AN OBSTRUCTION CASE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 142, 16 June 1906, Page 6

AN OBSTRUCTION CASE.

IST TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.! AUCKLAND, This Day. At the Auckland Police Court Arthur Oeave wag charged with committing a breach of the Auckland city bylaws by leaving 'a motor cax standing in VuleanlaHe on 19th May. He pleaded not guilty. -The evidence showed that the car -was left standing in the lane from 9.50 to 10.3 a-m., the lane being obstructed. Mr. Hacketi:, who defended, raised a technical point that the bylaw wa3 unreasonable and bad. He contended that under it .no tramcar could come .to a, stop tlo pic,k up or set down passengers, and no drive* of any vehicle could stop even ior a moment. His ' Worship : Everybody \i ould have to keep going for ever under your argument. You contend that no vehicle -can become stationary in a public -place. Mr. Haekett : Yes. His Worship : I don't think it means that. The bylaw has to be construed reasonably. He added that he might be quite wrong in his view, but he held that the bylaw was valid. He would give every facility for taking the view of the higher court if defendant chose to appeal..' . . "Defendant stated, that the Automobile Association, of -which he was secretary, felt strongly about the matter, and would appeal in the event of a conviction. His Worship, said he thought Chat there ■was obstruction, and would deal with it as an ordinary bylaw ca3e • A fine of 10s and costs was imposed, his Worship stating that he would immediately state a case for tihe Supreme Court if desired:

Messrs. Thomson and Brown will hold an important sale on Wednesday, 27th June, at 2.30 p.m., at the ; r rooms, liuntcrstreet. On that date tho firm will oner on behalf of vfcrfous .vendors the following propert.es:— Six-roomed villa in Picton*venue, with sect.on having a frontage of 34ft by a deptn of, 97ft; 6-roomcd villa in F;tzherbert-street, Alicetown, with section having a. frontage of 40ft by a depth of- 159 ft; 5-roomed dwelling and workihop, B»y-street, Petcne, with a section having a frontage of 50ft by a aoptii of 10(ft: two reg.de«.tial sections in Highstreet, Petone, each having a frontage of 60ft by a cepth of 131 ft, and a residential section in Nairnville Estate, Kbandallah, being No. 33, having frontages each 62ft to the main road and Tctara-strecl respectively by 200 ft. Iheir usual change list of city properties and farms appears elsewhere. They aUo notify that the first edition of their booklet, entitled 'The Money-maker," having been exhausted, the second edition is now ready, and may be obtained upon application. Messrs. Baker Bros, advertise for sale by publio auotion two building sites m Island Bay. The date of the sale is Wednesday, 18th July, 1906, at 2.30 p.m. The firm also insert thoir replace advertisement of properties for sale. Messrs. East and East, auctioneers and real «tate agents, of Grey and Feathereton (treeU, insert in this issue a new list of city and suburban properties for ■ale or rnrfianga.