MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 66, 11 December 1929, Page 17

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE, BY-LAW, AND CTvIL CASES Mr. E. Page, S.M., dealt with police cases In the Magistrate's Court yesterday. "I promise you faithfully, Sir, that If you give me this one chance I will never come before you again,” said Patrick O’Callaghan, a labourer, aged 57, who pleaded guilty to his third offence of drunkenness. Accused was fined £l, in default three days’ imprisonment. He was allowed three days in which to pay his fine. Edward Poster, aged 38, was fined £1 for casting offensive matter. He was convicted and discharged for drunkenness. A remand for one week was granted In the case of Robert Forbes Reid, alias Robert Mason Russell, said to be a station manager, who was charged with obtaining board to the extent of £lB 18s. at Hastings by means of raud, and with obtaining goods at Wellington to the extent of £lB 18s. by means of a valueless cheque. Accused, who was further charged with obtaining a pair of binoculars valued at £2 10s. at Wellington by means of a valueless cheque, was granted bail In the sum of £2OO. BY-LAW • CASES Messrs. H. W. Lloyd and D. Milligan, J.P.’s, dealt with offenders against the by-laws. For haying defective rear lights on their vehicles, Lawrence G. Keyes and John K. Scorrie were .each fined 10/-, For a like offence Dr. H. Arthur and Ernest D. Burr were each fined 5/-. George Bray was fined 5/- for having no rear light and a like amount for having no driver’s license. Ernest H. Finlayson was fined 5/- for leaving his car unattended, while for a similar offence Frank Campbell was convicted and ordered to pay 10/- costs. Stuart L. Gardner was fined 15/- for having no driver’s license. Violet Gastein was convicted and ordered to pay 10/- costs for lighting a fire in the open air. Abraham Josephs was fined 10/- for failing to sound his horn. Jesse E. Colehin and Frank Smith were each fined 5/- for leaving their cars unattended. ■ Smith was also fined 10/- for having no driver’s license. Ralph Van Asch and Benjamin Jardine were each lined 15/- for having no lights. Harry J. Reynolds was fined 10/- for failing to give way at an intgrseetion. Robert J. Johnstone was fined 15/- for speeding. ■ Gerald W. Guerin was fined 5/- tor negligent driving; John A. Kirkcaldie 5/for having no driver’s license; Edward Hartley 5/- for having no lights on his bicycle; find Edward R. Hawkey 10/- for having defective brakes on his motor-car. Hawkey .was also fined £1 for having no driver’s license.

