RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Western Star, Issue 404, 25 December 1880, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

WEftKBiDAT, 22 TU DBCBJfBBIt. (Before H. McCulfewgli, Esq., R.M.) '" Judgment was. given for plaintiff with costs in the following undefended cases . —Simpson t. Wallington, £2O ; Whittingham Bros, and Instone v. Thomas, £l9* lOd ; Robertson Bros, v. Kelly, £4 lis. Simpson v. Cummihgs.—Chum, £4lla 3d. On account of informal service of summons, this case wan adjourned till sth January. Police'"*. Harrington.—A charge of possessing an-unregistered dog. Defendant pleaded not. guilty. Sergeant Ifickle stated that defendant was summoned on 20th October last for having the samo unregistei ed dog in his possession, and the case was dismissed on account of there being a doubt as to the ownership of the dog.—Constable Buchanan deposed to visiting defendant's premises on Saturday last, and seeing the dog there.—Examined by defendant; 1 have seen the dog following your family about for the last three months. When I went to your house on Saturday the dog was lying inside the door. Complaints havO'been mode by i eople in the neighborhood that the dog ran eut and attacked tliem. I got a great deal of abuse from your wifa when I went to persuade her either to destroy or register .the .dpg.r—Jßy .the Magistrate t\ - The dog is /over two .Vears old ;at any rate.-V-For ,-the jdefen'cei. A-•; C. Harrington,,said the dog was not nor never had b»en his property. Ho had neither harbored the dog nor fed it, and al ways drove it away when he saw it about his premises. It was a useless cur, and when it was driven away it always came back again. It was as great a nuisance to him as to any one else. On the previous occasion on 'which he was summoned for having the dog in his possession, the Magistrate told him to take it to the police and get it destroyed. He sent his son to the police with the dog fc that purpose, but they refused to kill it.—By Constable Buchanan t I swear the dog is not nine. It may have followed soma of the smaller children about. I always gave instructions for the dog to be driven away wheb it came about my place. The dog was never inside my door. You were very impertinent both to toy wife and sari in connection with this matter,—His Worship held that the charge' was proved, and inflicted a fine ef £2 and oasts.—Defendant : What am I to do with this dog, your Worship F—Mr McCullough : I've no jurisdiction is the matter. You had better register it. ; r ...

F. H. McLean and J. Wil«on were eanh granted a temporary license to tell liquors at the Orepuki.rncea on the 30th inst. A similar application by J. Allan, of the Great Western Hotel, for the Caledonian sports at Eirertsn, was also granted.