Magistrate's Court SIX WEEKS’ GAOL FOR DISQUALIFIED DRIVER

Press, Volume C, Issue 29557, 5 July 1961, Page 21

Magistrate's Court SIX WEEKS’ GAOL FOR DISQUALIFIED DRIVER

Six weeks' imprisonment was imposed on Georgt Francis Williams, aged 21 when he was convicted by Mr Raymond Ferner. S.M., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday on a charge of driving while disqualified in Colombo street. Sydenham, on March 15. His disqualification from driving was extended by a year. He was ordered to pay costs on charges of permitting persons to ride in a position liable to cause injury, and having no warrant of fitness. Williams, who was represented by Mr B. J. Drake, pleaded guilty to all charges. Chief Patrol Officer J. Brown said a traffic officer saw Williams's car. drawing a trailer, turn into Colombo street. Two youths were standing crouched on the tow bar of the trailer. The youths jumped off and tried to get into the car, and the driver got out of the car and ran away down the street. Williams was seen next morning, and admitted he was the owner of the car and had been driving it. Chief Patrol Officer Brown said the trailer coupling was faulty, and Williams told the traffic officer his friends were keeping it in place. He admitted having driven the car from Linwood to Sydenham earlier in the evening. He had a previous conviction for driving while disqualified. Mr Drake said Williams now fully realised the consequences of driving while disqualified. BREACH OF PROBATION Barney Matthews, alias Pani Kauhoa, aged 26, a workman, was fined £5 for committing a breach of his probation, by failing to report to the probation officer, on February 17. He pleaded guilty. DANGEROUS DRIVING Evidence that a patrol car followed a motor-cyclist along Hoon Hay road at speeds of 75 to 80 miles an hour on the evening of. May 8, but was unable to overhaul it until the rider slowed down for road works and then crashed while negotiating a narrow gap between a ditch and a parked bulldozer, was given by Traffic Officer W. J. Nostar. The motor-cyclist. lan Roy Thomas, aged 20, a factory hand (Mr B. J. Drake), was charged with driving at a speed which might have been dangerous. He was convicted and fined £l5, and his driving licence was cancelled for one year. He pleaded not guilty. Mr Drake submitted that there had been no evidence of other traffic about which Thomas could have endangered. He denied travelling at anything like the speed alleged by the traffic officer, but would admit travelling up to 50 miles an hour. There were no barricades at the road works and no red lights except for one on a crane. Thomas braked, but was unable to avoid the bulldozer, said Mr Drake. OTHER TRAFFIC CASES On other traffic charges brought by the Christchurch City Council offenders were dealt with as follows: Exceeding 30 miles an hour: Clive Edward Barker, £1; Leslie Constantine Lisle, £5; Raymond John Orsboum £2; Brian Thomas Perkins, £2; Richard Seddon Adam, £4; Clifford Vincent Atyeo, £2; Laurence Duncan Mcllwrick, £3; Nicholas John Mac Gibbon, £3; Ernest Frank Richards, £5. Permitting cycle to be towed: Brian Ellis Rattray, £2. Taxi driver smoking while carrying fare-paying passenger: Malcolm Donald Pugh. 12. Failing to carry driving licence: Leonard Douglas Eade. £5. Permitting registration plates to become indistinguishable: Charles Frances Hall, £5 (no warrant of fitness. £3l. Falling to stop at compulsory sign: Brian Francis Murphy, £3; Nigel Colin McKenzie, £2. Parking offence: Desmond Lawrence Petry, £2. Operating vehicle without heavy traffic licence: Maurice Edward Barnden, £3 (no certificate of fitness. £3). CIVIL CASES (Before Mr A. P. Blair. S.M.) JUDGMENT SUMMONSES The following orders were made on judgment summonses: — C. Halliday, worker, to pay A G. Green and R. C. J. MacKay £4 13s. in default five days’ imprisonment; B. Smith, workman, to pay E G McDonald, Ltd., £42 19s. in default 44 days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £2 a week is paid; P. F. Jones, worker to pay T Armstrong and Company. Ltd.. £l9 4s. in default 20 days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid: P D. Mackie, labourer. to pay W M W ffen I £27 3s 4d. in default 29 days'; imprisonment, warrant sus-1 pended while 10s a week is paid: W. Galbraith, labourer. I to pay Gordon and Gotch j (New Zealand'. Ltd., £7, in: default eight days' imprisonment; H. F. Smith, grocer, to pay Fletcher Humphreys and Company, Ltd.. £ll 5s sd. in default 12 days' imprisonment. warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; E. R. V. Tate, trr Ung as Richardson and Tate, painter, to pay New Zealand Fanners’ Co-operative Association. Ltd., £3. in default three days' imprisonment; P I. Atchison, fishmonger, to nay St Albans Car Sales. Ltd., £62 7s. in defauli 64 days’ imorisonmen'. warrant suspended while £1 5s a week is paid; J. Huxley, worker, to pay Andrew Lees (New Zealand!, Ltd.. £l2O Is, in default three months' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £2 a week is paid: F. M. Gamblin, married woman, to pay Eras and Com-

