THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20272, 25 June 1931, Page 6

THE COURTS.

magisterial. WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Leslie John Morrison, a labourer, aged 35, rhareed with drunkenness, was fined £3 and costs in default seven days' imprisonment, and 'Albert Victor Berg-strom, a labourer, R"ed '34. of 245 Brougham street, similarly charged was convicted and ordered to pay costs in default seven days' imprisonment. Both' had previous convictions. ■ REMANDED. Alexander Robertson, an accountant, aged 44 was charged that on Juno 13th, 1931, at (Jh'ristehureh, with intent to defraud, he obtained from Thomas Aspell the sum of £2 in money, by means of a certain false pretence to wit, a valueless cheque for £2, drawn on the Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd. Christchurch, and on tho application of the police was remanded until Juno 30tli. MILK VENDOR CHARGED. Henry Bliss (Mr A. 11. Cavell) was charged with selling milk that • did not come up to the required standard. It was suggested, in the defence, that defendant's milk had been contaminated by seme unknown person, in accordance with a throat made during tho recent milk pricecutting "war," that one of the vendors talcing part "was going to catch it." Since tho date on which the milk was tested, defendant- had given up selling it. "I know Mr Bliss to bo a man more careful than the average dairyman," said Mr Lawry, "but it is quite clear that in this case there was something radically wrong with the milk." Bliss was fined £2 and costs NEW BRIGHTON CASES The following cases were brought, by Inspector Blewitt, of the New Brighton Borough Council: — Hugh O'Donne!!, for permitting cattle to wander it New Brighton, was fined 10s and costs. Ernest Brand was fined 10s and costs for cutting a corner. DEFACED NUMBER-PLATES. When Inspector P. Blewitt, of the New Brighton Borough Council, made an inspection of the platos attached to a motor-cycle, tho rider of which he accosted In Seaview road. New Brighton, on Monday, June Bth he found, that the plates were thoso used last year, biit with the distinguishing circles punched in and a raised star added, in con formity. with the type of plate now in use. The old plates had not been painted, how ever, as those were which figured in a case heard at the Magistrate's Court on Monday. Frank Levy, the rider of the motor-cycle, was before the Court yesterday charged with failing to produce a driver's licensq, and with riding an unlicensed motor-cycle. Inspector Blewitt described accosting* Levy, and finding that the number-plates affixed to his machine were last year's, and hud been defaced. Levy's explanation was that he had takon the! old plates off his machine some timo ago and had not re-registered. Recently a young man had come to him and offered to demonstrate how the old platos could be changed to resemble the authorised plates for tho present year. lie had allowed this to be done, and had then given the plates to « child to play with. On the date of the charge he had wanted <o go to Now Brighton, but had not had the monoy to register the machine or to pay tram fares. He had then fixed the defaced plates to the motorcycle, thinking that it would be less of a crime to ride with these than without plates. Ho pointed out that had he intended any fraud he would have painted the plates in tho colour of those usod at present. "I have a duty to perform, in the way of preventing other people from doing this," replied the Magistrate, Mr 11. P. Lawry, S.M., to Mr Blewitt's statement that he did not wish to press for a severe penalty. Levy was fined 10s and costs on the charge , of failing to produce a license, und tho Magistrate reserved his decision on the other chargo until Monday,. KAIAPOI. (Before Mr E. D. Mosloy, S.M.) Lee 3 Hamilton, charged with driving a motor-cycle and side-car at an exceasivo speed through the borough, was fined £2 and coats £1 0s Gd. IS. M. Caffin, on a charge of driving a motor-car on the Main North road Bt a greater speed than 20 miles per hour, wa9 fined £2 and costs £1 0s 6d. John Samuels, on a similar charge, was convicted and ordered to pav costs £1 Os Gd. CIVIL CASES. Judgment for tho plaintiffs by dofault was given in tha following cases:—A. Fuldseth v. J. Gardiner, claim JJI 1C«; E. Gray v. W.;H. Clemett. £6 17s 7d; Blackwells, Ltd., v. J. J.. Kyne, £6 Is 10d.. ! HOSPITAL RATES. : —« DECREASE OP OVER £IO,OOO. The proposed allocation of contributions from local authorities for the year ending on March 31st, 1932, were approved by the North. Canterbury Hospital Board at its meeting yesterday. It provided for a reduction of £10,48*0 on ' last year's figures. Last year the rateable value of the Board's district was £74,334,820, whereas this year it is £74,765,303. Tho proposed levies, with those for last year, are as follows: 1931- 1930.i'2. 31. £ £ Christchurch City .. 25,988 29,499 Boroughs— Akaroa .. 127 149 Kaiapoi , .. 282 328 Leeston Town Board 129 142 Lyttelton .. 591 072 New Brighton .. 995 1,150 Itangiora ~ 510 5&2 -Ricearton ... 1,318 1,509 Sumner ;. 737 850 Counties— Akaroa .. 2,073 2,445 Am'uri .. 2,184 2,582 Ashley \ . 863 1,146 Chatham Islands • .. 252 293 [ Cheviot '.. 1,494 1,778 Ellesmere-Southbridge Town District .. 2,485 2,892 Eyre .. .. 1,493 1,764 Hal'swell .. 955 1,109 . Ifeathcote «, .. 1,900 2,142 Kaikoiira .. 1,474 1,713 Kowai .. 1,277 1,479 Malvern .. 2,178 2,623 Mt. Herbert .. 607 7.12 Oxford .. 1,003 1,173 Paparua ... 2,380 2,761 Rangiora .. 1,604 1,882 Selwvn .. 1,477 1,728 Springs .. 1,065 1,273 Tawera .. 509 591 Waimairi .. 4,50S 5,171 Wairewa •.. .1,208 1,411 Waipara .. 3,643 4,289