MAGISTRATE’S COURT Youth Admits Charges Of Disqualified Driving

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31236, 7 December 1966, Page 14

MAGISTRATE’S COURT Youth Admits Charges Of Disqualified Driving

Bryce Frank Doidge, aged 19, a workman was ordered to pay costs only on two charges of driving wjiile disqualified when he appeared before Mr H. J. Evans S.M., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Doidge pleaded guilty to three charges of driving while disqualified and a further charge of obtaining a licence while disqualified. On the third charge of driving while disqualified he was fined £2O and disqualified for a further year and ordered to pay costs only on the charge of obtaining a driver’s licence while disqualified from driving.

Traffic Sergeant H. J. McMorran said Doidge was stopped on the morning of November 16 by a traffic officer and asked for his licence. He did not have it with him and was told to send it to the traffic department. Later the same day the defendant was taken for a motor-cycle licence test in the city and passed the test, Sergeant McMorran said.

The department later found that Doidge had been disqualified on November 4, and told him, he said. The defendant was interviewed again on November 22 by a traffic officer and admitted riding his motor-cycle on November 20.

Mr Glue said Doidge had not been present in the court when his licence was suspended and was only informed by the registrar that he had been fined.

He applied for a motorcycle test three weeks before he went for the test, Mr Glue said, and at this time neither the traffic department nor the defendant knew of his disqualification. Doidge was aware, however, that he had been disqualified when he rode his motor-cycle on November 20.

DROVE WHILE DISQUALIFIED Trevor Edward Sheehan, aged 22 a railway worker, (Mr M. J. Glue) was convicted and fined £4O and disqualified from driving for a further year on a charge of driving while disqualified on Lincoln road on November 11. He pleaded not guilty. The Magistrate said he did not consider imprisonment this time because of the defendant’s domestic situation but as the defendant had once before been convicted of driving while disqualified he could be sent to prison. John Richard Shamus McMillan, aged 20, a warehouseman, was fined £3O and disqualified from driving for one year on a charge of driving while disqualified on Barrington street on November 23. He pleaded guilty and was represented by Mr L. G. Holden.

FINED £25 Brian Somerfield, aged 45, a manufacturer (Mr G. T. Mahon), was fined £lO on a charge of failing to give way to the right on the corner of Worcester street and Cambridge terrace on August 26. He pleaded guilty. He also pleaded guilty to another charge of failing to give way to the right on the corner of Colombo street and Peterborough street on August 29. He was fined £l5. Mr Mahon said Somerfield had come down from Auckland for a week and was unfamiliar with Christchurch streets. The defendant had braked hard in both instances, but he was at a loss to explain how the collisions occurred.

The Magistrate said that because the accidents had occurred within three days of each other there would normally be a cancellation of the defendant’s licence, but because of his unfamiliarity with the city and his obvious sense of responsibility a fine would be imposed. THEFT A housewife, aged 62, whose name was suppressed, was convicted and fined £l5 and ordered to pay witnesses’ expenses of £6 on a charge of theft of groceries valued at 6s 8d on November 3, in a reserved decision. She was represented by Mr H. W. Thompson. DISMISSED Robert John Gordon, an apprentice electrician (Mr L. M. O’Reilly), pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving on Linwood avenue on July 17 at a speed which might have been dangerous. After hearing the evidence the Magistrate dismissed the charge.

FINED £2 Colleen Maree Buchanan, a manageress, was fined £2 on a charge of failing to display a heavy traffic licence. She pleaded guilty. COSTS ONLY

Gordon Oswald Reinke was ordered to pay costs only on a charge of failing to keep to the left when turning on Cranford street. He pleaded guilty.

(Before Mr P. L. Molineaux, S.M.) DISQUALIFIED ‘'Your actions could have precipitated a serious accident," said the Magistrate when Timothy John Houlden, aged 23, a trainee lineman, was convicted, fined £2O ana disqualified from driving for a period of 12 months on a charge of driving a motor vehicle at a speed which might have been dangerous on Woodham road on July 3. He pleaded not guilty. "You do not appear to be paying much attention to your previous long record,” said the Magistrate. “You are indeed fortunate not to have been sent to prison." DISMISSED Roger Harold Wright, aged 22, a diecaster (Mr G. W. Alexander) pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving a motor vehicle without reasonable consideration on Colombo street on August 25. The charge was dismissed. FINED £5. David Kestel Henderson (Mi

G. W. Alexander) was convicted and fined £3 on a charge that he failed to display a rear red light on a stationary vehicle on Papanui road on September IS. He pleaded not guilty.

