The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-06-25 00:00:00

THE BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND

To tAdr Miter.

Sir,—For a long time past I have thought that the
time Ina certainly come when the agriculturists and
others of East Dorset and South Hants might unite in
making an eff rt to obtain a visit of this great and
iurishing society to this neighbourhood
Somewhere in the neighbourhood of Wimlsorne rail-
way-station a site, I think, might be found for the
show-yard; and as the trains between Itouniemouth,
P.sile, and Wimburne are so good all the hotel accom-
modation necessary on an occasion like this I am sure
amid easily he found.
If an imitation were given to the society something
like £l,OOO would have to be raised by a local com-
mittee; but then this might be divided between Wim-
borne, Blandford, Ringwood, Poole, Bournemouth,
and other places, and in this way the requbite funds
could be easily obtained.
There are few places bett r situated than Witnhorne
as far as regards railway communication, and I am
sure there need be no impediment in any way of
inviting a show to this neighbourhood.—l am, Sir,
yours respectfully,
°Nit WHO WOULD SuaKentr.
Poole, June 15th, 1378.

THE KINSON ROADS CASE.
The vexed geostion a repairing the tenuous road lead,
in, Gout the B,si View lon, C multi/teen Hill, to the
junction with the Poole and Bourn-mouth road, near the
B tree Valley, was actin ',afore the magistrates at the
Wiroborne Party Sessions oe Friday, the Highway Beard
having neglected to make the road by the 15th of June
last as indered by the Bench some time since.
Mr. C. J. Puke was in the chair and the other magis-
trates pre.ent were—the tier. C. I. Glyn, Lieut-Cleneral
Sir K 11. Greathed, Bart.. Lea., the Hon. A. E. 111,
Ashley, XP. and Mr. H. Moen..
The complainant was represented by Me W T Tre-
'anion, of Poole, who said he came before their Worehips
some time ago in reference to what was popularly known
as the Kinson At tile case. An order was then made by
two jus:ices directing that the road in goestion should be
male by • certain date, which had since pamed, and he
now came before them to ask that the order which had
been made might be enforced. The facts, so far as he
could gather, were them : An order was drawn by
counsel. and the two magietrates who signed it, acting In
and for the division, were Mr. Munro and Mr. Brouncker.
He believed that exception had been taken to the Piens-
tures of these gentlemen—first, on the ground that Mr.
Monet, being an es offeie member of the Highway Board,
was thereby prechmed from acting in thin rase; and,
secondly, that Mr. Brouncker being non-resident within
the division 111.11 on that account not e ,mpetent to sign
the order. With regard to the first objection. Mr.
Trevanion read certain extracts from the Act of Parlia-
ment, ...Melt he argued, mule it clear that Mr. Monet
was legally competent to sign the order. With regard to
the ohJection to Mr. Brouncker, he contended that there
was nothing in the Alt maktng it clear that a magistrate
signing an order of this kind most necessarily reside in
the division, the only requirement of the Act being that
he should act in and for the division. But even if the
objection was • valid .ine he (Mr. Trevanioe) was informed
that Mr Brouncker was a resident, that he had a rest-
dance at Cranhorne, and also one outside the division. tie
should, thsrefore, ask their Worships to aflame that no
one could gelation his qoalification now, for even if there
had been grounds for doing so it would have been by
appeal, in accordance with the requirements of the
Act He desired %hie ease to be dealt with openly,
homese he did not wish it to appear that any-
thing had been ,one by stealth. The Act of
p,Lpii,,mgge which gave the justices power to make
the order also gave them power to Carry it into effeet. He
proposed to call before them the Clerk to the B iard, who
would admit the genic* of the order, and he should
humbly sAlt them ander the 18th section of the Act, 45th
and 86th Victoria, to enforce the order. He also proposed
to c ell the complainant, who first pet the law in motion,
who would tell them that as far as he could see, nothing
bad been deem in obedience to the order. He also intended
to call before them a competent surveyor-Mr Barnes—
who, in consequence If an advertisement in the paper.,
tendered for the work according to contain specifications.
and -as still 'useable ti dolt for /2420. Having proved
thi• he should ink them to make as order for this, or such
other sum as they might deem necessary. Het hoped it
would not be presensid that they were acting against the
parish, because on tae 25th of March last the whole of
these proceedings were confirmed at the vestry meeting,
ori far as it was within the power of the meeting to do so.
Mr. Churchwarden E lett was in the chair. Mr. Trevanion
here read the reeroluti nes on the subject of the road, which
had been passed at the vestry meetings held at Kinson.
It seemed, he said, that the parish were very willing that
the work should be done. All the adjaceet occupiers were
newt anxious that tae road should be repaired, and the
only perams opposing it were the Board, who had declined
to open the tenders that had been mint Into thorn. There
was • ruttlo geom.' reeponee to the advertisement, but
none of the tenders were opened. He should ask them to
&SIMMS that the Weed had entirely disregarded the order,
insomuch as they had taken no means to carry out the
work b mesas of their surveyor.
Kr. Beeline clerk to the Highway Board,
admitted the mimics of the order, and said he produced it
at the tint meeting of the Board, and it was regularly
entered in the minutes.
Georre R utdall. the complainant, who lives at Constito-
tion-hill, said be pulled over the road in question every
day, and yesterday nothing had been done to put it in
repair. The read wee still in the same ruinous condition.
Mr. Henry Fita-Jaeues Barnes. surveyor of Poole, said
be had known the road in question for 40 year,, and be
had frequently paned over it during the last twelve-
month.. He did an within the past fortnight, and it WY
In • dangerom state for anyone to drive over. Nothing
had been dote to put it in repair. He law an advertise.
merit in the paper, signed by Mr. Polden, Surveyor to the
Highway inviting tenders for repairing the road,
and he cansemently sent in • tender and specification to
the Serveyo;. His estimate was £420, and he was still
ready to exemte the work for that sum, which was a fair
and remonatle chame. The advertiaement stated that
the work was to be done by the let of December, but he
to do it by the Let of November. He produced the
e-
specalleauom, sue, District Surveyor to the Highway
Mr. Richard Po. -.MUM with the road in question,
Board, said he was ace.. -outsets was .1125. He con-
sul had surveyed it. His -4 the tiontract would
eidered 5 per cent, on the moan: —intended the
he fair remuneration to the person who sup,.
work.

