MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22921, 18 January 1940, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

♦ • WEDNESDAY (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) SCAFFOLDING OFFENCES George William Bennett, a builder was fined 15s for having failed tc notify the Inspector of Scaffolding o. his intention -to begin work in whic* workmen incurred a risk of a.fau.o. 12 feet or more. He was also finec 5s for having permitted the use o: a sloping coping more than 10 teei from the ground as a working platform without a guard rail. The payment of costs was ordered in bott Ca T~6e inspector (Mr N. H. Graham) said that two painters had been working on a two-storeyed house. _ Tnej were standing on a sloping coping 24 feet from the ground, and were noi protected with a guard rail or lifeline. The practice was a dangerous one. Bennett had said that he was not aware that the men were working in this way. They had ladders tc Maurice Albert Toomer, a builder was also fined 15s for having failed to notify the inspector of his intention to begin work. For having permitted the use of ladders which were noi of the strength required by the regulations, he was fined 10s. thei payment of costs also being ordered m each case. The inspector said that defendant's men were carrying out additions to the second storey of a building. CONDITION OF MILKING SHED

Charges of having failed to clean milking machines immediately after use as provided in the regulations, and to keep drained, clean, and in a sanitary condition the stockyard of a cowshed were brought against Leslie James Redmond and Stanley Francis Redmond, of Halswell (Mr K. W. Walton); by the Inspector of Dairies. Each defendant was convicted and fined £5 on each charge, and was ordered to pay costs. The inspector (Mr T. A. Coulter), described the milking machines as in_a "frightfully filthy state" when he made an inspection. Defendants had never kept their milking shed as clean as it should be, the inspector said. Not only did the department have a duty to the public, but it also aimed to help producers in their work. Counsel submitted - that the new Dairy (Milk Supply) Regulations came into force on October 1 last, and were more comprehensive than the previous ones. Defendants had not been warned of the provisions of the new,regulations, and he claimed that the offences alleged were not as serious as might appear on the face of the charges. Cleaning, pf both machines and yards was carried out, but not as • now provided by the regulations. However the position could have been rectified within 24 hours.

UNLICENSED RADIOS ' Penalties were imposed as follows, together with orders for the payment •■" of costs, for unlicensed radio setsj—. William Anderson, -,55; .^an- Cornwall Bailey, convicted and discharged on payment of fees Q"ln& ■'■SSP'KK?Berry, convicted and discharged; nie Annie Britain, Jss; Richard Cheyne, 255; Elsie Maud Clement, ss; George Collett, ss: Hector Cooper, ss; Allan William Dale? 17s 6d; Peter Davey, ss; Mary Edith Dodge, ss; Harry Mollis Duke, 15s: Kathleen Evans, ss; Augustus Florance, ss; Percy Syph?" lin. 10s; Edward Joseph Frost, ss; Basil Gibbons, 7s 6d; Henry James Gooden, convicted and dischagred; George Robert Hipson, ss; Thomas -Edward Jones, ' ss; Rita Lloyd, ss; Robert Ross McDonald ss; Margaret Magill, 255; Kitson Richard Mintrom, 20s; Vera Mullins, convicted and discharged on Payment of fees owing: Veronica Neal, ss; Mary Constance Paul, . ss;- May Pimm, 15s; Charles Richards ss; Eileen Annie Shaw, 12s; Frederick John Sincock, ■ costs only: Honors Melba Smith, convicted and discharged; Purcell McLeod- Smith, ss; Florence Thomas, 7s 6d; Leslie Robert Templeton, ss; George William, Webb,--15s, Janet Mary Wylie, convicted and discharged on payment of costs.

TRAFFIC OFFENCES For breaches of the traffic regulations, the following penalties were imposed, the cases being brought by in- - spector F. Blewitt for the New Brighton Borough Council:— ' , _,, No driving hcence--Wilfred Bell, 10s; Percy George Smith, £5. No warrant of fitness—Wilfred Bell, 10s: John Donnelly, 10s. Tailed to carry "L" plates on motorcycle—lan H. Wilson, costs only. Parked, in prohibited area—James Smythe, 10s. NO PERMIT FOR WORK William P. Riches, a plumber, was filled 105, With an order l or the payment of costs, on each, of two charges relating to sanitary work which he carried out. Riches pleaded guilty to having "failed to give notice to commence sanitary work and to'having ' constructed sanitary work without a permit. The cases ~ were brought by the New Brighton Borough Council (Inspector F. BlewittJ. REMANDED " David Stevenson' Sharp, a musician, aged 46, was remanded to appear at Dtmedin to-morrow for the hearing.of an application by his wife for maintenance, separation, and guardianship orders on the grounds of his failure to provide adequate maintenance. KAIAPOI (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M-) Jack Jones, charged under the sale of Boods and Drugs Act, with selling milk at Rangiora containing less than 31 per cent of milk fat, was fined £5 and ordered to payjcosts. Raymond Green, charged - with stealing a bicycle valued at £5, the property of F. L. Blackburn. Pleaded guilty and elected to be dealt with summarily. He was fined £6 and ordered to return the bicycle to its owner. , . . . Nathan R. Gill, for driving a motorcycle on the main highway at. a speed exceeding 40 miles an hour, while another. passenger was carried other than in a side-car, was fined £l.. Civil Case Judgment for plaintiff by default was* given in E, M. Fisher v. H. and E. Martin, claim £lO lis 6d. -