RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 4068, 15 June 1882, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tuesday, June 14. — Before C. E. Rawson, Esq., R.M. JumiMESTT Summons. — A. Parkinson v. J. W. Waller. Judgment debt, £20 13s. lid. Mr. Samuel appeared for the plaintiff, and stated that the defendant was a merchant in Auckland. The defendant did not appear, and was ordered to pay the amount due within fourteen days, or to be imprisoned for twenty-one days. — E. L. Lylo v. J. W. Waller. Claim, £8 4s. Bd. Ordered to pay amount within fourteen days, or seven days* imprisonment. — J. H. Cunningham v. Percy Groom. Claim, £8 Is. A letter was read from the defendant asking to be allowed two months to pay the amount due. Mr. Samuel, who j appeared for the plaintiff, stated that he [ had no objection to allow defendant two months, provided half the amount was paid in one month. The Court ordered the defendant to pay the amount in two instal- | ments, half the amount to be paid each month, or to be imprisoned for seven days. Judgments for Plaintiffs. — Standish and Hucrhes r. M. O'Donnell, £6 fis. Bd. ; samev. D. Woodhead, £10 lls.- lid. ; R. Cock v. W. Addison, £9 4s. Defended Cases. — Standish and Hughes o. A. Bayly. Claim, £1 17s. lOd. A seton; was put in, and judgment was given for plaintiffs for 3s. lOd. and costs. — Charles Muller v. A. H. Denham. Mr. Standish appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Govett for the defendant. The claim was for damages for detaining plaintiff V horse illegally. The Court gave judgment for the plaintiff for ss. and costs, and informed the defendant that tradespeople had only a lien on goods on which they had done some work for the value of the work, and had no right to seize or detain other goods except under process of law. DEFERRED-PAYMENT HOLDINGS IN THE PARIHAKA DISTRICT. TIIE following report has been sent in by the Ranger to the CommisHioner of Crown Lands : — I have the honor to forward you a report on certain land sold on terms of deferred-payments under the Land Act. 1877, in the Parihaka District. Those who, have purchased prior to May 4th, 1881 should, besides personally residing on the land, have cleared and grassed onetwentieth of their respective allotments. In the latter respect they have in all cases done more than they weie required to do, but they have not fulfilled the former condition. The Messrs. Stent and Reed all reside (when together) <on Allotment 6, Block 8, their excuse being the loneliness of the situatiou during the recent Maori disturbance. Mr. Grey visits the land occasionally, but generally resides at Okato. Mr. McCarthy is a labourer, who has to leave the farm occasionally in order to obtain work. Of the remaining twelve holders mentioned in the schedule, five are honafide residents — viz., Quickenden, Fleming, Oxley, Thomas Morrow, and Richard Morrow. Two others — Humphreys and Collins — can only occasionally reside, as they are compelled to obtain work elsewhere. Mr. Reed has built and resides on I his cash allotment, No. 86, clone to the main road. Mr. Stevenson holds the hotel at Rahotu, and resides there. Messrs. Hogan and Bolger, I believe, intend to occupy as soon as they can get up their huts. I would respectfully suggest that notices be sent to all who are not resident, fixing a time within which they must personally occupy the land. So far the improvements made in the district are not very great, the various settlers not having sufficient confidence in native matters to risk much ; but they all state their intention of pushing on with fencing and cultivations as fast as their circumstances will allow them; and I think there is a fair prospect of tho district being cultivated and settled upon before the time arrives for the next inspection. i