MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 112, 8 November 1920, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., considered police and maintenance cases at the Magistrate's Court to-day. Charles Ratu and William Currie were each fined 20s for second offences of drunkenness.

Frederick Lyness, an old man with many previous convictions, was con victed as a rogue and vagabond', and sent to gaol for three months. Lyness had been an inmate of the Ohiro Homo, but would not stay, and had made such a nuisance of himself while he was in the institution that he was not wanted back. »

Anton Anderson was convicted on charges of drunkenness and breaking his prohibition order,, and- was ■ given ■ .the choice of paying fines and medical ■ expenses totalling £2 7b 6d, or going to go-ol for five days. Jack Hutchings, whose arrears in respect of a maintenance order amounted to £9 15a, sentenced to a month's imprisonment, the warrant to be 1 suspended for one month. The amount of the order was also increased from Ts 6d to 10s per week.

Rupert Joseph M'Kee, whose imyments wore £52 6s 6d in arrear, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the warrant to be held in abeyance as long as he pays 15s per week. George Cameron was sentenced to two months' imprisonment on an information alleging that his payments were £19 6s in arrears. Tho warrant will be suspended as long as he pays 46a per,week. (Proceeding.) . MOUNT COOK. Six cases of drunkenness were dealt with by Mr. W. H. Coy, J.P., at a sitting of the Mount Cook Police Court to-day. Five persons who were out. on bail did not reappear, and each was fined KSs, the alternative being 48 hours' imprisonment. The other offender was convicted and discharged.