RANGITIKEI NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIII, Issue 15000, 28 October 1899, Page 2

RANGITIKEI NOTES.

MARTON COURT.

(Before A. Greenfield, Esq., S.M.) MABTON, Frida, ' Judgment went by default jn the folliwing undefended crises : — ISdwd, Bead v P. Wntene, claim JBI Is 4d, Mi- Bishop for plaintiff. Goats 13 ■. Mm. Morris v Wm. Bird, claim £o. Mr Esam for plaintiff. Costs, 10s. Thos. H. Signal v Hohejja Tutawhiri, claim, £12 14s ad. ulr Lyoi for plaintiff. Costs, 345. Jos. Parsons v P. Avers, claim £19 3s 4d. Mr Esam for plaintiff. Costs 15s. The case of MeLoan v Lowe, an affiliation case, was adjourned till next Court day. Mr Esam for plaintrff, Mr Cohen for defendant. DEFENDED CASES. Eliz. Ann Temperley v H. F. Butler, claim £3 3s 4d. Mr Lyon for plaintiS; Mr Esam for defendant wuo conlende" that there was no proof o"i se vice. Counsel for plaintiff urped that tht defendant's appeiu-anca by counsel waiv; : any irrcpf. - larity in the service. His Worship decided that there was no prool of service. " The case pf police against W^ A. (Jarter, mail carrier, fop wqrkiijg a h.orse when unfit to do so, was dismissed, Mr Bishot) appeared for defendant . " Police vH. Bewite, a native. Defendant waa chargtd on an information iaid under the railway bye-laws, for committing a nuisance on the 16th October iast Fined 20s, and costs 7s. A pension for the full amojnt, viz. £18. was granted to Mrs Matilda Signal, nurse, of Marton. M Lyon applied, on behalf of Mr (i. A Desailly, stationer, of BroarVay, lor a certificate to be registered as a servants' registry office, which was gra.iled. M. W. J. Chancy, .- ostmasier ot or.'ocal office, is on holiday leave, and Air Ward, of the Wanganui office is in charge during his absence. At the Hunterville Court yesterday, before Mr Greenfield, S.M. thj only deferdI ed case was that of the Ran^itikei County Council y J. H. Norris, aga.nst whom an information was laid by the local body in connection with a nuisance caused through i> bad drain. it was laid under the Public Health Act. Mr Cohen appeared for the Council, and Mr. Meldrum for defendant. His Worship fined defendant os and costs, and ordered the nuisance to be abated forthwith. A handsome blue sateen banner Jm? inn been made for the children jf i.he Marton Loy,il Temperance Legion, and will be .in view at this evening's entertainment. [t is about 3ft r giit. long, «nd 2ft. fiin. wu'e hung on a pole with the letters 'inscriDcd thereon — "Mai ton L.X.L" in 'ftc c-."trc and the words " Tremble King Alcohol, we are growing up," at the bottom. Tjj e lettering has been done by i.Jr Billens, in his usual Al style and finish.