MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 150, 19 March 1908, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before .Mr. W.. G. Riddell, S.M.) r POLICE-CASES. Mary Malono, for, being drunk, was fined 55., in default 24 hours' imprisonment; and John Paxton, for a. similar offence, was ordoi'ed to pa'y 10s., or'go.to gaol for 4S hours. ''You. .married"'your,, wife, and by that, act undo yourself'liable .'for; her support," was tho Magistrate's comment to G-corgo Henry Morgan, 1 a young-man, who-was present on-a chargo of having ■ disobeyed an order, to pay, 7a. 6d. a week to hit wife's . support, ll'r.', Jackspri, who. appeared for complainant, said that .."defendant was £3 15sr-':in afrear':on-January 27 last. .Defendant, who'elected to bo dealt t with, summarily," said that .'ho had; earned Bs. 'a' day but had .not had regular' work. Ho was convicted,: and isontonctil to ono month's imprisonment, • tlio order to bo suspended if .he paid 15s. per week' until • tho arrears wero paid. off. Ono guinea cost 3 was allowed. - A further .remand to April 12 was granted in : thp caso 'of-Fraiik, .wlio -was charged with having sold ; an- express and horso; over . which ho. had previously given a' bill #f salo'-to John Wilkinson, t'h,us impairing tho security. Tho same bail as formerly was (allowed. .. James .Hancock was remanded to ford. to appear'ori 'March '20, on a charge' of having, failed to answer to his bail-monoy on a- chargo-of theft;. - ...

TRUANCY CASES. ~' Tho Truancy Inspector, .Mr. John Dinneon, had a number of cases to be hoard. In tho majority of tho summonses tho mother of tho truant appeared, the father being at work. . Various excuses were offered, but tho Magistrate showed that every day lost at school: was a day gone' iii the childhood, of' tho pupil, who, was hurrying on : to uneducated manhood or, womanhood. Tho following fines were inflictcd:—Antonis Bognuda, 25., costs 75.; Thomas Chainberlaiii, 25., costs ' 7s;; John .Boig, '55., costs 73.; James Grant; 2s'.,'costs 7s.;' Laurent,-25., .costs 75..; Walter Monkhouse, 55., costs 75.; James.' iM-'Grath,) :35.l costs ■'7s.James, O'Dea, 55. ! , costs 7s/; William Page,-' 25.,costs 75.; George Pt.. '55.,' costs 75.; G. J. Wilkes, 10s., costs 7s. ■

BY-LAW BREACHES. Inspector Doyle appeared in support of informations in a number of by-law and Dog Registration Act cases. Henry Antrobus was fined £1, and costs 75.,, in default two days' imprisonment, . for permitting a bull to go wandering; Samuel Bray, £1, and costs -75.,.. in default two days' imprisonment, '.'for I !permitting'-tw6"coirs to' wa'ndcr;arnl Arthur Bradahaw, for a: liko offenco, was fined,.£2,-.costs .75.,. in: default- soven days. Owners of horses who wore fined for similar broaches of tho : by-laws were:— Edward Bloomfield, £2, -'costs 25., in default seven days;, John. Doig, 55., costs 7a., .in default ono day ;' James Hayden, ss ; , costs 75., in default ono day;-W.'J. Jackson, lOs.j costs 75., in'default one .day;-John Kilby, ,£l, costs 7s;, in ddfault "two "days"; Thos. : F. Martin, costs 75., in'vdefault _'ono;tla'y ; Ernest Sergeant, 10s., costs 7s.', in default 'two'.days;i Williaii 'Wilson, ss'., costs . 75., in default one day.

Archibald Hinds, foir using water from the City supply without having A tho ,amount registered .through a water-meter,. was .fined £2, with 7s. .-'costs, -m:. default-soyon; days' imprisonment. ■' UNREGISTERED DOGS. Eighteen persons had to pay tho penalty under tho Dog Registration. Act, of keeping unregistered; dogs. The penalty was a fino of ss. in .tho case lof Thomas; Blackhouse, with 7s. costs; but in tho following cases it was 7s. costs, in default ono day imprisonmentChas. Bosher,, Frederick Bethel, B. Bethel, W. H. Constablo, W. Davis, C. Hanson, Richard Hicks, John A.; Jacobsen, G. fi. Lambert,- Jessie,Laucblan, Samuel Mason, John M'Anally, A. Peterson, Victory Tanner, Wv H.. Trengrovo, - and Phillip Woot6n. John Tofts was ordered to pay £1 fine, 7s. costs, or to undergo threo days' imprisonment. '