CIVIL CASES Judgment for plaintiff by default was given by Mr. C. R. Orr-Walker, S.M., in the following undefended civil cases:— V. S. James v. A. Ashworth, £37/11/-, costs £4/1/0; A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd., n H Guard,-£6/12/9, costs £2/2/6; Campbell’s v?S. Giles, £l/10/11, costs 10/-; Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., and R. and E. Tingey and Co., Ltd., v. W. B. Smith, £l7/17/7, costs '£2/15/-; Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., and Ideal Cash Orders, v. I. W. Beasley, £2/10/-, costs £l/6/6; Dominion Mercantile Agenpy, Ltd., and E. Rosenberg and Co., Ltd., y. G. Proudfoot, £l2/14/5, costs £2/16/1; Annie Conroy v. K. Flitter, £22/o/6, costs £4/2/6; George-Leonard Marsh v. E. Roy Hawkey, £6/15/-, costs £l/13/6; General Mercantile and Traders’ Agency aud Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., v. G. W. Gray, 10/-, costs 14/-; Saracen Shoe Co., Ltd., v. J. Tracy, £B9/1/-, costs £5/5/9; National Dairy Association of New Zealand, Ltd., v. C. Bredon, £l/17/1, costs 12/-; Te Aro Loan, Discount, and Investment Co., Ltd., v. T. Griffiths, £39/10/-, costs £4/5/6; R. H. Bell (suing ou behalf of Crown) V. Emil Adolph Volkerllng, £lB/15/6, costs £l/7/-; Smith and Smith, Ltd., v. M. R. Taylor, £43/17/7, costs £4/7/6; General Mercantile and Traders’ Agency and A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd., ’v. R. Fitzgerald, £l/7/-, Costs 3/-; IV. A. Cbote, Ltd., v. Jones and Fraser, £l3/11/0, costs £2/16/-; H. M. V. Clark v. William BHlington and Nancy Mabel Billington (separate estate), £4l/6/7, costs £4/6/6; John James Oliver v. Thomas B. Stokes, £3, costs £l/7/6; Kate Baker and Owen Baker v. National Display Service of New Zealand, £l3, costs £3/9/-; General Mercantile and Traders’ Agency and Preston’s Service. Station v. Ben Boyd, £9/9/9, costs £l/14/6; General Mercantile and Traders' Agency and Texas Co., Ltd., v. Arthur Beatty, £2B/14/8, .costs £4/1/6; General Mercantile ’ and Traders' Agency and T. H. Oates v. F. Dawson, £26/2/1, costs £4/1/0; Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd.,' and H. R. Tregurtl;a v. August Kotua, £lO/7/4, costs £2/16/-; Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., and Co-op. Furniture Manufacturing Co., Ltd., v. G. H. Mc■Dermid (separate estate), £2/0/6, costs £l/5/6; Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., and Laery and Co., Ltd., v. J. Sefly, £6/12/6, costs £l/13/6; Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., and Butterworth and Co. (Aust.), Ltd., v. Slipper and Wills, £lB/6/6, costs £2/19/-; Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., and W. S. Roberts v. W. L. Welland, £l/2/6, costs 12/-; Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., and G. England v. Ronald Yates, £2, costs 11/-; Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., and Dunlop Rubber Co. (Aust.), Ltd., v. C. Young, £3/19/2, costs £l/3/6; Wellington City Corporation v. Rachel Grace Dearden Alllngham (separate estate), £l3/19/9, costs £7/3/6; Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., and London Dental Institute v. J. Twist, £l/16/-, costs 11/-; , Welsbach Light Co. of Australasia, Ltd., v. R. S. Lange, £36/0/6, costs £4/1/6; Elsie M. Basten v. L. Jones, £3, costs £l/5/6; Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., and Tremayne’s, Ltd., v. W. Morgan, 15/-, costs 11/-; Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., and Boyle-Dayton Co. v. W. M. Thomson and R. Thomson Bros., £3/3/-, costs £l/8/6; Grand Lodge United Ancient Order vf Druids v. Francis Leo Patten, £3B, costs £4/1/6; Grand Lodge United. Ancient Order of Druids v. Teoti Kotene, otherwise George Gordon, £63, costs £5/3/-; Cameracraft Co. v. William Duncan, 15/-, costs 9/-; H. Ashmore v. D. Sturrick, £lO/6/-, costs £2/14/-; A- v : w - Parker, £4/7/6, costs £l/6/6; Emmeline Webb v. L. J;> Bush, £4/17/6, costs £l/5/6: 'J. Spence v. A. Wilkinson, £l5/7/-, costs £2/16/-; Bristol Piano Co'.< Ltd., v. Leslie Arthur Gower, £l7/7/6. costs £2/14/-; F. H. Gruar v. W. Goring-Johnston, £l5/4/6, costs £2/16/.; R. H. Bell (suing on behalf of Crown) v. Gilbert Hamilton McMeeking, £2O/°/l costs £l/14/-; H. Baldwin and Co., Ltd.l v L. Day, £5/3/11, costs. £2/4/6; First National Pictures (Australasia), Ltd., v. McMullan, £'4/11/9, costs £l/3/6; ? i ! 1 i a f. <ls kr LW^ T - Rosb - £2B/1/8, costs £4/5/0; Nees Hardware, Ltd., v. G. Cooper. costs 15 /-i F. H. Gruar v. F. Smith, £l/5/6, costs 8/-.

The largest collection firm in New Zealand is the Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., Wellington, Auckland, and Christchurch, with agents in every New Zealand town, and associate offices throughout the world.—Advt