MAGISTERIAL

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13731, 22 October 1908, Page 7

MAGISTERIAL

TEMUKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, Before Mr C. A. Wray, S..M. SHEEP OX THE ROADS. . \V. Bowk-, Seadown. wa.s charged with, on 30th September, lierding sheep on a public road. Defendant being iil in bi.-d, "was represented by his son. Mr Aspinall appeared tor plaintiff, and called W. Philp, taiiger for the leiiiuka l'oad Board, wiio said that on September 30Ui Mr Bowie hail about 6U> sheep on wbctit at Mrs. Oldfield's. I hey w.ie tak.n out atioul b.30 a.m. and herded along the road. He had braid complaint;. <<i defendant's sheep lieiug herded on throads previously and watched them. He left and returned about 12 o'clock and found that the she> p h.id only be.-n move.l about 2 miles. Went wway and letunied again with Mr Rickus about 2 p.m. and !■ mid that the sheep had only shifted about another mile. They watched tor .il,i,ti. ,ui hour and a half and the she> p did not move any distance. They walked up to tile drover. Mr Ford, and found lnui boiling a billy. Witness told Ford that be was a langer and would haveto take action. foul then put tile cheep in Mr Guild's y.ud. They weie kfU-r leturived to .Mr Bowie'* tarm at Meadowu. These cheep had been in the district from 17th September to sCth and were on the in.ul- most of that time.

Jao. Kickii... i.uiger for the Levels County Council, -aid that on the 10th September lie w.iincd Mr Bowie about herding sheep on ilie road. 'I he jduep were then moved, but later on he was informed that tli.-e r-h,«p were being herded on in.- l-miika loads. He corroborated | in- eiio.iiee ot (he pri-vioi-:> n ttness.

James Guild .lf|« i, •! tb.it Mr Bowie Il.nl l-.:i.«ed land 11 • > 111 ll r (.Itll. I tul gla/. ing sh-.ep. 'llit (imvtr at lived with ill-.- sheep «'ii lli.- 50th. lin; lie would not allow him In put lln 111 mi I If- wheat as it Ki»n not i-.atlr. Mr allowed ". ill.drover to put ill.- obe. |> in hit y..nl* overnight. H. Ford said he »•> «lnv. i of the shi-ip in qu-srion. He I. ft Mm. Oldfiehi'* between 9 ami 10 a.m. with the nheep for Mr Guild°f>, about, two tiiik> distance. He ai rive.l at Mr Guild's about 4 p.m. hut could not put the f-lievp in the yanl* •.» tli.-y were in nee. He was not "gracing tlu- .slieep up and down the road*. . Time. Oldtiehi de|>o-e<l that the- sheep n-.-re in hi* paddock from Saturday evening until about 9.50 on Wednesday, when tiny were taken out to be driven to Mr Guild's. Kvr.ft. wlk-ii lambing, would tc<ii:iie to be driven quietly. Defendant's M»n stated that he had instructed the drover to take the nhcep to ill- Guild's. The sheep wen lambing and would necessarily have to be driven elowly. His Worship -aid that tin r.- w..„ no doubt that the sbe»p had not ln-t-n driven a« fast as tliey might havt- been, but the car* was hardly as bad a* it at first apeaxed. He did not wish to lie too hard on defendant, but. the bye-law* mu*i be regarded. Defendant would he lined £l. with Court cost* lis, uitij.-s„V .x per»e> 14s. and solicitor's f..-. £1 1„. OBTAINING i.igiou Willi.K I'UD HIBITKD. .John I'jwy wa*. charged! with piocitruig honor during the currency of ,i prohi bit ion order. Countable Ul.i*. d.po~d that ..n th- Stli in»t. alx>ut 4.50. ii. in company M'<h Countable Malon.y vi-itcl lb.- f-ln.p of the aoiis.il. .m.l they found .. )»ott! 'produced* which had contain..! li<|iioi. Tltey •|U-st:oue<! .• iu.lll ii.iin.ii Mi l.iutnck. .« Strang, r to the r..«n. ,n.,| h. »(,-,•. ,| that aicu»ed had tfixcii him .« .-lulling to buy hint whic-ky. 'l'lti- h- ,li.i .ui.l ;.ivc th'- whisky to ....»«..[. CnMal.!. M.ih.i>ry .-orrolM.i.it.d tie <\i.l. n. r of th>- previous witn-f.-11-f.lid.ilit rrf.it. d that Mel.iiitn. k ...uir to his hop and a»k«d for money to g-f d-nner. He g-.ve hui, J, t>.|* ~,,,1 • oul-1 not acioui.t for the whisky U inm h»s »ho|... Worship .idtuon «i...l ...,,~.,-.| fo, lii« behaviour and -aid thai In- nut.: ».fn h-m that if he . am. up .._..,m hwt.uld 1k- very v\.ie 11,,, ;,„,r |„ • ltd not ni«h :,> 1m- i,., >,» r.i ~„ ~,,u«-,| H- w«i,!d 1..- lined :r. N ~; ~,,.. ~,,,,,,1, . uii|-rk.»ninen;. \..|*ed .!..:..i •,. ~,->. ,„. »„.,„....