MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 56, 29 November 1929, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

by-law and civil cases Offenders against the by-laws were dealt with by Sir. T. B. McNeil, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. George Miller was convicted on two charges of failing to obtain a heavy traffic license and also on a charge of failing to have the weight painted upon a vehicle. The Magistrate held the question of penalty over until Thursday next to see if the defendant would pay his fees by then. A conviction against Frederick W. Moorshead which was entered on November 21 for parking in a prohibited area was set aside.. On a charge of failing to obtain a heavy traffic license Cyril West was fined £l. On five other similar charges he was convicted and ordered to pay 10/- costs in each case. Roderic J. McCleod, John C. Boyes, John P. Rea, and Mrs. E. G. Martin were each fined 10/- and costs for parking their cars in prohibited areas. On a like charge David V. Terris was fined £l. William F. Curie, William T. Davis, William Guppy, and John E. McEwen were each fined £1 for leaving their cars unattended. Bernard True, who committed a similar offence, was fined 5/-. Ronald Bolton was fined £1 for overloading his motor-cycle; Robert Beattie £l, for driving the -wrong way in a oneway traffic street; James Bear 10/- for a like offence and 10/- costs for not having a driver’s license. William C. Crockford was also fined £1 for driving the wrong way in a one-way traffic street. Percy Hazelwood was fined £1 for having no lights; George Huxford 2/6 on each of tw’o charges of allowing stock to wander; Percy G. Low £1 for failing to clean a water course; Frank Meyes 55., for parking less than 15ft, from a building line; George Morgan £1 for failing to obtain a heavy traffic license; George Morgan, sent., for failing to have the weight painted on his motor-lorry was fined 10/-. Benjamin Manttan was convicted and ordered to pay 10/- costs on each of two charges of allowing stock to wander. Bertie Wilson and Albert Mellop were fined £1 and 2/6 respectively on a similar charge.

lan E. McGavin, for driving against an automatic stop signal, was fined 10/-. Arthur Tucker and Clarence A. Willis were each fined £1 for driving the wrong way in a one-way street.

Miriam Zimmerman was convicted and ordered to pay 10/- costs for making no provision for the discharge of storm water. CIVIL CASES . Judgment for plaintiff by default was given by Mr. T. B. McNeil, S.M., in the following undefended civil cases:— Commercial Agency Ltd. and Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-operative Association Ltd. v. Harold Brown, £ll/14/8, costs £3/9/-; Commercial Agency Ltd. and White and Sons v. N. C. Dentice, £l/10/6, costs 14/-; Commercial Agency Ltd. and R. Brown v. Victor Hoods, 17/-, costs 12/-; Commercial Agency Ltd. and W. H, Walker v. P. B. Bartholomew, £B4 8/2, costs £5/11/-; Commercial Agency Ltd. and Phoenix Service Station v. R. Grace Lowry, £4/9/-, costs £l/3/6; Commercial Agency Ltd. and Sharland and Co. v. J. R. Cunningham, £4B/11/10, costs £4/11/6; Dr. C. F. Pattie v. H. Malin, jun., £2/2/-, costs £l/6/6; J. Downes v. F. G. Kimbell, £4, costs £l/4/6; Commercial Agency Ltd. and J. Johnston v. Pietro Roitero, £2, costs 15/-; Commercial Agency Ltd. and J. Johnston v. David N. Smith, £l2/10/-, costs £2/15/-; Wellington Hospital Board v. James William Stewart, £45/19/-, costs £4/3/6; Commercial Agency Ltd. and Cycle anil Motor Supplies Ltd. v. P. Van Asch. £2/8/6, costs £l/3/6; D. Lewis and Co. v. W. Gregory, £4/19/2, costs £l/3/6; New Zealand Express Co., Ltd., v. J. Whittington, £3/11/3, costs £l/7/6; Commercial Agency Ltd. and John Rigg and Co., Ltd., v. C. Parkin, £4/9/3, costs £l/3/6; Townsend and Paul Ltd. v. M. Hawkins (separate estate), £l/18/6, costs 12/-; Townsend and Paul Ltd. v. Bhana Soma, £l5/2/5, costs £2/14/-; Ann Burton v. William Gladding, £lO/10/-, costs £2/14/-. On judgment summonses, Marguerite Fairbairn was ordered to pay J. Ballantyne nnd Co., Ltd., £3O/4/7 at the rate of 10/- a week, in default 28 days’ imprisonment ; N. H. Fraser to pay Reeve’s Service Garage £lO/7/3 at the rate of £1 a month, in default 10 days’ imprisonment; R. Durney to pay W. H. Green and Co., Ltd., £l3/12/8 at the rate of 5/- a week, in default 14 days’ imprisonment; A. E. Innes to pay John R. Prisk Ltd. £2/17/- at the rate of 2/6 a week, in default three days’ imprisonment; R.« Knowles to pay Townsend and Paul Ltd. £25/19/- by December 5, in default 26 days’ imprisonment; A. E. Brown to pay F. Brandeis £37/17/6 at the rate of 15/- a week, in default 30 days’ imprisonment; F. Marshall to pay O. A. Haybittie £47/1/6 by December 12, in default 30 days’ imprisonment; R. Ditmer to pay D. P. Scarfe 14/- forthwith, in default one day’s imprisonment; 11. L. Meredith to pay Parke Pittar £5/0/6 forthwith, in default five days’ imprisonment; H. Roberts to pay G. J. Neal £l/10/6 forthwith, in default two days’ imprisonment; L. N. Greaves to pay Vance-Vivian £6/13/6 forthwith, in default seven days’ imprisonment; L. Ross to pay F. and J. Bognuda £lO/2/8 by December 5, in default 10 days’ imprisonment; H. W. Jones to pay F. Rogers £l6/9/- by December 12. in default 16 days’ imprisonment; Roy Edward Wilkins to pay Dolan and Rogers £32/12/9 by December 12, in default one month’s imprisonment ; J. Leddy to pay J. Dillon £2/5/5 forthwith, in default three days’ imprisonment.

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