PRICE OF COW CLAIMED

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1932, Page 6

PRICE OF COW CLAIMED

COUNTER CLAIM FOR GRAZING. MAGISTRATE SETTLES DISPUTE. Alleging that £5 10s. was; owing to him for . a cow, William F. McCullough, stock dealer, sued George Lamplough, butcher, at ’ the Stratford Court' yesterday. lamplough counter-claimed for £lO for grazing on the grounds that McCullough used Lamplough’s paddocks for’holding stock. The cow was condemned 7 at the .abattoir and ;the : compensation -was collected by Lamplough. Mr. R W. Tate/ S.M.,- gave judgment for McCullough for £1 10s 3d (the compensation). with costs £2 9s. Lamplough was non-suited on the counter-claim. McCullough said he did not sell the cow to Lamplough. The latter was short of ;' -a - cow ■ aiid • took one belonging to McCullough, from Abbott’s paddock. Lamplough advised McCullough Of what he ' had done and agreed to . pay £7 . for the cow. The. cow was killed on October, 1930, and the day. afterwards Lamplough said it, was condemned and advised McCullough not to pay the man from whom- McCullough bought it. McCullough did not take the advice. The compensation on account of the cow s being condemned was received by Lamplough. When he went bankrupt in 1929, McCullough continued, he owed Lamplough Bros. £lO. Cecil. Lamplough. pressed him for the amount, and McCullough, said George owed him £7: for a cow, but Cecil said he was: not- concerned with that. McCullough • and George agreed ■that as the cow was condemned the amount owing on the animal should be reduced to £5 10s.. That was never paid but/McCulloughdid-pay, after, he was discharged from bankruptcy, the £lO owing to Lamplough Bros., though-he was not/legally obliged to do so. s ■ George Lamplough-said that two years qgo - he< was the unemployed with cheap meat and he wanted a beast one, ntbrping. He-met, McCullough and purchased .the cow..frojn him. McCullough put it into, the . abattoir and it was i-condemped., :He . told. McCullough and suggested he should not pay the vendor of’ the .animal,. Lampl° u l>l l gave McCullough to . , understand. that he would not stand ■ the loss and McCullough told him not .to ; worry about it. Tbe cow w-as killed, oh September 15 and the . compensation was £1 (IQs 3d, to which Lamplough considered; McCullough was entitled., . -. That r-. concluded; case (conducted by ; Mr.. .N. H. Moss) and counsel for Lamplough (Mr. A. Coleman), .proceeded to. call witnesses in support of the counter-claim for £lO for grazing. /’George Hughes/ ,m charge ?of Lamribugh’s , Rembrokp(Road: fariiiJ':;Said McGulloqgh had ’grazed stock on- 7 the proThat McCullppgh-- ; ;used tq '<piit stock mto -Lgmplqughis:: paddock/ot£Midhirst by?;Cyril Alsdp, w-hp jliyed ■' in: acottage pn ittie';property. Harqid.'^^Robertson,'-'^rhoin a house /qn;;Lainpiough% .paddock’-/ at Midhirsf,J’sdid McCullough; put,;sibck into .‘the (paddock ■■ bn 1 - a number ipf ■ occasions. '.E.ji Smith;/ said,/he paid 'Lghipldjigh; of the (paddock and he', had., sepn/iJicCullpugh/put stock into it oh .10 to 15 .occasions.. ./ As far- as , McCullough’s" claim was Mr.' Jsjte, said, the statements and - ordinarily •if- an .’-animal - were condemned -the doss would fall "op'- the buyer. Thbre was .-jhp ■■■. doubt -that-■; McCulUshd/ Lampl6ugh’s paddocks but Mr/)Tate did.(not,(think a reasonable claim would ampupt (to. £lO or anything like it. Moreover,' McCullough ■ paid a debt of £lO to Larnplough Bros/though he was under no compulsion to- do so. McCullough could hot succeed because his ' case was . not proved; neither could Lamplough . for the same reason, but McCullough was . entitled to £1 10s 3d.

WHAREHUIA YOUTH MAKES PISTOL

BREACHES OF FIREARMS LAWS.

Leslie Joseph Pittams, farm labourer, Wharehuia, who ■. lives with his mother, obtained a- broken shotgun some, months ago and with the aid; of considerable ingenuity and some other firearm parts, constructed a ' workable pistol to fire .22 cartridges. : He carried the weapon about, the farm with him and shot birds with it. That fact became known to the . police and Pittams pleaded guilty at. the Stratford Court yesterday to having carried the pistol beyond the limits of his home and to having an unregistered firearm/in his possession. The first charge was .withdrawn; and Pittams was ordered to pay costs on the second. Sergeant J. J. Power said the weapon was effective. When questioned, Pittams- immediately • admitted that he had the pistoT and produced it. It was fully charged with six cartridges, one of which had been fired.

•“Pittams showed a large mount of ingenuity -and diligence in making this pistol and it is a pity they were not directed'into better-channels,” said Mr. R. W. Tate, S.M. “People who have firearms must have them registered according to the direction of the police.” An-order for. confiscation of the pistol was'made. -...'t..

„:/ 7 PERSONAL. ' Air oldand. highly respected resident of - the /Stratford district; Mt. E.. Martell, died /suddenly at/his /home on, Sunday night. ‘.He was well' known and played an active part mi public . affairs. Mr. Martell is survived by/a widow, three sons.arid’ a daughter. ■ //■/’/; Sympathy with Crs. N. R. Cleland and J. ; D. LaW'in/the derith of their mother-in-law and ipbther respectively (Mrs. Law senr. r Kaponga)’ was expressed at yesterday’s meeting of “the Wharigamomopa County/Cpuncjl. / / ' Mr. lan Rowe, who has been : stationed with the -.New Zealand Air Force at Christchurch, is spending a few days With- his parents at . Conway Road, EL thani. /Mr.' Rowe is a mechanic in. the force.; Thirty-five men are stationed at Christchurch, a fellow;, mechanic, of Mr. Rowe’s being ; Mr. ; Ron Srpith/ whose father was ohceiin partnership/with Mr. W.Ricketts/: Eltham. / ■ ' /.., Sympathy With; the : assistarit/ caretaker oi/ the . parks,;, /E;- in the loss of his father - was expressed by tire Sfratfprd Domain. Board last night.

/'.in,:an. to/reduce overhead costs commercial-.travellers’, were using the motor camp site,/ reported- the : curator (Mr. S. Taylor) to the Stratford Domain Board lasti.njghf./'/•/- /■ '/' < " S./Sutton apd vW/.'-'Ewing ; (s)■ beat T. Sullivan and W. Harris; (s) inrthe final of a Stratford Bowling Club competition for two quarters of lamb donated by Mr. H»