TO-DAY'S COURT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9302, 19 March 1907, Page 7

TO-DAY'S COURT.

(Before Mr A. Turnbtfll, S.M.)

Judgment was given by default in the following cases : — DaiOey v. Turakina.; £3 7s lid aoid coats 15s 6d. Crabbe v. Kahui ; £5 7s and dosts 36s Crabbe v. Kapa; £3 5s 8d and costs 20s> sd. Qabbe v. Ponana : £5 3s 5d and costs 355. Crabbe v. Matoe ; £9 and costs 355. Crabbe v. Te Wehi; 15s 4d and costs 15s 6d. Crabbe v. Rahanui ; £5 3s 7d and costs 255. Glynr. v. Ponana; £4 4s and oasts 19s 6d.

Pratt v. Niefeon; £6 16s lid and 26s> 6d.

OVERDUE RATES. Boirough Councif v. A. A. Fantham ; £1 2s 3d and costs.

Borough Council v. M. Fantham; £1 16s 4d and costs.

JUDGMENT SUMMONSES.

Smith v. S. S. Corrigan; claim £3 3s. To be paid forthwith, in default seven days in gaol. Judgment will be suspended if ihe amount is paid in monthly instalments of 15s.

Robinson v. Joseph Smith, claim £3' 13s 6d. To be paid forthwith, in default seven days in gaol. Judgment will be suspended if 13s 6d is paid now and the balance in monthly instalments of 15s.

OVERHANGING HEDGES

Borough Inspector v. C. E. Major. This was a charge for not trimming hedges as lequired by the by-laws. Defendant pleaded guilty, but stated that he oould not understand why this persecution or prosecution had been made. The fence had been growing for 25 years, and was considered by most people an ornament. Even if the population grew to a hiundred timos wha+, it was now there would be ample room for all to pass. He owned that the hedges a littile on the path,, but he had always spent a lot of money on trimming every year. He had sptoken to several councillors, and they had deoied that the foreman had authority to proceed. He wanted to know why a survey' and elaborate plan of tho streets had been mad© for the purpose of getting a case agaiinst himself and one other.

Fined 2s 6d and qosts 7s. DRIVING STOCK IN THE STREETS.

Pol?ce v. T. J. Andrews. This was a charge of driving stock alongside a public road without a permit during prohibited hours.

Sergeant Bernard deposed that defend ant had 100 stock at 10 p.m. going through Nonnanby.

" Mr Scllsnr, for defendant, said that defendant bought the cattle «tt Eltham, and arrived later than was expected at Normaaby. This was the first case f<*r a considerable time, and he asked his Worship to disoriss it as trivial. Defendant was fined £1 and costs 7s.

OTHER CASES

Crabbe v. Tio/na Judgment by consent for £2 8s Ad, cost} 12s.

CoLman v. E. Downey, claim for £3 9s lid. Plaintiff deposed that Downey had stayed with bin at various times sino> March, 1905, and the statement of claim was correct. Defendant stated that he had stayed during several years at Mr Cblman's. He had an arrangement for 3s per day, and had paid at different times, but gob few receipts. Plaintiff denied the existence of any agreement, and judgment was returned for the amount claimed with costs £1 11s

Crabbe (Mr Foy) v. Manaia, claim £20. Defendant admitted part of the liability, but objected to the interest charged. After hearing the evidence on both sides his Worshdp gave judgment for £19 4s 6d. with costs £2 8s 6d.

The Maori boy who was charged with theft at Normanby was cpnvicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called vpon. His. Worship impressed upon the boy the yerious nature of the- offence, and told his fatter to d|o his best to prevent a recurrence.