BREAKING THE BY-LAWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 218, 12 September 1906, Page 5

BREAKING THE BY-LAWS.

i i ■ CASES AT THE COURT. ; A large number of by-law cases occu- * ] pied the attention of Justices in the ! Auckland Police Court this morning. : The prosecution was conducted by Snb- * Inspector Gordon on behalf of the j police: and Mr. S. Turner, traffic inspec-j : tor for the City Council, was also ; present. . CARTERS' TEST CASES. j The first case was one in which H. Chiplin was charged with having driven j a van, owned by Messrs. .1. J, Craig. | while neither he nor the van was licensed. Messrs. Craig were also charged ias owners. j ! !lr. Skelton. for the Auckland Carters' Union, said it had hitherto been i believed that the private cairyinpr firms , and their drivers were exempt from the . I licensing by-law. J A\ ithin the past few days, however,! | there had come to his notice a sup- j plementary interpretation of the by-law. j ! which left the defendants no further de-1 i fence in the matter. It was therefore j I asked thnt the police should withdraw i ! the charges on condition that the de- j ; fondants should pay the costs, imme- I | iliately comply with the by-laws as | i now interpreted, and take out. licenses, j |if this course were not takom and con- | victions were recorded, then the carter I against whom proceedings had been taken would .suffer when the real dc-1 fendunts were the whole of the members I of the Carters' Union, who had really j invited a prosecution to test the by-law. [ The same remark applied to the em- I plovers who were also charged. The Justices consented, and discharged i the defendants, on the conditions stat- j od. the defendants to pay the costs — ! 7/ each. A ca-se against another carrying firm., William. Winstone, and one of their '. carters, was similarly treated. A BICYCLE CASE. Charles J. Richardson, pleading guilty ; to having ridden a bicycle at Ponsonby ; without a- lighl or n register number attached to it. was fined ."•/ and 1/ re- ' speeiivcly, and costs 7/ hi one cast* only. Alfred Bar/nail, who did not appear in defence, was fined of- and costs, 7/- for having ridden a bicycle in the Karanga-hape-road, after sunset, without a light. CONTRACTORS' LIGHTS. ■Tames Alfred Moody pleaded not guilty to having left trestles on the Ponsonby and Kar.iugahapc roads after sunset without lights. Constable Hurfit stated that the trestle in Karangahape TV,.id was lying near the tramline, and he took a light from some erections pear and attached it to the trestle to prevent accidents. A further charge Mas preferred that the defendant caused some water-pipes to be left on the road near St. George's Hall after sunset without n light. Defendant disclaimed liability on the ground (hat he had not yet taken charge of the pipes, which Mere >.>nio that had been condemned by tiie <'ity Council's inspector. He was not the contractor for the carting, but only for the laying of the pipes. Mr. Gordon. .1.1.: If you feel aggrieved , with regard to these pipes, you must j throw* yourself upon the generosity of the City Council. 1 have no doubt they will deal handsomely with you. You will he fined "is. and cost< in eaeli ease. AX OBSTHC'CTINf' CART. John Clarkic was find J/ii and 7s. costs for having left a. carl, standing in West-street longer than wan necessary for unloading.