Magistrate’s Court Licence Cancelled For Exceeding Speed Limit

Press, Volume C, Issue 29695, 13 December 1961, Page 12

Magistrate’s Court Licence Cancelled For Exceeding Speed Limit

A fine of £5 and cancellation of his driver’s licence for three months were imposed on Dennis John Alsoip, aged 18, a grocer, when he appeared before Mr A. P. Blair, SAI., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge of exceeding 30 miles an hour in Office road on October 14. Alsop, who admitted the charge, was represented by Mr R. W. Edgley. Chief Patrol Officer J. Brown, who prosecuted for the Christchurch City Council, said that the defendant was checked by Traffic Officer F. Stout at 50 miles an hour in Office road at 11 pm on October 14. He made no excuse for his speed. He said that Alsop had two previous convictions for speeding. Mr Edgley asked that Alsop be given another chance as he needed his licence for work and also to drive his father about. He said that when the traffic officer stopped Alsop he said “good driving.” The Magistrate suggested that perhaps the traffic officer was being sarcastic, but Mr Edgley said he understood it to be meant as a compliment. 21 TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS A 19-year-old youth, who was described by Chief Patrol Officer Brown as a “real problem,” was fined £1 on a charge of failing to keep his car up to warrant of fitness standard. Chief Patrol Officer Brown said that the youth, Barry James Robin, had 21 convictions for traffic offences over the last two years and paid out £76 in fines during this period. "Robin just keeps on offending,” he said. After hearing evidence from Traffic Officer A. Laing, who examined Robin’s car in Manchester street on August 12. that the car was in a dangerous condition, the Magistrate said he would consider taking away Robin’s licence. Chief Patrol Officer Brown said that the defendant’s licence had been cancelled by Mr E. A. Lee, S.M., two weeks ago. He said he did not expect any trouble from Robin for at least 12 months “I will treat this as a wadhing-up charge,” said the Magistrate imposing the fine Robin did not appear and was not represented by counsel. CHARGE DISMISSED A charge of cycling without a rear light in Edgeware road at 65 pm. on June 14 against George Fitzharding Jones was dismissed. On a further charge of having no front light he was convicted and discharged. Jones pleaded not guilty to both charges. He was not represented by counsel. REMANDED On a charge of stealing two dozen bottles of lager from Quill Morris, Ltd., on October 25, Trevor Phillip Peace, aged 26, was remanded on bail until January 19. Desmond James Duggan, aged 19, a workman, was remanded on bail to December 18 on a charge of assault on December 11. He was represented by Mr R. G. Blunt On a charge of theft of an electrical coil and fittings on December 9, Brian Harold Murray, aged 20, an apprentice electrician, was remanded until December 18. Bail was allowed. OTHER TRAFFIC CASES On other traffic charges brought by the City Council traffic department offenders were dealt with as follow’s: Parking offences: Peter Michael Bergin, £1; Ronald Lionel Bodger, £1; Kenneth Toomas Davy, two charges, £2 and £3: Alfred George Southern £2; Maurice Patrick Boland, £2; Benjamin Francis Borland. £2; Evan Uoyd Bydder, £2; Reginald Christopher John Carthy, £2; David Graham Donochie, £2; Clarence Beaumont Hall, £4; Douglas Hesse, £5 tVarrant of fitness not dis-

played, £4); David William Mander, £5; Allan Leonard Mitchener, £2; lan Gerald Ogier, £2; lan Harry Penrose, £1; David Vernon Spicer, £2; John Gordon Young, £3; Frank James Menzies, £5. Exceeding 30 miles an hour: Brian Richard Jeffs Bennison. £4; John Leonard Blackburn, £3; Francis Murray Boggs, £2; Neville James Burney, £2; Rodney Thornhill Cooper, £3; Shirley Doyle, £3; Ronald Ellis, £3 (no driver’s licence, £5); Alan Douglas Froom, £4; William Kenneth Judson, £2; David Nihoniho, £4 (no warrant of fitness, £3); Brian Weakley, £3. No warrant of fitness: Douglas MacHquham, £2; Graeme Francis Maynard, £1 10s; George Tuaine, £2; Stahley Ross Williams, £1 10s; Mervyn Wilson, £2; Richard Denis Harty, £1 10s. No rear light on cycle: Maurice Frederick Adams. £1 (no front light, £3); John Reginald Cockle, 10s; Noel Alexander Charles Davies, 10s; William Henry Youngman, 10s (no front light, £2). No rear light on goods service vehicle: Maxwell Edgar Osbourne, costs only (no heavy traffic licence, £5, failing to produce driver’s licence, £5); George Henry Stewart, £2; Hendrik Nicolaas Van Der Kolk, £2. Failing to comply with traffic lights: Paul Morris Coffee, £3 (no driver’s licence, £3). Warrant of fitness not affixed in prescribed manner: Powhiri Love, £1 10s. No driver’s licence: John Love, £5. No front light on cycle: lan McAulay, £2. CIVIL CASES (Before Mr E. S. J. Crutchley, S.M.) JUDGMENT SUMMONSES The following orders were made on judgment summonses:— Barry Norman Sutton, truck driver, to pay Springs Ellesmere Electric Power Board £4 fe 6d, in default five days’ imprisonment; C. Clarkson, labourer, to pay National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., £l9. in default 20 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; R. N. Patterson, driver, to pay Provincial Motors, Ltd., £54 4s 9d, in default 56 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; D. R. Millar, labourer, to pay Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd., £9 17s sd, in default 10 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £3 a week is paid; N. Gray, married woman, to pay K. H. Bartlett £5 17s, in default six days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while 12s 6d a week is paid; R. Shaw, labourer, to pay C. J. Fitzgibbon £33 12s 6d, in default 35 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while 15s a week is paid; N. J. Cook, welder, to pay H. Flavel and Son, Ltd., £5 7s 6d, in default six days’ imprisonment; J. D. Tate, married woman, to pay P. Farge £5 7s, in default six days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid; Donald E. M. Nyberg, labourer, to pay Butterfields (Christchurch), Ltd., £29 19s 6d, in default 32 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; O. E. Metric, storeman, to pay T. H. Green and Company, Ltd., £lB 2s lid, in default 19 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; E. C. Roberts, sawmiller, to pay FA.M.E. Insurance Company, Ltd., £2O I2s 6d, in default 22 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; R. A. Kennington. labourer, to pay Reese Bros., Ltd., £8 13s lid. in default nine days’ imprisonment; F. Payne, of Lincoln, to pay Springston South Store £l7 4s 6d, in default 18 days’ imprisonment, war-

rant suspended while £1 a week is paid; William Theodore Jackson to pay E. D Humdell £7 12s lid, in default eight days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid: Donald McDonald, dealer, to pay D. H. Jones £159 10s 7d, in default 90 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; D. Wesley, labourer, to pay Belfast Motor and Engineering Company £l5 17s lid, in default 17 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 10s a week is paid; O. Livingstone to pay Waimak Services, Ltd., £3 0s 3d, in default three days’ imprisonment; Henry Alexander 1 Butterfield, workman, to pay Farmers’ Service Station, (Dunedin), Ltd., £5 18s 6d, in default six days’ imprisonment; E. G. Taylor, worker, to pay Griffen and Smith. Ltd., £27 4s 9d, in default 29 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; A. R. Green to pay E. A. Lillico £26 2s 6d, in default 28 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; Betty Adamson, married woman, to pay Household Budgets (Timaru), Ltd., £7 10s, in default eight days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while 10s a week is paid; Bruce Edward Lucinsky, labourer, to pay R; A Forgie £142, in default 90 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid.