The Obligations of Tenants.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11976, 26 May 1902, Page 2

The Obligations of Tenants.

A DEFENDED ACTION, A defended case between landloid and - tenant was heard at the S.M. Court this morning. M. O'Connor sued VV. Mclnteer for £28 7s 6d, being dam- ' ages for the neglect of a property of 25 jcres with house thereon at Omata, which * dvfendanthad leased from the plaintiff Mr Shailer Weston appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Roy for defendant. The plaintiff hUted he bought the place and leased it to Mclnteer uader lease (produced\ He was away-for two years' in Australia. On coming back here he found the place had been badly neglected and furze allowed to spread all over the place. An orchard had sis© been de- , «troyed, and some agreed-ou ploughing had not been done. William Loveridge gave evidence that hetaold the property to O'Connor two years ago. He grubbed up the furze berore he sold the place. Mci n teer had not left the property in a good state. Charles Oliver gave evidence that the farm was in good order when Mclnteer went in, but was neglected when Mcln- . tcer left three months ago. He estimated it would take £20 to put the plane in good order. Sidney Anstis stated he was grubbing furze on the property now ; the furze was bad. l'he hedges were also bad. Be had taken a contract for £15 to grab furze and trim hedges. Mclnteer faa<| neglected the property. James Griffea gave evidence that the place was not ia the good state now as itwas when Mclnteer took it over. Hele*! the land on behalf of O'Connor. Fred Putt also gave evidence. . 2 Mr Roy said the case for the defenc was simple. The defendant, who was employed on the railway, could not get a suitable place in town, and was forcea therefore to take this place at Omata. When the defendant took the property the state of it was far from good, and the defendant had spent a good deal of money %nd labour on the place. The point was what relation did the state of the place' baar when Mclnteer took it and its sttitj when he left. Their contention was thai the place was in bad order when Mclnteer took it. Evidence as to the state of the farm was given by Alfred Firmston-; the defendant, William Mclnteer; Edgar Bayly, Jam 33 Hooker, and C. Reilly. After counsel had addressed, ' ' ~ His Worship gave judgment. • He. thought that plaintiff must succeed on ; the claim for £3 allowed in the rent for ploughing. - With regard to the general state < f the f rm he said the matter was. difficult, as the evidence was most con/ tradictory. The agreement said the defendant had to hand the place over in ■ tenantable repair, but did not go beyond that. The essence of the case was that! the defendant haa to hand over the land - in something the same state as he entered - upon it. He held that the plaintiff was •' not entitled to think lhat defendant, who* I was a workman on the railway, could ".- keep a place of 24 acres in proper order. • Th 6 defendant had spent £15 on the place, besides paying the rent, and this was as much as defendant could be expected to pay. He would not, therefore, allow anything for the general damages. - The judgment would, therefore, be for pl-iintiff for 12s 8d (paid into Court), »3, , and costs £4 14s. The Court rose.

Captain Edwin -wired at 1.58 p.m. today .-—Strong winds from between north and west and south-west; glass fall; tides '■• gjod; sea considerable. The Upolu from southern ports with a general cargo arrived on Sunday. She : discharged 520 tons of cargo after mid' night, and left for south at 12.3 Cto day. Mr Msxwell will move at the next meeting of the Harbour Board : " That ohe Hoard forthwith take the necessary steps to establish a service for the efii--ient tendering of ocean-going steamers lying off the port, and that arrangement* . tie made for the calling of such steamers it the port at such regular intervals as* will suit the requirements of the diiry- • ■ng industry and other trade." What was nearly a fatal case of drowning occurred' to-day (Monday) at tho back of Mr Newton King's, store. A child's screama could be heard from the • direction of the Huacoki stream, and some of the staff at Mr King's, who were having dinner at the time, raa out tupl found a child under the bridge known an king's biding. Sir Blanchard, with cotnnendable promptitude, jumped from the ' wall into the water ana rescued the child. Had the stream been higler at tie time aothing could have prevented the child beings carried down to the sea. It appears that an elder sister was with the child, and she ran for assistance, seeing she could not reach the child, which war the best thing she conlJ have done' under the circumstances. The approach of the winter season is evidenced by the activity of the vendors of patent specifics fur treatment of colds iua kindred ills. It is astonishing how jasily money may be saved and valuable time gained by recourse to such a well tried remedy as 5j kes' Cura Cough, whjjh oas for years been before the public, arm n its merits came to be recognised as the .-««.bt impurtaut article in every Household duru g tne winter months. So much iepeuds on nipping a cold in the bud; - bat it pays' to have a remedy ready to land whtn wanted, Cura Coigb, is 6d aud Is 6d. Sold everywhere ° J. A very, Twbacconist, Devon- f street, New Plymouth, announces - that he has obtained the Taranaki agency for the celebrated Havelock Tobacco, in aromatic and dark plugs This tobacco, which is manufactured by Cameron and Co., has a great sale in Australia. He also announces - x (hat he has received a new stock of Football covers and bladders, ttU sizes, IJockey and Golf requisites. Call and inspect WILTON'S UOVO-FERRUM for. pale faced girlSj £s gd 4