MAGISTRATE'S COURT, TE KUITI.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 6928, 30 January 1906, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT, TE KUITI.

THUESDAY.-January 20th

(Before Mr H. VV. Northcroft, S.M.)

CIVIL CASKS

Tuwhakabire v. Motu Uira, Native police. Claim for rent of cottage at Otorohanga, Xb' Ss sd, costs 13s. Judgment by default.

W. B. Franklin, solicitor, v. Jas. McGrath, Ongarue. Mr Gillies for defeudaut. This was for bill of costs aud expenses for applying for lease of native land atOngarue. The dates of account were proved to be incorrect. His Worship ruled that a solicitor should be absolutely accurate in his accounts, and moreover, the lease had not yet been completed. Nonsuit with costs against plaint'ff £1 12s.

CATTLE ON THE RAILWAY

New Zealand Railways v. Chas. Harrison, Poro-o-tarao. Trespissof cattle oa the line ; four informations all of same date, November Bth, 1905. Mr Skelton appeared for the prosecution and Mr Franklin for the defendant.

W. Glipwell, ganger iu the employ of the Railway Department, residing at Waimea, stated that on the above date he saw a number of oitUe straying on the lino, amongst them being four rod and white heifers, distinctly branded with the defendant's brand Z on the near rump, also earmarked. He drove the cattle off. The line is not fenced. There is about a mile of fencing on this side of the tunnel but no fencing on the South side, where the o*ttle weie, half a mile beyond the tunnel. There had been a lot of trouble at that point with straying cattie, since the time he had been there, for the last two years. Other people had been warned, but there had been no prosecution against anyone but C. Harri son.

W. S. Coombes, surfaceman, also gave corroborating evidence. Ngahiwi Tiwbakaroa, one of the principal native owners of the land from Poro-o tarao to Ongarue, gave evidence for the defence He was one of the natives to give his. consent to the Government to put the line through the King Country, though not actually present at the ariiingement. The natives g.ve a chain wide for the purpose of a line, the Government on their part to fence the line as made.

Cross-examined : No cattle would trespass ou the line if fenced. Defendant was running cattle by consent of the owners the land, as yet, had not been subdivided. The defendant had run cattle there before the lino was made, while the tunnel was being constructed, for over ten years. John T. Hetit was called. lie was at the meeting between the native chiefs on the one part and Sir Kobort Stout and others for the Government. He saw the rirsi turning of the sod at the Puniu river, and also was at the meeting at Kihikihi. The arrangement agreed upon was that the Uovernmt'nt should fence the line goim,' through Native lands. His Worship adjourned the Court for further evidence.

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BRITISH ELECTION.

LATEST RETURNS

LIBERALS' ABSOLUTE MAJORITY, 89.

LONDON, January 26. The latest returns are as fol-

lows ;

Liberals 375, Labourites 51 Nationalists S3, Unionists 152.

This gives the Government a majority of 89 over all parties. There are 079 seats, of which GGI are now accounted for.

THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS MAJORITY.

LONDON, January 29

Mr Sydney Buxton, speakiDg here, said it, was not difficult to say what the Government would do with its majority in the immediate future. It was intended to put elementary education on a national basis and also to deal with trade union funds. It was desired later to deal with the many social and labour questions before them on a substantial, radical basis,but they must beware of the danger of shipwreck on the rock whereon they had previously been wrecked, namely, trying to run too many horses abreast. Their policy must be to give and take, but with the new Government's large majority, the House of Lords was less likely than formerly to reject or mutilate measures. It might be anticipated that the Bills carried in the Commons would in some way or other receive the assent of the Lordß.