CAR HIRED OUT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 236, 5 October 1937, Page 14

CAR HIRED OUT.

BUT REGISTER HOT KEPT.

OARAGE PROPRIETOR FINED,

(By Tolotfrnph.—Own Correspondent.) PUKEKOHE, Monday. Tlio soqtiol to an accident in King Street, Pukokohe, on September 11, was hoard in tho Pukekoho Court to-day before Mr. F. 11. Lev ion, S.M., when several charges wero preferred against ii g'lrngo proprietor, Leslie Gordon Midfllomlss and a stoieman, Jack Waters. Mlddlemliw was charged with failing to kcop ii, rngUter of motor vehicles hired out. and also with giving delivery of a nmtor car on hire to Jack Waters before ln»|iprtlng his driving license. Waters wii« rluirgod with negligent driving, -< ith having no driver's license, and with failin,., to glvo the name and address of the owner of (lie cur upon demand by a police cmuimlal>lt>. Constable llauna said that following mi accident ho Interviewed Water*. Wittier nski'd him for his driver's license, lint, was told It whs t>t. home. Ho promised to produce it w\t day. and iiUo told the witness that tho cur ha was! driving belonged to him. Next dav, however, lie culled tit tho pollen station! iiiid iidnlilted h« did not hold a driving 1 MfKHse, ii iid that tho car belonged to I Middlomlx*. MlddlomUs explained that ho knew Water* whom ho thought was a motor I driver for a transport company. Wlim' hi. requested his lict-nse, Water* said' that he had left it at home, but assurod him ho hud o.iio and would produce it next day. Ho did not kuep a register of i nir* hired out m ho did not know it whs necessary. On tho first charge, Middlemiss was lined £1 and oosts 10/, und on the second £1 and 13/ costs. Waters was fined i'l and costs ltt/ on tho first charge, iil and 10/ costs on tho second, and £1 10/ and costs 10/ on the third.