Magistrate’s Court TRAFFIC OFFENDERS FINED

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31029, 7 April 1966, Page 9

Magistrate’s Court TRAFFIC OFFENDERS FINED

On traffic charges brought before Mr E. A. Lee, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, convictions were entered and fines imposed as follows: Exceeded 30 miles an hour: Barton Strathallan McKnight, £10: Lawrence Edwin Cooke, £3; Kevin James Stephenson, £4; Carl McMenanmin, £6; Kenneth Raymond Wilson, £6 (no licence £5, and no safety helmet £6); Frederick Hicks, £8 and ordered to attend three traffic lectures; Marcus Bernard Numan, £5; Kerry Michael Summerfield, £7 10s and to attend traffic lectures; Joyce Mary Cain, £5; Alma Ellis, £4; Augustus Florence, £4; Graham David Floyd, £4; Donald Alexander Gemmill, £4; Leslie Lewis Hayes, £4; Brian Douglas Quinn, £4; Jack Ryan, £4; Nola Anne Bayliss, £5; Derk Bounan, £4; Cedric George Cox, £3; Warwick Desmond Croft, £5; Bruce William Hancox, £5; Gavin Richard Hayton, £4; Eric Gordon Heaps, £4; Clinton John Inns, £3; Robin William Mallock, £4; George Garfield Rogers, £4; Murray Edward Walsh, £4; Frederick Miles Warren, £3 (failed to produce driver’s licence £1). No warrant of fitness: Harvey John Corbett, £1; Thomas Arthur Parker, £5; Gary James Easter, £2; Basil Addie, £1 (failed to produce driver’s licence, £1); Gary Walter Crawford, £3; William Kennedy, £2; Ronald Magee, £2; lan James Rechan, £2; Andrew Rudkin, £3; Barry Lionel Shaw, £1; Brian Lawrence Terris, £3. Failed to stop at at a stop sign: Annie Evelyn McHaftia, £6; David Orohina Holder, £8; John Oliver McDonald, £6; Errol James Cocks, £6. Exceeded heavy traffic licence: Stewart and Graham Company, Ltd., £3; Alpine Sawmills, Ltd., £3 (exceeded axle weight, two charges, £3 and £5); Raymond Sydney Payne, £5 (exceeded axle weight, £5); R. R. Price, Ltd., £7 10s; James Francis Stewart, £3. Careless use: Adrian Lawrence Sullivan, £lO, disqualified for six months (exceeded 30 miles an hour, £3). Permitted use of unlicensed motor-vehicle: Douglas Brown, Ltd., £3 (no safety chain on trailer, £5). Crossed against traffic lightsLloyd Derreck Ashton, £10; Alfred Thompson, £10; Nguyen Van Lori, £3. Vehicle dangerously loadedLester Gordon Reed, £lO. Failed to yield right of way: Hazel Ann Prattley, £8 Exceeded axle weight: Ryan Bros., Ltd., £5. Excessive width of load: Rex Melville Welsh, £3. Operated noisy motor vehicle: Stephen George Genet, £5. Exceeded 40 miles an hour in heavy motor vehicle: Allan David Storrie, £5. No light on cycle: David Bell, £2. Exceeded 40 miles an hour in bus: Wallace Campbell, £6 Failed to carry out contract of hire: Allan James McLeod. £5. Unregistered vehicle: AinsiMe George Manson, £2 (no warrant of fitness, £1): Douglas Charles Smith (two charges), £4. Insufficient lights: John Christopher Spencer, £5. No driver's licence: Kevin James Wright, £5 (no warrant of fitness, £1). CHARGES WITHDRAWN A traffic officer said that Neil James McCone, who appeared on two traffic charges, was not the same person he apprehended. Traffic Officer G. Hall said McCone was not the same person he issued a notice to for driving without a warrant of fitness on January 3 this year. Later, another charge of failing to produce a driver’s licence was added.

The charges were withdrawn. "Inquiries into the matter are proceeding,” Traffic Officer hall said.

(Before Messrs R. W. Gormack and L. H. Petrie, Justices of the Peace.) INDECENCY CHARGES A man who was charged with permitting two boys aged nine and 12 years to perform indecent acts on him, and with having induced another boy, aged 10, to perform an indecent act on him, all on March 4, was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was renewed during the remand. He was ordered to report daily to the police.

The man, Eric Francis Elkis, aged 43, unemployed (Mr W. A. Wilson), pleaded not guilty to the three charges. Detective Sergeant B. I. S. Kimber prosecuted.