MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 140, 13 June 1912, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

«» Mr. W. G. Eiddell, S.M., presided at ths Magistrate's Court to-day. For drunkenness, Norah Nugent was convicted and discharged, and for a breach of prohibition order fined £3, in default 21 days' ! imprisonment. Christina Laweon, on two j charges, was convicted of her seventh Tirexch of a prohibition order, and Bent to Pakatoa for ono year. Three first-offenders ■were convicted and discharged, one roonanded for enrativo treatment, and one for non-appearance fined 10s, in default 24- hoars' imprisonment. James "Laing, for drunkenness^ was fined 10s, in default 48 Lours' imprisonment. Edward Fuhrmau pleaded guilty to stealing a, pair of fieldglasscs, the property of Mary M'Mahon. and an ulann clock stud «mv, tho property of Florence Nelsou. !He -was remanded -until to-morrow for ienceJohn Williams pleaded guilty to tho 'theft of an overcoat froiu a fellow employee on tho Mount Nessing Station, Canterbury. He wan fined £1, in default *even .days* imprisonment, and the return of the coat to the owner was ordered. Porey Lunn and Williaiu Uaynes both pleaded guilty to harbouring uncustomed goods of the value of £2 and £3 respectively. They -rfere fined the full amount fixed by statute— £6 and £9— but, as they ■were first offences, the fines were reduced to £3_ and £4 respectively, with 7s court eoste in each case. The default was fixed pt seven daye' imprisonment.