RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2237, 7 April 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

April 6. '~...' (Before Janxes irulton, Esq., H.M., anct John Batligate, Esq., J.P.) DatrjsrjSENNßss,—Donald Bang and liatn Richardson were each fined 10a, orsenft 24 hours to gaol'; 'and George Macdqnald was fiued.2o3, or scut 48 houra to gaol for the above offence. , AITLICATION FOE RK-HEAUIKG. Mr Wilson > applied; for a re-hoaring in. the case of Abbott v. Simpson. Mr Macaasey opposed the l-e-hearirtg, and tha "" Bench determined to reserve its decision, till Thursday. v . APPLICATION KOK A LICENSE!. Julius Jeffreys applied for a license for a slaughter-house about mid-way between, the Forbury road' and- St. KHda. Me Jeffreys ur^ed that the promises for which, het asked the" licensie were only to be usedt lor the slaughter of sheep, and that ihet whole ; of the offal would be removed eyerjjr; day. The slaughter-houae was 35 ch^inai;.; ffrom the nearest! house.' The Cpm&iwsionei* of Police objected td the grattting of ihe license on the ground^ that it was, abstird to ask for a license lor the aluuglvter |>f sheep .only, as if the'license were granted; anything might be slaughtered there. Inspector \Be van? explained tha situation of the proposed slaughter yard, snd> deposed that it would be a nuisance 'to persons roaidingfin tlieneigabburKood, and; to persons visiting the Ocean -Beacsf. for .| the purpose of recreation. Mr JMf'lbdoe appeared, on the part of a nuntfbfer iof the residents,in the peighbourhood io oppose the grafiiting of the license.. He | pointed out that the grariting of licenses for private slaughter-yards wooM > operate injuriously ' against the pu lie alaughtor-yards.propoß6d to bo constructed by, tneCdrpbratioii^ sad tliat^the granting of this particular .license would cause »,.,. iauisance ite ;th6 ;r«i3sidenta 'in'1 tUe 'i|«Mfe-»-.> boturhood, and ti>-partiea visiUng &»*> * Ocean Beach for tHepur|iose of recreation. The*Bench.waa of opinion that thcsre.waa a luatural objoction on the part of resddenta to alaughter-houacs in tbeh1 neigh- . bourhoodj but could not see that there was sufficient ground of objection shown, *.

th« nearest houae was 35 chains distant, *nd the license was for 12 months only, so that if Mr Jeffreys did not keep tho pr«mi»e» perfectly clean, the police could complain, and the license bo refrained tbo< following year. The application was granted, : p j XTSUOHTKO Lamps.—Henry Crono was fined Is and costs, for not keeping his lamp lighted at tho Bay View Hotel, Maitlaria street. Robert Blake was fined la and costs, for a similar offence at Blake's Hotel. W. IX Haydon was fined la and costs, for a similar offence at the Bull and Mouth Hotel, Maclaggan street, Bthay CATri;B.~-Thoß. Grainger was charged with allowing a cow to stray on the Porfcobello Road. The ease was dismissed, Chas. 11. Jessam was charged with allowing his horse to wander in the North East Valley. The cjwo was dismissed. Cakeh vximi Byb-Law Ko, 3,-~ Robert Neill, for allowing his horse-to wander in George street, was fined 2s Gd and coats. Jas. Wilson, who did not appear, was fined 2* Gd and costs for allowing his horse to wander in the public streets. Georgo Elliott was fined 2s Od and costs for a similar offence, George Cross was fined Is and coats for a similar oftence in Duke street. James Wilson was fined 5s and costs for allowing threo horsfts to wander in the street?, Janet Adams was fined la and costs for allowing a calf, her property, to wander in George street. Thos. Ramage was fined Is and costs for allowing a cow, his property, to wander in St. David street. Miller Anderson was fined 4s and costs for allowing four cows, his property, to wander in Walker street. Albert Walker was fined 2s 6d and costs for allowing his horse to wander inj3eorge street. Thomas Donlon was charged with being at such a distance from his horse and dray m hot to have proper control over them, and fined 10a and costs, William Buskin was charged with allowing h»s loaded dray to remain six hours • and a half near the footpath in Maclaggan street, and was fined 2a Gd and costs. JNFOItMATIONB BY INSPFXTOK NIMON. Robert Neill was fined 2a Od and costs for not keeping his premises clean, and thereby creating a nutsance. Jaa. Seaton was charged with driving a horse along tho footpath in Cumberland street, and was ftned fia and costs. W. J. Honningham waa charged wif-h neglecting to keep his promises clean,-and thereby creating a nuisance. Mr Henningliam pleaded that instructions had been given to several nightmen to remove the nuisance for a long time, and that they had neglected to attend to it. The case was dismi.'sed. David Hutchison was fined»sa and costs for allowing stagnant water to lodge in a drain on his property. John Wilks was charged with neglecting to clean tho back of his promises in Walker Btreot. As he had only just gone into occupation, the case was allowed to stand over for a week. Mary Ann Sutton was fined Oa and coats for neglecting to keep her premises in Walker street clean. Margaret Rochfort was fined 5a and costs for a similar offence. Davied M'Ewan was charged with allowing two cows to stray in Clyde street, was fined 2-s and costs, J. D. Murks was charged with allowing impnro water to lodge in his collar, and waa fined 5a and costs. IKKOUMATIOKS BY THE TOWN BELT HANCSHtt. Frederick Barton was charged with allowing his horso to wander on th« Town Belt. The Bonch thought that ft wits rathor stretching the meaning of the Byelaw to bring informations of this nature under i 1;, and decided to allow this and tho other informations under tho 36th Section of tho Depasturing Act, against John Matheson and others, to stand over fora week. The Clerk of the Court ex-, plained that it w«a by his direction the information had beon laid, as he waa anxious" to have the question setttled. At tho request of tho defendants, howover, who objected to tho waste of time in having to attend the Court again, the caaeß were gone into. Tho cases againstFretlorick Barton and John MatheBon wow dismissed, James Aitcheson was charged with allowing 'Mb goat to wander on tho Town Belt. Case postponed for a week. Neil Douu liis was charged with having allowed hia horise to wander on tho Town Belt. Tho caao was dismissed. Richard Fitziimmons was charged with allowing throe cows to wander in Clyde street. Tho case was dismissed. Information by tub Market TnBPKcxoit.—Jameß Camithers was charged with h:« wkingwithQutulicense. The Market Inspector deposed that on tho 18th inst., the defendant was hawking a dray load of potatoes for sale. On being Bpokon to, ho promised to got a license, but did not do so. Ho afterwards sold the potatoes to a Mr.Mcenan.,' Tho Bench questioned whether the fact of bringing in a load of potatoes, and selling the whole load at onco, could be construed into hawking, and amonded the information by making tho charge one of selling vegetables in tho public streets, without having first obtained a lieonse. The defendant was fined Is and coßts.