LAW AND POLICE

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11986, 7 June 1902, Page 7

LAW AND POLICE

SUPREME COURT. A short sitting in chambers was held" at the I Supreme Court yesterday before Mr. Justice j Gonolry. Probate was granted of the wills of the following deceased persons: Margaret Franz (Mr. Fitzherbert), Harriet Lawson (Mr. Styak), Emily Golcbbro' "(Mr. Brookfield), Jessie Norman (Mr. Brock). Donald Hugh MeKenzie (Mr. Clayton). Letters of administration were granted in the estate of Edward Bower (Mr. Stewart). Leave to sell real estate was granted in the estates of Robert Stephenson McFarland (Mr. Tylden) and James Clark (Mr. Clayton). Monday, August 4, was fixed for the first hearing of the claim of 0. S. Newton (Mr. Campbell), for compensation for land taken under the Public Works Act in Albert-street. POLICE COURT NEWS. Mr. T. Hutchison. S.M., presided at the Police Court yesterday, and Sub-Inspector Mitchell and Chief-Detective Grace conducted the prosecutions on behalf of tho police. _ Drunkenness: Three first-offenders were discharged with a . caution. Frederick Wooler, a second offender, was fined ss. Indecency: James Henry Piggott - and Samuel Fullcrton pleaded guilty to charges of committing grossly indecent acts, the former in Albert-street and the latter in Karangahape Road. The police stated that nothing was known against the defendants prior to the present charges, and they were convicted and discharged. Fullertou was also convicted of drunkenness as a second offender, and was fined ss. Charge of Vagrancy: A gray-haired man named William Burgeu pleaded not guilty to a charge of being an idle and disorderly person with insufficient lawful moans of support. Burgen, who had been arrested at Papakura, said he had been 21 years in Auckland. He made an unintelligible statement I to the Court, and was remanded for a week for medical treatment. Charge of Assault: Frederick Williams, who was defended by Mr. J. 0. Martin, appeared in answer to an amended charge of assaulting Ambrose Boarpark. The further evidence of two witnesses who had seen the men exchanging blows having been taken, the case was dismissed. Committed to an Industrial School: The lad Charles Williams, who was, convicted last week of wilfully damaging two tombstones at Devonport, was committed to the Auckland Industrial School, and his father was ordered to pay 4s a week towards his maintenance. Insanitary Premises: William Monaghan was charged with allowing an accumulation of filth to remain on his premises at Eden Terrace, to the danger of the public health. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr, H. Campbell appeared for the prosecution, and evidence was given by W. Pocklington and W. H. Butler, clerk and inspector of nuisances respectively to the Eden Terrace Road Board, and Dr. Makgill, district health officer, the last-named stating that the condition of defendant's premises was both a nuisance and a danger to the health of the neighbourhood. Defendant was fined £5, with £2 13s costs, and ordered to abate the nuisance within 24 hours. The Infants' Life Protection Act: A fine of 5s was imposed on the keeper of a home under the Infants' Protection Act for neglecting to make an entry in a record book, as required by the Act. NATIVE APPELLATE COURT, WHANGAREI. : (Before Judge Scannell and Judge Johnson, I and Assessor Nikokima. Poutotaka.) ! The Court was brought to a close on Wednesday, June 4, by the hearing of the appeal ! case by one Henare Panoho, a native chief, against a decision dated the 25th day of August, 1699, partitioning the Whatitiri No. 13 Z. Henare Panoho claimed that a part of the land should be his, he having for many years occupied the said ground, and planted on it, building a house thereon. It was proved, however, that he had left the land for some years previous to the division appealed against being made, and that the land in question.had been fairly and justly divided amongst those who had been proved to be tho rightful owners. The application was dismissed, the deposit of £4 19s 6d made to the Court by appellate to be paid as follows: £2 to go to the defendant, IT. Tito, and £2 19s 6d (the balance) to be placed to the credit of' the public account for expenses incurred by the Court in connection with the case. The appellant was allowed six months to remove the fence erected by him. Case No. 9, appeal re Kiripaka No. 1 E. No. 3 A, by Tame Haehae Werengitana against a decision given on September 11, 1900, appointing successor to Mcteria Werengitana: This case was settled out of Court amongst the natives. Case No. 11 Ngatta Pomare appealed from the decision of Native Land • Court, dated October ' 20, 1896, appointing successors to the interest of Here Pomare, alias Hare Pomare Te Tawhewhe, re block Pukeokui, in Poroti. Ngaua Pomare was proved to bo under age; but the former division was proved to be incorrect, in so far as that Hare Pomare had more children than had been alleged when the division had been made, so that their names were inserted by the Court. --[Own Correspondent.]