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The Bench appointed Mr. it. F. J. Berne', of Nola, to
repair the highway, at an expense not exceeding £420, and
also appointed Mr. W. J. Fletcher, County Surveyor, of
Wimborne, to superintend the work, at • remuneration of
Ail. The magistrates ordered that the work should be
done before tke let of December next, end that the sum
of £441, together with the costs of the proceedings, should
be paid by the Highway Board of the Wimborne district.
The Hon. Bran Achley said he should like to draw
the attention of the Highway Board to the fact that by
nal: very extrsadiatry conduct they had saddled tbem-
setae., or rather the ratep o'er. of Minion, with extra coda.
The only result au that instead of the work being done
for CAI by their owns officers, it would).. done for IMO
by • person appointed by the marnstrates, and the board
would bare to Pe) the money, in addition to the *Klause
of the surveyor sod the expense, of the proceedings. As
to th. objections they had raised to th• order, nr.
Trecanion had dealt with the.. so clearly that there vas
no need for him to remark upon them. But he would sal
this, that it seemed to be • very extrsordinttry thing that
when the aid .kaoaledged their objections could not
stand on their merits they should try to rid thematic.l of
their liability by • mere technicality, and one too, which
they did not 'uncanny take the trouble to search out, sad
see whether it *as correct or not. lb should hks also to
state that they had • very full bench that day, and ho was
suthoriaed by the Chairman to say that the magistrates
were unanimous in granting that order, and he lut.lisvai
all their names would be appended to It. The Maims&
remarked that the 46th section of the lith and letlt
Victoria clearly explained away the Clause open which
the obJactors 61 banded Sheer ob.fictim