Magistrate’s Court COUNCIL PROSECUTIONS FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29189, 27 April 1960, Page 14

Magistrate’s Court COUNCIL PROSECUTIONS FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES

In traffic charges brought by the Christchurch City Council, offenders were dealt with as follows in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday by Mr Raymond Ferner, S.M.:—

Operated heavy motor vehicle of greater laden weight than authorised: British Pavements (Canterbury), Ltd., £3. Parked within 20 feet of pedestrian crossing: Dan Gavin Clark, £1 (parked in prohibited area, £3).

Parked in time-expired meter space: Joseph Fulop, £l. Parked over time-limit: William Albert Edward May, £l. Failed to produce driver’s licence: William Tomson Robin, £3 (failed to display certificate of fitness, £2, goods service vehicle parked during hours of darkness without rear red light, £3).

Exceeding 30 miles an hour: James Graham Yulle, £4; Noel Maurice Cunningham, £4; Wayne James Francis, £4; Robin Alistar Gormack. £3; Vernon George G>ray, £3; Lester Trevor McDonald, £2; Trevor John Minards. £2 (exceeding 30 miles an hour not wearing approved type of safety helmet, £2); Bruce Munro, £2; Ronald Martin Petersen, £3; Freeman John Rhodes, £7; lan Arthur Shrtmpton, £5 (failed to carry warrant of fitness, £2); Graham Athol Wright. £2. Obstructing vehicular entrance: John Richard Allan, £2. Exceeded 20 miles an hour in a 30 miles an hour area on power cycle: Ron Alexander Andrew, £2 (no driver’s licence, £3; carrying pillion passenger, £3): James Edward Buckland, £2. Stopped on offside of another vehicle: Robert James Barnett, £2. Goods service vehicle parked during hours of darkness without rear red light: Alfred Frederick Bassett, £3. Failed to carry current warrant of fitness: Norman William Bradley, £1; David Roy Callender, £2 (failed to stop at compulsory stop sign, £4; failed to produce driver’s licence, £3); Percy Merrick, £1 (towed trailer without safety chain, £1). Failed to comply with traffic lights: Rees James Edwards, £3. Overtook vehicle stoped to give way at pedestrian crossing: Rupert Ernest Fletcher, £2. Failed to stop at compulsory stop: Peter John Ford, £2. Operated noisy motor-vehicle: John David Hood, £2; David Stuart McKenzie, £2.

No driver’s licence: Warwick Winston Braithwaite Low, £3 (carried pillion passenger on power cycle, £3). Carried pillion passenger when restricted to L plates: Desmond Terrence Messervy, £4; William Winters, £3. Used unappropriate licence label on vehicle: Ross Payne, £lO. Passed another vehicle without clear visibility of 300 feet: Stanley Frederick James Shaw, £5 and licence suspended for three months.

Operated motor-cycle without efficient silencer: Russel George Webster, £3. Failed to give way at school patrol crossing: Anthony Hvman Gould, £3. ENTERED CAR Peter Masterman, a seaman on the overseas vessel Sussex, was fined £7 on a charge of getting into a car valued at £lOOO, at Lyttelton. Masterman, who was slightly under the influence of alcohol, had been seen sitting in the car attempting to start it, said the police prosecutor, Sergeant V. F. Townshend. REMANDED Ernest Robert Sutton, aged 25. was remanded to May 4 on a charge of attempted rape. An application for bail was refused. David Woods, aged 25, was remanded to April 28 on a charge of obscene language, two charges of assault, and one charge of wilful damage. Bail was granted at a sum of £5O. Anthony William Mooney, Nell

Raymond Chamberlain, and John Threipland McKetterick were remanded to May 5 on charges of disorderly behaviour at New Brighton on Monday. Chamberlain and Mooney were also charged with fighting in a public place.

(Before Messrs F. J. C. Dann and E. Wood, Justices of the Peace) COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

Ramon Michael Wells, aged 31 (Mr R. de Goldi), was committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court on a charge of false pretences valued at £l5B on March 9. Wells pleaded not guilty and elected trial by jury Senior-Sergeant G. M. Cleary prosecuted.

Neil Patrick Crow, the man-aging-director of a car sales firm, said that he sold the accused's car on his behalf for £l6O. Repairs to the motor for the windscreen wiper cost £2 and he paid Wells a cheque for £l5B. Wells had made no mention of the fact that the car was subject to a hire-purchase agreement. If he had known about the hirepurchase agreement he would have paid Wells the £l5B less the amount owing to the finance company. Detective R. J. Crooks said he interviewed the accused and he had admitted that he had sold the ear when there was money owing on it. Wells said he did not know it was wrong to do what he had done as he intended to keep up the payments to the finance company. He was certain that Crow had not asked him if there was any money owing on the car. • Wells was granted renewal of bail and was ordered to report to the police once a week. CIVIL CASES (Before Mr E. A. Lee, S.M.) JUDGMENT SUMMONSES The following orders were made on judgment summonses:— Charles Parata to pay M. B. Stace £34 15s, in default 35 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while defendant pays 10s a week; W. J. T. Cook to pay General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd., £4 Os 6d. in default 4 days’ imprisonment; C. Hurrell to pay J. L. Cockburn £6 6s 2d, in default 7 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while defendant pays £1 10s a week; William George Clyne to pay Commissioner of Inland Revenue £97 10s. in default three months’ imprisonment. warrant suspended while defendant pays £2 a week; S. Isherwood to pay Sinclair, Melbourne and Company. Ltd., £lB 7s lOd. in default 19 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while defendant pays £2 a week; J. McGee to pay Reese Bros., Ltd., £33 2s 6d, in default 34 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while defendant pays £2 a week; A. Scott to pay Gordon and Gotch (N.Z.). Ltd., £4 ss, in default five days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while defendant pays £1 a week; D. A. Sharp to pay the Mayor, councillors and citizens of Christchurch £5. in default five days’ imprisonment.