MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23845, 14 January 1943, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

WEDNESDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) GOOD ADVICE TAKEN

Albert Canner, who had been charged the previous day with being unlawfully on premises, and who had been given 24 hours in which to get out of town, did not appear. Sub-Inspector E. T. C. Turner said the man had taken the advice given him. Andre Petre Dc La Hay, a Belgian. 66 years of age, who had been given the same advice, was also absent when the charge was read. Sub-Inspector Turner: ! saw him with his swag up, going for his life at 10 past six last evening, so apparently he has taken your Worship’s advice. The Magistrate; It apparently does no harm to give these men a chance at times. DESERTED FROM SHIP David John Collman, a seaman, aged 22 years, was charged with desertion from a ship, and, pleading guilty, he was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour, accused to be’ placed on the first suitable ship leaving New Zealand. A representative of the shipping company concerned asked for the maximum penalty. He emphasised the serious position a shipping company was placed in when men deserted, and the difficulty experienced in the replacing of such men. A FIRST OFFENDER "Have you got any money?” asked Mr Levvey. when a middle-aged man appeared on a charge of drunkenness, and explained that he had taken liquor because he was run down land had been ill for a week. - 1 "Not that I know of,” replied accused. "Well." said the Magistrate, “you pay the taxi fare 3s, and we’il say no more about it." INCOME-TAX RETURNS In a number of eases brought by the Commissioner of Taxes (Mr A. W. Brown) against persons failing to furnish incometax returns, adjournments were asked for and were not opposed. “We can understand the delays which are due to the holidays,” said Mr Brown With a smile. "Possibly they have ail seen the Commissioner of Taxes in Wellington and have arranged for the charges to be withdrawn.”

“He's apparently such a nice, kind man," said the Magistrate in agreeing to -the charges being heard at a later date. For failing to furnish income-tax returns, Harry Gordon Ayers was fined £3 and ordered to pay costs. Mr Brown said that Ayers had been a persistent offender and had failed to furnish returns ' for 1340-41 and 1941-42. In defence it was said that defendant was a small builder employing two men and, working up to 00 hours a week, had neglected his obvious duty. Jeremiah Joseph Daily, a sheep-farmer oE Lauriston, had furnished no returns for the last three years, although he had paid the default assessments. He was fined £3.

Clyde Roberts McCallum, a commercial traveller, was lined £2 and costs. For the prosecution it was stated that the accused had sent in returns but they were always late, and were received by the department after default assessments had been made.

Allan Reginald Perry was fined £2. Returns' from him had not been received for the years 1941 and 1942. John Francis Rooney was fined £B. It ■was stated that no income-tax return had ever been received from Rooney. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

The Hcathcotc County Council proceeded against William Collins, who did hot appear, on four charges of breaches of traffic regulations, On charges of riding an unregistered motor-cycle and having no warrant of fitness.- Collins was fined £3 on each charge, and for exceeding the speed limit and for having no licence to drive, he was fined 10s on each charge.