pany . £4. in default four days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £ 1 a week is paid; S. Timms, labourer, to pay Gordon and Gotch (New Zealand!. Ltd., £2l. in default 22 days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; C. Ryder, bus driver, to pay S. C. Graham £4O 18s 2d. in default 42 days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £2 a week is paid: K Cummings, labourer, to pay Timber Treatments (Christchurch). Ltd.. £2l. in default 22 days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £2 a week is paid; R. Lintott. freezing worker, to pay A. Ecroyd and Son. Ltd., £l2 3s 6d, in default 13 days* imprisonment, warrant suspended while £2 a week is paid; R. Taylor to pay G. E. Shaw £6 15s. in default seven days’ imprisonment; L. Skelton. labourer, to pay New Zealand Newspapers. Ltd. £2B Is 4d, in default 30 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; M. J. Milne, linotype operator, to pay VanceVivian (Christchurch!. Ltd, £25 15s, in default 27 days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; T. Carroll, labourer, to nay A R. Mackay, Ltd., £l2 9s 2d. in default 13 days' imprisonment warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid; Leslie Vincent, labourer, to pay L. F. Scanes £3 4s 6d, in default three days’ imprisonment; Alfred Vincent, labourer, to pay L. F. Scanes £7 3s IDd. in default eight days' imprisonment; Noeline Winifred Topping, married woman, to pay Olive Myrtle May Topping £l6. in default 17 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £3 a week is paid; Barry Surton, driver, to nay Kemp Winterbourne £27 7s sd, in default 29 days’ imnrisonmer|, warrant suspended whil« 10s a week is paid; F. Michael, labourer, to pay Butler Timber Company £23 8s 6d, in default 25 days’ imprisonment warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid: F Michael, labourer, to pay National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd, £lO ss. in default 11 days’ imprisonment. warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid; B. Darling, married woman, to pay G. Meurk £4 12s. in default five days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid; F. C. Meikle. workman, to pay E. J. Donndthorne £22 ss. in default 24 days’ imprisonment. warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid: John Sincock. workman. to pay Florence Eleano" Sincock £4O, in default 42 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid; Ernest Welsh to pay Smith and Brown. Ltd, £37 10s 6d. in default 39 days' imprisonment warrant suspended while £2 a week is paid; L. E Graham, workman, to pay H G. McPherson £5 10s, in default six days’ imprisonment: F M. Brown, also known as Dai’v Brown, spinster, to pav I. F Jordan and H T. Gilbert £367, in default three months’ Irene Hart, housewife, to pay Bishop and Company, Ltd , £2 ss. in default three days' imprisonment, warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid. POSSESSION ORDER R. J. Bevan, labourer, was ordered to give up possession of premises at 187 River road to David John Patchett, a dealer, forthwith, and to pay arrears of rent and costs amounting to £3B 12s. (Before Mr G. A. Nicholls, S.M.) CIVIL CLAIM Judgment for £32 13s 6d. i the full amount claimed, was awarded to G. Glausiuss 1 Company. 187 Hereford street. I against Melhuish Radio Company. Ltd., 34 St. Andrews, Hill road. The sum claimed comprised the amount due for volume meters supplied to the defendant company during June last year. Mr A. Hearn appeared for the plaintiff, and C. B. Atkinson for the defendant. Costs also were awarded the plaintiff.