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New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5183, 27 June 1878, Page 2

GORSE-COVKRED ROADS. Three cases of more than usual interest to Highway Boards were brought before the Resident Magistrate at Otahuhu, on Tuesday, 25th June. Mr. J. Wallace, Mr. C. J. Crago, and Mr. Freeman were charged, on the information of Mr. Shackell, acting for the East Tamaki Highway Board, with having committed a breach of the i'ublic VVorks Act, 1870, by allowing gorse to spread from hedges bounding land occupied by them into the public road, and neglecting to grub up and remove such, after being served with an order from the East Tamaki Highway Board to that effect. The gorse having been for some years a serious nuisance in the district, the cases were brought to test the question of liability of occupiers. Mr. Alexander appeared for Mr. Shackell, on behalf of the Board, and Mr. Armstrong on behalf of two of the defendants. After the examination of witnesses, proving that such gorse was an injury to the road, and the arguments of learned counsel on the legal points bearing on the cases, the Magistrate, Mr. Barstcw, gave a decision in favour of the Board, and inflicted a fine of 40s. on Mr. Wallace, with costs. The case 3 agaiust the other defendants having been admitted, a fine of 20s. each was inflicted, with share of costs. The magistrate warned defendants that they were liable to a tine of £5 a day for each day they neglected to obey the order of the Board.—[A Correspondent.]