MAGISTERIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 2889, 14 December 1898, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

■-. — . ■» ■ ■.-.-•• . TJ2MUK A— Tuesday, Dbcbmbbb 13th. (Before 0. A. Wray, Esq., S.M,) UNREGISTERED DOGS. Fred Collier was charged on the information of E. Pilbrow, registrar of doge for foe Temuka Towo District, with Uav-

ir ing an unregistered dog m his possession ,t Mr T. 0. Faraie appeared for the accused t who pleaded not guilty. • : a From the evidence for ...the" defence il 8 appeared that the dog had strayed to acy cused's premises, bat had been persistently pelted away. No attempt bad 8 been made to harbour it, and the dog wae c found dead on November 14th. The case was dismissed. ' D. Bryant, for whom also Mr Faraie 1 appeared, was charged with a similar I offence. •-.-,, In this case it appeared that the dog f had been given away prior to the issue of ? the summons, and the new owner had i registered it m another district. The j case was dismissed. f .;. . ' Civit CAhbs. •"'■ ■'■ | H. T. Clinch v. T. Spillane ; Mr Ab--1 pinall for plaintiff. Judgment for plain- ; tifl by default for amount claimed and * costs. " E. Powell (Mr Aspinall) v. E. Pilbrow . (Mr Perry), claim £10 15s sd. A set-off 1 was put m, more than covering the 1 amount. In the unavoidable absence of . Mrs Powell it was agiped to withdraw ; the cases, the defendant's solicitor to b ' allowed his fee of 20s. .■;;, v , Judgment for plaintiffs was ( ,given ii the following cases— D. Henry (Mr As pinall) v. 0. Trengrove, £1 ss ; A. Gibsoi v. H. Kahu. claim £1 Bs. Gibson v. H Hopper, claim £2 8s 4d, was adjourned