FINED £l5 Neville Gordon Jiggins, aged IS. a cadet, was convicted, fined £l5 and disqualified from driving for 12 months on a charge of riding a motor-cycle at a speed which might have been dangerous on Ensors road on July 20. He pleaded not guilty. DISMISSED A charge against the New Zealand Express Company, Ltd. <Mr G. F. Rea) of operating a trucfc in an unsafe condition in Manchester street on September 6 was dismissed. The company had pleaded not guilty. FINED £3O “It is incredible to think that such a short time after your last offence you are driving whilst disqualified,” said the Magistrate when William Alexander Zane Galt, aged 22, a hairdresser (Mr M. J. Cashmere) was convicted, fined £3O and disqualified from driving a motor vehicle for a period of two years on a charge that he drove while disqualified on Pages road and Lonsdale street on August 28.

DECISION RESERVED The Magistrate reserved his decision until 2.15 p.m. today when John Roderick McKenzie, aged 19, a student (Mr R. L. Kerr) pleaded not guilty to a charge that he drove a motor vehicle in a manner which might have been dangerous on Park terrace on September 24. McKenzie pleaded guilty to a charge of having no current warrant of fitness displayed on the same day. Traffic Officer W. Noster said he had checked McKenzie over three-tenths of a mile along Park terrace. McKenzie traveile dat 55 miles an hour across the intersection with Kilmore street, Peterborough street and Salisbury street, and at 45 miles an hour across Dorset street. All the intersections were uncontrolled and visibility was good at only two of these, Traffic Officer Noster said. (Before Messrs W. E. Olds and R. W. Gormick, J.Ps.) ABORTION CHARGE

With one prosecution witness still to give evidence, the hearing of depositions against Florence Kathleen Wilson, aged 41, a shopkeeper, was adjourned until December 14. Wilson faces one charge of attempted abortion and three charges of unlawfully using an instrument with intent to procure a miscarriage between August 1 and October 21. Wilson (Mr G. R. Lascelles) was remanded on bail. (Before Mr E. S. J. Crutchley, S.M.) DROVE WHILE DISQUALIFIED John William Morgan, aged 36, was fined £4O and had his licence cancelled for a further year on a charge of driving while disqualified on November 15. He was fined £2 on a charge of giving false information. Morgan was appearing for sentence. He was not represented by counsel. “You should realise that you can be sent to prison for disobeying the order of the Court not to drive,” the Magistrate said. “I would not have hesitated to send you to prison but for the fact that you have given an undertaking to sell your car.” FINED £l7

Jules Ogilvie Schaare, a radio and television technician, was fined £lO and had his licence cancelled for three months on a charge of failing to stop after an accident. He pleaded guilty. Schaare was also fined £7 on a charge of driving without reasonable consideration in Bealey avenue. He pleaded not guilty to this charge. Mr J. E. Butler appeared for the defendant. The offences were committed on August 22. CHARGE DISMISSED

A charge against Warren David Stevenson, aged 21, a meat Inspector, of careless driving at the corner of Linwood avenue and Buckleys road on August 26 was dismissed He pleaded not guilty and was represented by Mr P. G. S. Penlington.

CIVIL CASES (Before Mr E. S. J. Crutchley S.M.) JUDGMENT SUMMONSES

The following orders were made on judgment summonses: A Forbes, driver, Buchanans road, to pay Modernwear Drapery (1963), Ltd., £l5 3s Id, in default 17 days’ Imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; Ronald Brian Watkins, wool and skin buyer, Cromer place, to pay the Commissioner of Inland Revenue £57 15s (61 days or £1 a week); R. E. Milligan, painter, Ngata place, to pay Smith and Smith, Ltd., £6B 5s 4d (72 days or £1 a week). N. Crook, inspector, Camden street, to pay Northcote Supermarket £3 10s (five days); H, P. W. Bell, labourer, Lyttelton, to pay John O’Connell £lB 13s 6d (21 days or £1 a week); R. T. McDonald, Cameron street, to pay Kevin Roy Gopperth £36 15s (40 days or £1 a week): A. F. Commons, labourer, Sandown crescent, to pay Gayhurst Gardens Florists £4 Ils 6d (six days).

