RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1060, 25 June 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before John Curiing, Esq., R.M.)", Tuesday, June 22. Charge of Illegal Slaughtering.

The Hawlce's Bay Boiling-down Company were summoned, on the information of the Inspector, of Slaughter-houses, for having, on the 11th June, at West Olive, unlawfully slaughtered one sheep, without being duly licensed by the said Inspector to slaughter cattle, contrary to the . provi: *sions of the Slaughter-house Act,. Pro» vince of Hawke's Bay, Session 12, No. 5.. Gavin Peacock, Inspector of Slaughterhouses, stated that on the 11th June inst. the company slaughtered a sheep without being duly licensed. He stated that a license had been issued to the company, but it had expired. He had not renewed the license, and had refused to do so. __ ;

Mr. Cuff, on behalf of the company, contended that there was no proof before the Court that the license had expired ; and^also that the Inspector was bound to issue a license if the persons applying for the;same were of unexceptionable character, and that the place for which the license was applied for is in a convenient and desirable situation (6th clause Slaugh-ter-house Ordinance). The Court gave judgment as follows. :-rThero being sufficient evidence, in ; the opinion of the Court, that the Boilipgdowe Establishment had slaughtered a sheep without being duly licensed, the penalty of £5, imposed by the Act, is ordered to be paid by the company ; but that it is obligatory on the Inspector of Slaughter-houses to grant the company a license, as no sufficient objection was shown by the Inspector, why this should not; be done ; and that this decision is ap«. plicable to every individual, not excluding persons denominated " butchers.',' .

Divine Service will be held as follows next Sunday: — Clive at 11 a.m., and Havelock at 3 p.m., by the Rev. A. Shepherd ; Meanee at 3 p.m., by the Rev; J. Townsend. •

GakrickClub. — From a notice in to-day's paper, our readers will be glad to! .see. that this club is fairly established. The scenery is being proceeded with, and what we have seen of it does great credit to Mr. Kemp, scenic artist to the club. We find, also, that the stage in the Odd-fellows' Hall has been enlarged; so that nothing seems wanting to secure success but steady rehearsal on the, part of intending performers, which, no doubt, will be seen to. Now that there has been so long a dearth of amusement in Napier, we heartily welcome this effort to supply a much felt want, and we anticipate for our readers and ourselves some pleasant evenings. :

Milton Cottage Ladies' School. — The examination of the above school (conducted by Miss Batham) took place on Tuesday last ; the Bishop of Waiapu, the Revs. J. Townsend and G. Morice, and some lady visitors being present. The prizes were awarded as follows :r-*First Class — General knowledge, Miss R. Mackenzie ; essay, Miss L. Harding ; writing, Miss Badley ; second prize, Miss Lindsay ; arithmetic, Miss Newbould. Second Class — General knowledge, Miss M. . E. Har-

ding; writing, Miss E. Worgan ; second prize, Miss Holder; arithmetic, Miss Sutton; essay, Miss Hitchings. Third Class—First prize, Miss Hutchinson ; second prize, Master White, Drawing —t Krst, prize, Miss L. Harding ; second prize, Miss Lindr say; third prize, Miss Badley. After. the prizes were distributed, the Bishop said that he must express the great pleasure he and the other gentlemen felt at $c". result of the examination, having each> pbser.v ; ed a decided improvement in the pupils shrce the last vacation.

Fatal Accident. — On Tuesday evening, as two men, privates in the 18th Regiment, Kelly and McAnnally, together with a boy, son of the latter, were returning in a boat across the entrance, after collecting, drift wood on the opposite side, the following fatal and distressing accident occurred. The tide was running out at the time, and the men not being able to pull against' it, the boat began to drift seaward. When it got near the pilot station, Kelly jujnped out, and held one of the oars, calling to McAnnally to hold the other end, but he seemed to be quite helpless, either; from alarm or at the distress of his boy, and did not do so, calling to Kelly to run and get help. The latter, when he saw the boat go outside, ran to H. Kraeft, the sub-pilot, by whom a boat was immediately put off and search made, which resulted in the discovery of the boat, bottom upwards, near the buoy where the steamers usually anchor. No traces of the bodies were seen; or have been discovered. We understand that McAnnally leaves a wife and family of four children,|the youngest beingonly six months old. The woman not being on the strength of the regiment to which McAnnally belonged, derives no benefit. A subscription in aid of the family has been raised in the detachment, and Captain Wray will be happy to receive further sums from the charitably disposed. The. amount collected will be handed over to the Superioress of the Convent for the benefit of the children,