Magistrates Court Two Farmers Fined For Hydatids Act Breaches

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29748, 15 February 1962, Page 10

Magistrates Court Two Farmers Fined For Hydatids Act Breaches

Pleading guilty to committing a breach of the Hydatids Act on September 3, Harry William McKellow, of Hororata, was convicted and fined £5 by Mr A. P. Biair, SM.. in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Prosecuting for the Malvern County Council, Mr C. G. Penlington said a hydatids control inspector had found 15 dead sheep on McKellow’s property. It was realised McKellow had difficulty in disposing of the carcases because of the nature of the ground, but a month later there were still some lying around, although some had been removed, said Mr Penlington. “But the worst feature,” said Mr Penlington, “was that some carcases had been left in the Hororata river.” McKellow said it had been a bad winter. The sheep were shorn late and lambing started before they were finished. During lambing he lived with the sheep and fed them hay every three to four hours. McKellow said he was in full agreement with what the hydatids control committee was trying to do The Magistrate told McKellow that he appreciated his difficulties in disposing of the carcases and for that reason he would impose a lighter fine than normal. FINED £lO

John Daniel Clinton, a farmer at Greendale, was convicted and fined £lO for committing a breach of the hydatids act on December 7. The hydatids control inspector said he found three dead sheep on Clinton’s property. There were also some carcases dumped under willow trees where they could not be seen but were accessible to dogs. FAILED TO CLOSE SHOP For failing to close shop and displaying exempted goods on November 25, Hilda Jane Williams, of 124 A Opawa road was convicted and fined £4. The defendant pleaded guilty through Mr A. I. Cottrell, who said she had not got around to putting the goods away when the inspector called. SHORTWEIGHT GOODS Charged with having shortweight bags of sugar in his shop at 107 Idris road on December 13, Allen Thomas Cormack was convicted and fined £lO. Cormack did not appear. The inspector said Cormack blamed a boy who had been working for him. FOUND DRUNK Eric Morton, aged 50, was remanded in custody until February 16 for a probation officer’s report when he

pleaded guilty to being drunk in Manchester street on February 13, having been convicted of drunkenness four times in the last six months. REMANDED Richard Francis Rutledge, aged 29, a claims assessor, was remanded on bail until February 16 on a charge of forging a testimonial on or about July 15, 1958. (Before Messrs W. E. Olds and A. Henderson, Justices of the Peace) CHARGE DISMISSED A charge against Alexander James Collins, aged 29, a motor mechanic, of indecently assaulting a 19-year-old clerk on December 23 was dismissed. Collins had elected trial by jury and was represented by Mr J. N. Matson.