MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 164, 29 March 1923, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE CASES

The police cases in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday were heard by Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M.

Two youthful farm hands. Roy, Tunniclifl'o and a boy under 16, stepped cautiously into the dock to answer a charge of stealing harness, a stockwhip, and other articles,’to the total value of £l3 18s. 6d., the property of Reginald ’Welsby. “It was more in the nature of a boy’s prank than anything else,” stated Chief-Detective Kemp in applying for a remand until Wednesday next. “The youngsters were working for tho complainant, and. they made away with a horse each and the gdar. It has all since been recovered. One of the boys declares that he purchased the horse, so I ask that the matter be held over for a week.” Th® remand was granted. Charged with being an idle, and disorderly person, a slightly-built youth named Tutre Joseph Collins was- remanded for a week.

William Murphy, alias Tyler, a third offender for insobriety, was fined £2 for a fourth lapse, and given the option of spending seven days in gaol. “I don’t know what word I. used last night,” said a young Tongan steward, Benjamin Tukuofu, when charged with using obscene language. A fine of £l, in default throe days’ imprisonment, was imposed. CIVIL BUSINESS.

Judgment for plaintiff by default was given by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., in tlie following undefended civil cases in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday:—Charles Roderick Edmond v. D. 11. Burns, £37 15s. 7<1., costs £4 2s. 6d. ; F. W. Millar and Co., Ltd., v C. E. Lamont, £5 12s. 6d, costs £1 10s 6d.; Mira Myrtle Steeling v. Miss E. Cooper, £5, costs .Bs.; George A. Bond and Co., Ltd., v. Mrs, D. ACormack (separate estate). £8 Bs. 7d.< costs £2 os. 6d. ; Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., v. Mrs. J. E. Vogel (separate estate), £6 2s. Id., costs £1 10s. 6d.; same v. William Tinney, £4 55., costs £1 3s. 6d. ; Cavistock Convalescent Home v. Fred. Fanning, £3. costs £1 3s. 6d. ; Vacuum Oil Company Proprietary, Ltd., v. J. Hill, £3 Od. 4d.. costs £1 12s. 6d. ; H. Dore and Co. v. N. Bertanees, £9 os. 9d.. costs £1 Ils. fid.; Elizabeth Mason v. S. Sampson. £4 10s., costs £1 3s. 6d. ; GilberdMitchell Oxwold Co. v. Loyal Smith, 18s. 2d., costs Bs.; H. Gotlieb v. L. Harvey, £5 11s., costs £1 Ils. 6d.; S. Pavel v. E„ R. Ryan, £23 55., costs £3 3s. ; Bartlett Glass, Rubber Co., Ltd., v. A. A. Browne, £lB 125., costs £2 155.; E. Norton and Co. v. R. Cook, £4 155., costs 9s. On judgment summonses, Peter Campbell was ordered to pay George Ivan £26 19s. by instalments of ss. per'week; L. B. Wilson to pay B. McDuff £9 Hs. 6d. before April 12, in. default six days’ imprisonment; D. Campbell to pay J. Mcllraith and Co. £ll 14s. Bd. before April 12, in default seven days’ imprisonment; J. Holden to pay Brownlee, Ltd.. £l5 10s. 7d. before April 12, in default seven days’ imprisonment. BY-LAW BREACHES.

Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., heard the by-law cases on Tuesday afternoon ■ For leaving motor-cars unattended, John Swinson was fined £1 and costs, and Keith Hann ay Ids. and costs. Morgan Duncan, who drove a motorcycle on the Hutt cycle track, was fined £2 and costs. Driving a motor-car without a permit cost James Thompson 10s. and costs. For failing to provide motor-cars with lights, George Haines was fined £1 and. costs, and Max Edward KTillbrook and Douglas James Irvine were each fined 10s. and costs. Arthur Edmund Preston, for exceeding the speed limit on a motor-cycle, was fined 10s. and costs. A fine of £1 -was imposed on A. D. McDuff, who had commenced building operations without a permit. • For omitting to comply with a notice concerning his water service, Oliver Mewhinney was fined £1 and costs, and William Ryam who failed to keep a tap in good repair, was fined 10s. For permitting stock to wander, William Hedges and Eric Roy Pratt were each fined £2, and James Fowler was fined 10s. DEFENCE DEFAULTERS. Failure to attend drill led to the imposition of the following fines : —George Arthur Hawthorn, Robert William King, Albert Edward Peterson, and Leslie .Justin Wood, each £3; Vincent Patrick Devine, £l. Philip Octavis Sutton, who had not notified his change of address, was fined £2.