MAGISTERIAL

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13447, 20 November 1907, Page 6

MAGISTERIAL

TEMUKA—NOVEMBER 19th, 1907. (Before Mr C. A. Wray, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. John Hamilton, who was 'remanded for being drunk and -disorderly on November 13th, was further charged with a similar offence, committed on the 15th, while defendant was out on bail. He was fined 20s on each charge, in default 7 days' imprisonment. CIVIL CASES. Ons civil case was adjourned on the application of Mr AspinaH, and in another, in which D. M. Rodgers (Mr Aspinall) sued John Davis for the sum of £5 2s judgment with costs was given for plaintiff. PROHIBITION CASES. Two applications for prohibition orders, were made on the petition of the wives of two working men. One-was withdrawn and the other refused, the latter on the ground of insufficient evidence. CATTLE ON ROADS. William Jack was charged with allowing cattle to I>3 herded on the public roads on 6th November, and pleaded not guilty. MrcHay, who appeared for the TemukaRoad "Board, said the information was laid under section 153 of the Public Works Act. The Board did not wish to prei-s for a heavy penalty, but desired to impress on the public, owing to prequent complaints,' that cattle could not wander at large on the roads. W. Philp, ranger to the Temuka Road Board, said he had instructions to stop cattle being herded on the roads. He saw defendant's cattle on the road, in charge of defendant's son, who allowed the cattle: to graze fully an hour. The cattle did not move more than three quarters of a mile in two hours*. The boy was not acting as though he were driving the stock, and had informed witness, on being spoken to, that he was driving the cattle to some water. Witness had heard several complaints about defendant's stock being on the roads.. Constable Gillespie corroborated the last part of the ranger's evidence, he having been taken to see the cattle.by the ranger, "* r The defendant stated that the water on his farm was not fit for dairy cows, so he had sent the cattle down the road to a- creek. He claimed that the cattle shr,uld be allowed time to drink. Mr Hay said there was no objection to cattle being sent to water, but the trouble arose through the. slock wandering and grazing. His Worship said the evidence was clear that the cattle were grazing on the roads, and defendant must be convicted. He would b? fined 5s and costs. ASSAULT. Ada Kay, who had been previously remanded on a. charge of ill-treating her step-son, a boy, under the age of 14 years, again iippeared. < Constable Gillespie asked . that ''the charge be altered to one of common assault. The child had been taken away and provided for. Accused admitted thrashing the child rather Eev-erejy.

His..- Worship said . that, although the boy had evidently been -badly: treated, he 4vould deal leniently with accused, as the boy had been provided for in another home. . Accused .would be: convicted and discharged on condition that expensesamounting to £4 '6s.be paid;within a reasonable, time. \