W. J. Duffel!, upholsterer, Clearbrook street, to pay Papanui Timber Company, Ltd., £lO 18s (13 days or £1 a week); W. J. Shaw, labourer. Warblington street, to pay Bower Service Station. Ltd., £l4 18s lid (17 days or £1 a week); Eric D. Thian, rubber worker, Quebec place, to pay Robert Francis, Ltd., £l7 3s 6d (19 days or £1 a week). B. P. Sheehan, labourer, Fairfield avenue, to pay S. L. R. Halliwell and Son £4 (five days): D. S. Wilkins, spinster, Wainoni road, to pay S. L. R. Halliwell and Son £33 13s (36 days or £1 a week): B. D. Lawrence, builder, Tenby place, to pay H. A. S. Cook, Ltd., £l4 Ils 2d (17 davs or £1 a week).

T. Salt, driver, Harewood road, to pay Hallenstein Brothers, Ltd., £64 19s 7d (69 days or £1 a week): W. Ormandy, carpenter. Wentworth street, to pay Winstone (South Island), Ltd., £l6 2s (18 days or £1 a week): J. L. Roberts, enameier. Williams street, to pay Jas. J. Niven and Company, Ltd.. £5 8s 2d (six days or £1 a week). D. Darling, labourer, Langdons road, to pay Ballins Industries, Ltd., £8 15s (10 days or £1 a week): R. Postlethwaite, labourer, Oakland street, to pay Julia Gray Florist £5 4s (six days or £1 a week): O. S. Livingstone, labourer, Attlee creacent. to pay R. D. McAllister £5 Ils lid (six davs or £1 a week).

M. T. Fabling, labourer. Lionel street, to pay James Shand and Company, Ltd., £5 14s (seven davs or £1 a week): M. P. J. Mullaly, labourer. Main North road, to pay James Shand and Company. Ltd.. £l5 6s 3d (17 days or £1 a week): M. C. Clarke, operator, Tonga street, to pay Julia Gray Florist £5 10s (seven days or £1 a week). E. B. Langley, freezing worker. Cranford street, to pay Home and Property Maintenance. Ltd., £4 9s (five days): T. S. Smith, labourer, Kaiwara street, to pay Home Washing Machine Beoairs £4 Is Sd (five davs): B. Ward, labourer. Whitefield street, to pay Waimak Sawmills, Ltd., £3 10s (five days). J. Maschek. restaurant prourletor, Norwich auay, Lyttelton. to pay Plaza Milk Bar. Ltd.. £2 10s 4d (four days): M. Lilley, labourer. Maces road, to pay Davies TV Sales and Hire, Ltd.. £2l (24 days or £1 a week): T. E. Franklin, labourer, Bordesley street to pay F. E. Barnett £2O 12s fid (30 days or £1 a week). r A. Billing, Croiises read, to

pay C. D. Beatson, Ltd., £33 Is 9d (36 days or £3 a week); Brian James Quinn, mechanic, Ryan street, to pay the Post Office £6 3s 4d (seven days or £1 a week); Terence Rea. salesman, care of Allan Sheppard and Smith, Ltd., to pay Carpet Shampooing Company (Ch.ch.), Ltd., £2l 6s (24 days or £1 a week).

J. A. Keith, factory employee, Lyttelton, to pay Blackwells, Ltd.. £lO 5s fid (12 days or 10s a week); William Charles Gardner, care of Byfield Footwear, Ltd., to pay Kenneth William Watts £lO9 (90 days or £1 10s a week): E. O’Connell, shopkeeper, Cashel street, to pay General Foods (South Island). Ltd., £74 18 2d (79 days or £1 a week).

A. E. Billing, Croziers road, to pay George Pickernell £97 4s <9O days or £1 a week); Bryan Paul Salt, contractor, Cuthberts road, to pay Tappers, Ltd., £ll6 l»s 8d (90 days or £1 a week): W. Goodwin, workman, Madras street, to pay A. J. Allen, Ltd., £l9 15s 2d (22 days or £1 a week). POSSESSION ORDER B. Tauwhare, labourer, was ordered to give up possession of a house at 299 Pages road, to S. G. S. Farr, shop assistant, and G. V. Farr, his wife, and to pay arrears of rent and costs amounting to £B6 10s. WALL MAPS FULLY INDEXED WITH POSTAL ZONES 3/6 POCKET MAPS FOLDED IN STRONG COVER 4/SECTIONAL MAPS WITH COMPREHENSIVE INDEX GIVING QUICK REFERENCE TO STREET LOCATION ALSO LISTING HOTELS. SPORTS VENUES, ETC. 5/OBTAINABLE FROM LEADING BOOKSELLERS OR CHRISTCHURCH