LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10021, 7 January 1896, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

- # ONEEUNGA S.M. COURT.-MoNDAT. , [Before Mr. K. S. Bush, S.M.J Boßouon Council v. R. WEBB.-Claim, £1114s Bd, for rates. Judgment for plaintiff, for £419s and costs. -Borough Council v. Michael Yate?,Claim, £512s lOd, for rates. Mr. Richardson (collector) appeared for the Council, and Mr. Hesketh for the defendant. An adjournment A was granted, on the application of defendant, : and on resuming the collector withdrew the • ■ „-4 claim, stating that he had agreed with de- -';fc? fendant's solicitor as to payment of rates. .. A ' 'M similar claim against Mrs. E. : Yates was .',' dealt with in the same manner. ■■;'';_.,;'. j.M .''-, Doo Rkgistrab (C. K. Jeffs) v. S. Lyell. —For hating an unregistered dog.' .Fined 53,' *•; and costa, 7s. ; lV . \;\>y. ,v\ ~•/,.-.", ■ v ' tity .; The case of J. C. Condor v. Mangere Highway Board.was again adjourned till next Court-day. >.;,,,',„ ! g '. A number of cases wero withdrawn, and' 17 cases settled out of Court. •'.;.,,/'■ J ""' ' . "r h : -:; i OTAHUHU POLICE COURT. • Saturday, January 4. [Before Messrs, S. Luke" and Q. B. Button .P.'«. ' : •: .■ Larceny.—JohuStartnaway, a young man, about 23 years of age, pleaded guilty, to steal- ; ing from the Criterion Hotel,, Otahuhu, one : suit of serge clothing, two,linen shirts, three ties and an under-vest, of the value of about i ; "' ~ £3, the property of Mr. Bunting. As • this '. < was a finit offenoe, ami as ; the young man - : had heretofore borne a good character, the : irf Bench dealt leniently in the mutter.' The- ; .< accused was sentenced to fourteen days' im- '•,'.'! prisonment, with hard laboufr-rlOwn< Car* * Ki respondent.] - . 7 '' ' ' , i i- 1