MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28491, 22 January 1958, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

TUESDAY (Before Mr Raymond Ferner, S.M.) MOTOR-CYCLIST FINED

“This offence was committed on Labour Day, a pretty busy day with many people about,” said Traffic Officer C. Hansen, for the Transport Department, when prosecuting George James Worthington, for driving at a dangerous speed, exceeding 30 miles an hour when not wearing a safety helmet, and exceeding 40 miles an hour when carrying a pillion passenger. “Worthington attained a speed of 75 miles an hour and passed all and sundry at a speed which I considered dangerous under the circumstances. The defendant is well known to the Court,” said Traffic Officer Hansen.

For driving at a dangerous speed Worthington was fined £lO and his driver’s licence was suspended for six months. For exceeding 30 miles an hour without a safety helmet he was fined £2. and £3 for exceeding 40 miles an hour when carrying a pillion passenger. OTHER TRAFFIC CASES On charges brought by the Transport Department, offenders were fined as follows:

Permitting use of unlicensed vehicle: Rowley Andrews, £3. Exceeding 30 m.p.h.: Warner Adrian Baker, £4 (no safety helmet, £2; exceeding 40 m.p.h. while restricted to “L” plates. £3); Ramon Jennings Coates, £3. No warrant of fitness: Douglas McLean Browlee (trailer), £1 (no safety chain, £1). Parked on pedestrian crossing: Douglas Maurice Clapp, £2. Stopped on bus stop: John Harry Limbrey, £2. ; ‘ Driving while prohibited by traffic officer: Gary Lowe, £5. Trailer not safely secured: George Alexander Robertson, £2. On charges brought by the Christchurch City Council’s Traffice Department the following fines were imposed:— Failed to give way: Ronald Harold Beck, £5; Walter Charles Whittaker, £5; George McCrea. £3.

Parked over time limit: Stanley George McGrath, £2. Driving without reasonable consideration: William Stevenson Montgomery, £4. Parked in time-expired metred space: Arthur Raymond Berry, £3; Edward Rowe Berry, £4: James Lawrence Holden, £2. Arthur Samuel Jacobs, £l.

No warrant of fitness:—Ralph Jeffrey Bond, £2; Roger Parman Brown, £1; Jack Frederick Bryant (trailer), £2; Ronald Charles Hamilton, £2; William Ernest Hardman, £2; Desmond Heslip. £1; Lester Ralph Judkins, £1 (trailer, £1); George Albert Lindsay, £3; Allan Joseph Oliver, £2; Frank Parr, £2: William John Ross, £2; Leslie Charles Robert Williams, £2.

' Overloading heavy vehicle:— Edwin Henry Bovce, £3 (exceeding axle limit, £3); T. E. Elliott and Company, Ltd., £5. Unlicensed motor - vehicle:— George Frederick Cane, £2: David Robert Clarke, costs only (incorrect licence label, £3i: Raymond Alexander and Lester James Gallagher, £3; William John Simmons, £3; Richard Patrick, £3 (incorrect distinguishing mark, £3). Exceeding 30 miles an hour:— Colin Lester Cleave, £2; Robert Malcolm Gordon, £3; Dennis Robert Hancock, £5; Donald George Jennings, £4; Leonard Alfred Kirton, £2 (no safety helmet, £2; no warrant of fitness. £2); Albert Clarence Jordan, £4; Donald George Jennings, £4: Garry Andrew Lang, £2; Horace Bruce McPherson. £2; Douglas Watson Newall, £3; Gordon Herbert Roxburgh, £4; Athol McKenzie Stewart, £5 (no safety helmet, £2; no warrant of fitness, £2); Leslie Thomas Stoddard. £3: Ronald Winder. £2 (no warrant of fitness, 10s; no safety helmet. £2; Francis Joan Woodward. £5. Failed to give way on pedestrian crossing:—Clifford Edward John Dreaver, £2. Double parking:—Peter Conroy Fearon, £1; John Edward Pickett. £2 (no warrant of fitness, £2). Unlighted power cycle:— Norman Fox, £3. Operating noisy vehicle liable to cause annoyance:—Habgood’s (Christchurch), Ltd., £2. Failing to notify change of ownership:—Francis William Jacobson, 10s; Dupree Thomas Orpwood, £1» Carrying pillion passenger when restricted to L plates:— Sandor Lajos. £3. No driver’s licence:—Horace Mervyn Robertson, £3 (no certificate of fitness, £2); David Daniel Robin, £3 (no driver’s licence, £2); Thor Stewart Wilson, £3 (no warrant of fitness, £2). Dangerous loading of vehicle:— Leonard Russell Sears, £1; Leslie Young, £3. Overtaking vehicle at pedestrian crossing:—Bill Sari, £2. Parking in prohibited area:— Noel Gwnes Parker, £l. Failed to stop at compulsory sign:—James Courtney Sullivan, £3 (no driver’s licence, £3; no warrant of fitness, £2); Alan David Thomas, £2. Dangerous driving:—Vernon Clements, £5. ij,