MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2510, 10 July 1915, Page 14

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

AN AWARD CASE 1 INFORMATION DISMISSED | Reserved judgment was_ given by Mi'. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., in the .Magistrate's Court yesterday , ill the award case in which tlio Labour Department (represented by Mr. W. Rapley) ■ proceeded against Charles Guy, an. 'employee of the Wellington. Milk Company, to recover the\sum of £2 as penalty for an alleged breach of tho milk vendors' award. Tho alleged: breach consisted in the employment of a boy at less than award rates. The facts, which were admitted, were that' defendant employed the lad for a few hours to assist . him is the delivery of milk, and for that the lad was paid 4s. per week. \ Mr. A. W. Blair contended for the defence that the defendant' was not an Smployer, and "therefore riot a party to the award. . Tlie Magistrate agreed with' the contention, and dismissed tho information, remarking that the defendant wa§ .not an employer within the meaning of tho Act. ' • POLICE'OASES. When' Henry. Edward Green 1 pleaded | guilty to stealing a quantity of brass, t the property of the City Council, Inspec-, tor Eondrey explained that the offence had bad features in that by his act accused .had cast suspicion on other City .Council employees, and moreover had made his wife a party to the crimo by getting her to 'sell the stolen; brass. Green was fined 405.,. with the option of one month's imprisonment. He was also ordered to pay £2 13s. 7d. to tho City Council, the value of tho brass ; stolen. , '. ' ' Two young men, Thomas Higgins and Thomas Herbert Woodcock pleaded not guilty to stealing £3 from the Automatic Bakeries Company. They were remanded to July 13. For disobeying a . maintenance, order, in respect to his wife, William Baillie was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended if the arrears be paid l by Tuesday next. ■ Charged ; with insobriety, Thomas Brocklebank and' John Pryse were, each fined 205., in default three days' imprisonment. Seven first offenders were dealt with. ... BY-LAW BREACHES. ' ■, ! . •Herbert Henry Price was fine 4 £1, with costs 75., for breaking a city bylaw by unpacking goods on the footway ill Willis Street. H. W. Hardie, who while driving a motor-car overlook a tramcar on the near side, was penalised to the extent of £1 for this offence.' A fine of £1 with costs 7s. was im-' posed on_ J. Bruce' for carrying goods in an unlicensed express. 1 The following were penalised as' mentioned for breaches of the vehicular bylaws':—Frank Bacon, ■ Alwyn Beck,. George Beynon,- William John'Haines, Michael Heavey,.; Ronald / Seaforth ,'Jones, Frederick Ltidwig,' Alfred Wilton, each fined 55., with '• costs 75./, and Apostle Lambert, fined 10s., with costs 7S. \ ' ; For allowing live stock to wander, fines were' imposed on the following Charles Bayliss. arid Charles. C.. Carter, each\fined, £1, 'with costs 75.; Arthur Wiffin, Harold Walker," H. Fairclough,. and William Taylor, each fined 10s., with costs ,7s.;_William. Needham and' Wirihana Rangihaeata, each fined 105.,. with costs lis. ;' Jolin Hamilton (five charges), 'fined-10s., with-, costs 95.; : William Hedges, 'fined '10s., -with costs' 75., on one'charge, and l fined' 55., with costs 75.,' on each of two.other charges; L. M. Williams, fined. 55., with costs', .13s. '•. -.v