THE COURTS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 35, Issue 9388, 9 October 1903, Page 3

THE COURTS.

(Before J. M'Ennis, Esq., S.M. . .., axd Waudex.) M AGISTR ATE'S.'COURT, NASEBY. Friday, October 2. The hearing of the case K. Moore v It. Beattie (claim, £l3 Us 3d; conntcr-claiiu, £22 1 (Is) was continued. On the suggestion of the' magistrate, counsel for both sides a-freed that all the evidence heard in connection with the claim should apply to the counterclaim. | It. Beattie stated that he started to work on the Otago Central In June, 1901. He produced a miner's right he said lie took out four days liefore he went to, work. It was dated 13th-J line. He also produced a " "paper which he said contained an extract from the books of his foreman showing the date. He had no i dealings with Moore about the house before he started to work for the Government. He bought the property as itstood for £GO. No time was mentioned for thr payment of the money, nor was anything said about, interest. Witness also gave evidence of dates of payment, which bare already been mentioned. On one occasion he asked Moore for the rent he had been collecting, but was.told.to mind his own business. He al-id swore positively that the payment in June, 1902, was for £lO, and not for £2, and nave his reasons at length for so saying, and when he disputed with Moore about the amount, Smith owned up that he had got the money. When he bought the place there was a range and a grate i» itConstable Leimn and Constable Johnstone nave evidencetotheeffeetth.it on the 2nd June, 1002, Beattie had got into their hands, and when discharged received back £ls 2s lid, among which was at anvrate one £5-nute. Jno. Reid and W. Ouffie gave evidence ns to Beattie's character. Counsel having summed up at considerable length, His Worship reserved judgment. Monday, October 5. Joe Ifun Que (Mr TJjorring) v Jno. Burns (Mr Kirk) —Claim, £ls, for bite from a dog. The claim was made up of:—Loss of three weeks' wages at 7s per day, £6 6<; three weeks in the hospital at 30s per week, £4 10s; and the balance for special damages.— In this case His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for £l3 10s, made up as follows: —Hospital fees, L 4 10s ; wages (12 days at 5s 6d), L 3 6s; special damages, LI; court fee, LI 6s; Dr Church, LI; two Chinamen (5s a day), ilOs; interpreter, LI la; solicitor's fee, LI 6s. WARDEN'S COURT, INASEBY. W. C. Parker and J. Parker (Mr Hjorring)—Exchange of title of water-races.—Adjourned on Mr H jorring's application for a month. A. Williamson (Mr tljorring)- Residence site, near W. Dowdle's residence.—Granted. R. T- Stewart (Mr .Kirk).- Special alluvial claim, 20.va<fj-rining.Geo;' BroVo's claim, Little Kycburn.— Granted. ■ . . Joseph 'Preston (Mr^Kirk).—Water-race. Withdrawn. ". ~. ' ..: ... ■■■ Joseph H Preston (Mr Kirk)— Exchange of title of water-race—Granted Same—Leave to carry water' in a race other than ttie one fur »uicn it was granted - Granted Same—Surrender water-race license —Withdrawn R Paisley (Mr Hjorring)-Extended alluvial claim, sa, D Robinson's Gully; near Naseby—Granted, on condition that when it is necessary to* remove any of the fences on the claim, applicant does so at his own expense Same—Branch water-race—Granted, .:. subject, to conditions agreed to...hy applicant and the party through whose paddock it passes A and G Brown—Dam, near Lennane's residenceGranted W Mawhinney (Mr Eirk)—Surrender waler-rauc licenses-—Accepted Same Water-race, 2 heads; commencing in Cromb's land Objected to by Sirs Packman The objection having been lodged owing to a misunderstanding of the true position, it was withdrawn, and the application was granted