MAGISTRATE’S COURT Youth Fined $200 On Charges Arising From Accident

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31793, 25 September 1968, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT Youth Fined $200 On Charges Arising From Accident

Fine* amounting to $2OO, periods of disqualification totalling two years and nine months, and terms of probation totalling two years were imposed on Robin Terrence Maguire, aged 17, a machinist, when be appeared for sentence before Mr P. L. Mollneaux, S.M., and Mr H. J. Evans, S.M., in the Magi*trtate’s Court yesterday. On charges relating to driving incidents which occurred in England Street on July 28 he was sentenced by Mr Mollneaux, having previously been convicted. He was fined $lOO and disqualified for one year on a charge of driving while disqualified, fined $5O and disqualified for one year on a charge of dangerous driving, fined $3O and disqualified for six months on a charge of failing to stop after an accident and fined $lO on charges of failing to report an accident and failing to report damage. He was ordered to pay costs only on a charge of failing to ascertain if a person was injured. He was also placed on probation for one year. On a charge of attempting unlawfully to take a motors cycle valued at $2OO on September 15, he was placed on probation for one year and disqualified for three months by Mr Evans. Mr Molineaux said the question of sentence had caused the Court some concern. While on bail, the defendant had committed another offence.

He was unable to adopt the probation officer's recommendation of periodic detention because no vacancy was available at the centre. CREDIT BY FRAUD

Peter McPherson, aged 20, a national service trainee, was convicted and remanded in Army custody to October 1 for sentence on a charge of incurring a debt of $24 for board and lodging by means of fraud at Nelson between July 24 and July 29. He pleaded guilty. Senior-Sergeant F. G. Mulcare said the defendant booked in a private hotel in Nelson. After four days he left the hotel early in the morning to avoid paying. When later interviewed by the police the defendant said he had no Intention of paying for his board. TRAFFIC OFFENCES In p*iic* traffic prosecutions convictions were entered and fines were imposed as follows: Careless driving: Ernest Alfred MeecJuun. $2O, disqualified for one month from October 8; Jean Marion Shannon, SIS. Failed to give way to the right: Hilda JesMo Baxter. $2O. Failed to give way when turning: George Valentino McNeil,

LiqUOR OFFENCES In prosecutions under the sale ot Liquor Act, convictions were entered and fines were imposed a* follows: Purchased liquor while a minor: Keith Graeme McCormick, SIS. Minor found in hotel bar: Michael Boyden Tew, *lO. (Before Mr H. J. Evans. S.M.) PROBATION AND FINE WUiiam Bernard Bennett, aged 17, a bread packer (Mr G. R. Lascelles) was fined *69. was admitted to probation for 18 month* and was ordered to pay Court costs of *3. to make restitution of *29, to live and work where directed and to disclose his financial position to the probation officer when he appeared for sentence on a charge of breaking and entering the premises of Murray Clifton Colline, IM Cranford Street, on September 11.

Mr Lascelles said Bennett was a married man with throe children. His family environment was a happy on*. His most serious offences wsre committed between the ages of 1* and 17. Although Bennett had had a number of jobs ho had never been unemployed tor any length of time. The Magistrate said that on the evening of September 11. Bennett had broken Into a shop and bad stolen cigarettes and razor blades valued at 513.30 and had caused damage of 129. Bennett had previous convictions, including three tor burglary. He had been twice put on probation and in 196* had been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. He only very narrowly eacapod being Bent to prison. (Before Mr w. F. Brown. S.M.) TRAFFIC CASES In prosecutions brought by the City Council, convictions were entered and fines imposed as follows (costs *9 on each charge):— Careless Use: James Graham Shivas, *lO. and disqualified for three months; Arthur George Hurley, *2O. Failed to glv* way: Robert James Anderson, 89 and disqualified for two months: Thomae Hugh Woodward, *3O: Trevor Charles Vickery, *2O; Wayne Gavin Hart. *29. No driver’s licence: Robin Michael Francis Sheedy (two charges), 924 and disqualified for four months: Graham John Robinson. *1; Yvonne Frances Trevor, *4: John Alexander Urquhart. *l9 and disqualified for a month; Gary Laurence Wilson, *l.

Failed to stop at compulsory stop sign: William Steele, *8; Thomas Kenneth MacDonald Williams. *l5; Albert Martin John Brand. *l2; Gary Frederick Fairbrother, *l3; William Ernest Stapleton, *l2; Janice Wilson, >B. Failed to comply with traffic lights: Michael Edward John Harvey, *B, and disqualified for one month (inappropriate licence, cost* only): James William Lewis, *4; Dermot Kiernan Whelan, *3.

