 6b. 6d. Judgment confessed. Porikapa v. Miller.—Cash lent, £2 10b. Paid into court. Moroney v. Clowd.—Debt, £218s. Settled out of court. Campbell v. Ihakara. —£3 18s., balance of price of a horse. Judgment for amount claimed and costs. . Cowper v. Durandi—£2, damages for trespass of pigs. Judgment for amount claimed and costs. (Before G. S. Cooper, Esq., 8.M., and H. R, Russell and S. Looke, Esqs;, J.P.'fl) Tiffen v. Chapman. —£3 25., damages for sheep worried by dogs the property of defendant. Judgment for amount claimed and costs.

January 14. (Before G-. S. Cooper, Esq., R.M., and J. D. Canning, Esq., J.P.) Eoderick McDonald, of Te Aute, appeared on his own recognisance to answer the charge of A, J. Halpin,. of Waipawa, for that he did, on Saturday, the 12th January instant, violently break open the door of the stable attached to the premises of the said A. J. Halpin. Defendant having expressed his contrition (informant not wishing to press the charge), was dismissed with a caution. The same person then appeared to answer an information of the peace, sworn by the said A. J. Halpin against him, for having threatened "to make hawk's meat" of the informant. Bound over, himself in £10 and one surety in £5, to keep the peace towards all Her Majesty's subjects, and especially towards said A. J. Halpin, for three calendar months. January 15. (Before GL S. Cooper, Esq., R.M.) Hori te Awatua v. te Manihera.Toti.— £35, value of 3 horses had for benefit of defendant. Judgment for £34 and costs, or on payment of £1 and costs and delivery of 2 horses of the respective values of £25 and £8, satisfaction to be entered. Hirini Okeoke v. Tawhai. — £10, value of 2 horses had for benefit of defendant. Judgment for £3 and costs. January 17. . (Before G. S. Cooper, Esq., R.M.) Waikato v. Crackneil.-— Debt, £1 10s. Settled out of court. January 18. (Before G. S. Cooper, Esq., R.M.— Morena and TeHarawira, Assessors.) Te Manihera Toti v. Hori te Aroatua. This was a claim for £88, being value of 2 horses, some greenstone ornaments, blankets, shawls, dresses, &c, given as wedding presents on the marriage of defendant's son. Judgment by the assessors, that one Horse should be returned to plaintiff; defendant to pay costs.