SHORTLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1345, 9 March 1868, Page 4

SHORTLAND.

BESIDBNT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Thursdat, aiABCH 5. (Before James Mackay, Esq., RUT.) MJETBBS v. Eyre.—ln this case tho plaintiff sued the defendant, who is surveyor for this gold-field, for the plan of a claim upon <his gold-field, surveyed t>y him. Mr. Dodd appeared fur defendant. Plaintiff alleged that he had made repeated application for the plan.—William Crick, a detective constable deposed that he had for some time acted as clerk to the Warden. He recollected having received £2 2a. from the plaintiff in October lust Uβ had paid over that money to Mr Baillie.—Dudley Eyre, iworn, deposed: lam gold-fields surveyor. I know the Royal Standard Claim. I was asked to make a plan of that cKim, and the plan was made by my assistant. I brought the plan down; it is re ii-tered. I was not paid for the plau. Mr. Baillie said that Mr. Crick had paid me. I was not paid by Mr. Crick. Mr. Baillie did not pay rae. I saw the money paid by the plaintiff, two sovereigns and two shillings.—The Bench said it had no course but to order n nonsuit. At the same tima the plaintiff would be saddled with no costs but the professional coses, as it was clear that the action had arisen through tho neglect of a person in the Gold-fields department. The Magistrate addtd, " You will hand that plan over tr> the plaintiff, Mr. Eyre. I tell you ibis not as ResHont Magistrate, but ae Civil Commissi >rter for this gold-field. I will Bee that your two guineas is paid " The plan was handed over, and the parties left tho Court. Occopting La:st> with iut a License.—Robert Burns was colled upon to answer a charge of having occupied a portion of a declared gold-field, not being the bolder of a miner'ri riuht, on tho 17111 February last—Tho defendant admitted having been on tho land, the Tararua blnck, for ten days. He produced a miner's right for the Karnka. i'he Court asked ■why be had not had the miner's right transferred? Defendant pleaded ignorance, and whs fined 5s and eosts. Edward Bettick was fined 10s and cost?, for cutting wood on the same blo-:h, he not br-ing the holder of a miner's righ'. Fourteen days allowed l"or payment of costs. Charles Cunningham, charged with the Bimo offence, was fined 2s GJ, »a he had taken out a right next dny. Richard Cross was fined 2a Gi for the said offer.ee. John Dickey was charged with the same offenco, but as his nvimr'u right was not marked for any block, the case w.is dismissed. Jamea O'Brien, charged with tho .inmo offence, was fined 5s Bd, 6s 6d costs. Two weeks given to pay. Alfred "Wileon, same offence, pleaded that he h dno miner's right, but had bought the wood from the natives, and produced a receipt for the sime f-ocr. certain Maoris, the Bench eaid it was a question for the Government as to whether the ground belonged to the natives or not. It would bo a very curi me position if every native that Ciine along was to be paid for the wood, The na-ne of the block indicated a diapu 0 " "Whakatete ;" the Maoris could not decide to -which of two tribes the land belonged, go they decided to divide the money arising from miner's right between them, lined Is and costs. Frank Simpson was fined Iβ and ■costs for the same offence, and on the eame grounds. Thomas Cross paid 2a 6d and costs for the eame offence. Job Davis, fitied Is and costs. James Sullivan was callnj and did not answer. He •was fined £30 and costs; in default, distress upon his goods, or three months' imprisonment. Jamvs Delaney v. Jamss Constaktike Boyd.— This was a claim foi wages for f hi* weeks' work. A promissory note for £6 was put in by the plaintiff Wr. Leary appeared for the plaint.iff, Mr. Macdonald for the defendant. It appeared from the evidence that the work was done for one John Cleary, and the plaintiff now sue J not alone for the amount of wages due, hut also for th<» amount of the promissory note. —Judgment for plaintiff for £6, being the amount due for work performed. Aβ to the promissory note, that was payable on demand by Cleary. Costs to follow judgment, but no professional costs to be allowed. Oouit adjourned t> following Friday at 10 a.m.