Failed to signal drawing out from kerb: Peter Robert Harris, *l3. Insufficient lights: Kenneth James Griffiths, *3O; Peter Graham Cameron, *8; Ronald William Gardiner, **; Chris David Jones, 33; Gavin Frank Parr, W. Fatted to stop at school patrol: Michael Desmond Overend. *l2.

Attempted to pas* on Intersection: Maurice Owen Melrose, *B. Exceeded 30 m.p.h.: George Peter Dorrance. 810 (n* driver’s licence, costs onlyli Caro, lyn Hock, SM; Mary Dewey Margaret Rothschild, 8*; Neil Murray Falconer, *9; Mlehael John Flynn, 812; Graham Victor Lintern, *10; Robert Gordon Davey, *10; Colin Harold Berryman. *10; Stephen Edward Bland, **; Alfred Bertram Carpenter, *S; Halkett Augustus Clarke, *10; Owen Ralph Dahlbery, *9; Boland Bowe Thomas Densham. *10: Noel Arthur Doughty, glO; Edith Maud FarCell. *8: Ray Ernest Maxwell Fine, *l2; Barrie Harbert Gurdler, 812; John Hague, *11; Fred Hopkinson, *10: William Gordon Hurst, *8; Helmet Masur, »«; Lawrence James Luxon, *10; Richard Neil McGrath, *10; David Bruce Millar, *l2; John Charles Moses. *11; John Bernard Ohery, *10; Ronald Jeoffre Pentecost, *l2; Raymond Bert Pldgeon, *11; Paul Maxwell Roberts. >10: Alfred Neil Richardson, 110; David Alister Rossiter, *10; John Gilbert Selarrott, >10; Reginald Edwin Shearer, >l2; Keith Alfred Skllton, *8; Franels Wolsely Sisson, *9; Brant Edward Stachman, 810; Brian Robert Steele. *6; Ronald James Taylor, *10; John Paterson Vallanee. *11; Bertnd Versehuren. *lO (no driver’s licence, **): Maxwell lan

Walker, *l9; Trevor Ivan Watt, 316; John Wells, 812.

overloaded heavy traffic licence: Georg* Rewl Brown, *lO. Failed to carry heavy traffic licence H. I. Dimock, Ltd, *2; Alan Alexandra Hamilton, *8; Donald Robert Muir, 8*; Port Carriers, Ltd, B*. Failed to display "L” sign: Brian George Brotherton. **; lan Duncan McLaan, 81; Philip Ashley John Millar, 84; Grant McGregor Strahl, 82. Unable to etop In distance between vehicles: Barry Douglas Swan, glO.

Insecure load: Bussell Alexander West, 88.

Used horn between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.: Lindsay James MeAra, *B.

Unlicensed vehicle: Ari* Cornelius Pronk, 82; Sabina Therese Rainer, costs only; Derek Skewe Studholme, coat* only; Peter William Taylor, 82; Trevor Albert Wright, costa only. No warrant of lltn***: Bruce Raymond Marriott, 82; Maurice Bullmore, 82; Ronald Blair Crowley, *3: Mervyn Frederick Bower, 82 (no driver’s licence, 810 and disqualified for * month); Helen Ann* Hockham, <2 (no driver’s licence. 81); Albert Brian Jenkin., 82; Ronald Lesli* Mason, 82; Derek Terence Serton Moorhouse, 83; Myrtle Ruby Newman, cost* only; Louis Glasgow Ormandy. *1: Raymond Edward Rossiter, *3; Rex Bobert Stackhouse, *3 (no front number plat*,’ 81>; Lola Eileen Turton. *2; Graham Edward Watson, *2; Denis Manson Wren, *l.

Parked on bus atop: John Sidney Morrison, gl; Charles Taituha, costs only.

Parked no stopping area: Arthur Russell Wells, *l.

Parked on taxi stand: Eric Rowlands. *l.

Parked over time limit: David Dwright Millett, 82; Robert Amos Wall, S 3 (expired mater, ID. Expired meter: Robert Sidney King, 82: Steve Lauroe, 12; Paul Joseph McManus, 82: Leon Lindsay Missen. 82; Geoffrey Wayne Rolfe, 82; Graham Colin Shaw, *2; Ralph van Ysselsteyn, 82.