LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6038, 21 September 1887, Page 3

LYTTELTON.

(Before J. Ollivier, Esq., R.M.) This Day.

Civil Cases.— C. Kirby v. J. Doyle, claiui JEG 83. Judgment was given for the payment of £1 per month until the amount was paid. J. Pope v. T. Manson, claim for .£lO, the value of a dog destroyed by Manson. Mr Raider appeared for Pope, and Mr Joyce for Manson. The following evidence was taken : — J. Pope, Bworn, said he was plaintiff in the case. Was a farmer at Governor's Bay. Remembered August 29; was mending .1 fence that day. Took the dog with him, and missed the dog just afterwards. When witness missed the dog, he sent home and found the dog had not gone home. Wont to Manson'.-?, and asked if a man named Thomas Harris had been there the previous night, and had brought a dog with him. Manson replied that ha had, and that he (Manson) had hanged the dog, as Harris had said it hart been killing his sheep. Saw the body of the dog and recognised it. Never knew the clog to go after sheep. The dog was valued at as it was a good sheep dog. To Mr Joyce : Paid nothing for the dog. It was given to witness' son.by Mr Wishart when leaving the district. It was registered but had no collar on tho day in question. Know defendant has hai(a lot of shoep killed by dogs. Had lost sheep himself. John Pope, son of plaintiff, remembered working with his father on AugU3t 20. Had a dog with them. While at work, the dog was lying on witnese' coat, inside the fence. The witness then gave similar evidence to that of his father. Richard Harris said he knew the dog, and considered it was worth about .£lO. This was the case for the plaintiff. Mr Joyce called Thomas Manson, who said he lived at Teddington, and managed land for his father. They had about 2GOO aheep on the land. He' destroyed a dog on August 29. .The dog was brought to witness by Robert Harris. It was a black and tan dog. It had no collar on. Did not know who owned the dog. Have lost about twenty-five sheep during the last five week. They were killed by dogs. When Harris brought the dog to witness he said he did not know the dog. Eobert Harris, sworn, said : He was a labouring man living at Governor's Bay 1 Saw a dog on his land killing some sheep and lambs. It was about five o'clock. Chased the dog and caught it on Mr Manson*s land, about a quarter or half-an-hour afterwards. Took the dog to Manson, and it was hanged.

(Left sitting.)